This is really a sort of rough coleslaw made with Brussels Sprouts – as they are in season it’s a pity not to use them.
Ingredients
A good small portion of raw Brussels Sprouts
A smaller portion of each of the following ingredients,
Leek
Celery
Onion
Apple
Carrot.
Mayonnaise ingredients
Quark
Cold-pressed linseed oil
Mustard
Garlic
Lemon juice/apple cider vinegar
Dill pickles
Topping
Chopped Walnuts
Method
Finely sliced or grate all vegetables and place in a bowl.
Next make the Budwig mayonnaise from a portion of linseed oil quark cream by adding a dollop of your favourite seedy mustard, a crushed clove of garlic, a tablespoon chopped mini dill pickled cucumbers, a good squeeze of lemon juice/ACV and enough fruit juice for taste (apple, parsnip and carrot is nice) and to make a soft mayonnaise consistency.
Then stir the mayonnaise into the salad and top with chopped herbs, walnuts and/or colourful fruit – pomegranate looks brilliant and is in season.
This is the most ridiculously delicious meal and very quick, cheap and easy. Bake a large potato. Mix the quark-linseed oil cream with a tiny pinch of salt, a little black pepper and small amount of finely chopped chives and use to top the potato. Serve with salad or cooked veg.
Boil a portion of potatoes and when cool enough to handle chop/slice. Mix a portion of quark-linseed oil cream with the juice of a lemon and 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar. Add a a finely sliced onion, chopped chives, parsley and/or dill, black pepper and a pinch of salt and enough skimmed milk to made a creamy consistency. Mix into the chopped potatoes and sprinkle with paprika and/or a little cayenne pepper and chopped dill pickles.
Waxy potatoes have smooth, dense flesh that holds their shape well when cooked. They work well in salads or simply boiled. Key waxy varieties include Charlotte and Jersey Royals but if you can’t get any of those, don’t worry, it’ll still be great with any potato.
Combine quark-linseed oil cream with 1 mashed clove garlic, juice of approx ½ lemon or to taste, a pinch of smoked paprika or smoked chili (depending on how spicy-hot you like your food) and/or up to a tsp of ordinary sweet paprika and 150g mashed chickpeas. Add a little salt to taste. Use as a dip with raw veg or sandwich filling.
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" – Hippocrates
