Nettie's

I love the texture of this black olive salad with lentils and feta. There’s a lot of crunch! Lentils, olives and feta are the perfect summer ingredients for a summer salad. You can use any colour lentil or olive. Makes: 6 servings Preparation Time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 1½ cups black lentils 4 cups romaine lettuce, […]

Frozen berries work really well in this apple pie blueberry muffin recipe. I like mixing and matching the colours of the fruit. Moist and flavourful, these muffins are a hit. You can use either honey or maple syrup as the sweetener, I like combining them. You can drink the leftover apple juice that the currants […]

Get dinner on the table as soon as you can with these black bean tacos with cheddar and coleslaw. With a twist of the wrist, open a can of organic black beans that can be mashed and heated quickly. Prepare some rice or quinoa to either serve as a side or use as a filling. […]

This chocolate tofu cheesecake is rich, sweet and thoroughly filling. The texture resembles cheesecake. Use any kind of nut butter and fair trade coco powder. Serve it topped with sliced kiwi or berries. Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 55 minutes Makes: 12 servings Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC) Ingredients: Crust 2 cups graham cracker crumbs […]

Sweet chewy barley replaces bulgur in this main course feta olive barley tabbouleh salad. Makes: 6 servings Ingredients: 1½ cups pot barley, rinsed 4½ cups water or vegetable stock ⅛ tsp salt ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 cup tightly packed finely chopped flat leaf parsley leaves 2 […]