FoodSavvy Recipes
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Mushrooms on Toast
‘Shrooms on toast’ is making a come back! Did you know, 20 million slices of bread are wasted every year in the UK? Toast is a great way to use up bread and with a few added extra’s can make for a super tasty affordable weekend breakfast.
Banana and Chocolate Brownies
The good news is that these banana and chocolate brownies are seriously moreish. The better news is they are dead easy to make. The even better news is that the squidgier your bananas are - the better, so this is also a great food waste buster.
Veggie Irish stew with spelt dumplings
A mouth watering Irish stew, with plant based sausages and fluffy spelt dumplings. This recipe is a great way to use up leftover veg.
Bread and Butter Pudding
Transform a stale loaf into a comforting bread and butter pudding. This traditional British dessert is layered with a rich vanilla custard, dried fruit and lemon zest.
Tikka Masala
This delicious fakeaway tikka masala recipe can be made three ways with – chicken, paneer or chickpeas and cauliflower.
Rhubarb and Oat Crumble
The flavour of the fruit really shines through in this ultimate rhubarb and oat crumble. Locally produced seasonal food is tasty and healthy as nutrients and flavours have fully developed. Eating local foods in season offers an environmental bonus.
Fish or ‘To-Fish’ and Chips and Mushy Peas
Fish and chips is the UK’s national dish. But can the paper that’s replaced traditional newspaper wrap be popped into your recycling bin? In short, no. That’s because it absorbs grease and odours, rendering it no good. Save the waste and knock up a delicious stay at home treat.
We’ve included a plant based version using lemon juice, caper brine and a splash of white wine vinegar to recreate all the flavours of the seaside.
Chinese Curry
Our Chinese curry recipe is 100% plant based and we have paired it with marinated tofu to give an amazing texture to go with the flavour. This is a great one to use up leftover veg that is looking for a home. Go on try it – ‘Chinese curry!’
Sausage and Bean Casserole
This recipe makes a few ingredients go a long way, you may like it even if you dislike baked beans…
Ital Jerk Tofu Kebabs
Jerk is the taste of Jamaica, and its scent rides on the cooling breeze all around the island. Legend has it that the native people of the island used to smoke their food over the wood from the allspice trees that grow all over the island. The main flavour in a jerk seasoning is, therefore, allspice, but also ginger, lime, thyme, cinnamon and Scotch Bonnet chilli peppers.
Black Bean Chilli with Cucumber Raita
Black bean chilli is a cheap and easy way to feed a crowd, especially if they've got different dietary requirements. It's also a great one for batch cooking at the weekend for delicious lunches that only need reheating. This recipe includes smoked paprika because it is delicious, but don't worry if you don't have any to hand as it's not essential.
Tom’s Vegetarian Moussaka
This vegetarian moussaka is full of flavour and sustenance. Fresh, flavoursome produce is center stage in this recipe that make use of every ounce of an ingredient. If you prefer meat, add 200 grams of sautéed ground lamb to the recipe instead of the lentils.
Fridge Forage Stir Fry
Fridge forage is a term we use for when we’re making the most out of the ingredients we already have in the house. It’s better for the environment and your pocket. This fridge forage stir fry is versatile to help you make use of what you have, and the sauce totally pops in a way that means you’ll be making it again and again.
Italian Soup with Pearl Barley
Full of pearl barley, this is a truly hearty soup that will keep you feeling full long after lunchtime. Feel free to improvise with this recipe using whatever vegetables or pulses you have to hand.
Egg Fried Rice
Egg fried rice is one of the nation’s favourite takeaway recipes. What’s more, it’s a perfect home for leftover rice, and odds and ends of lacklustre veg. It's an absolute food waste buster, what’s not to like?
Aromatic Tomato Dahl
A delicious dal doesn’t just polish your environmental halo, it’s also full of delicious, feel good ingredients, leaving you fuller for longer. If that’s not enough, it’s cheap as chips to make.
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