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Asparagus Spinach Mousse

It’s asparagus season! No matter whether, green, white or purple, hot or cold, asparagus always gives, color, texture and taste to any meal.

Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:

500 grams white asparagus
2 shallots
100 grams spinach
2 tbs. oil
350 ml. soy cream or soy yogurt
salt and pepper to taste
nutmeg
1 tbs. lemon [...]

Broccoli soup with a bite

This is such a warming soup, as bright green as a spring day.

Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:

500 grams broccoli (med. head), cut in flowerets and the stem in pieces
3 med. potatoes, peeled and cut in pieces
1 vegetable bouillon cube
1 liter water
salt and pepper to taste
nutmeg
cayenne pepper
chive blossoms to [...]

White asparagus with sweet mustard sauce and chive blossoms

Flowers add such a happy and charming surprise to a meal. It’s important to know which ones you can eat and which ones are poisonous.
Although not vegetarian, following site has good information about edible flowers:
http://www.sagekitchen.com/pages/foodrecipes.htm

Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:

500 grams white asparagus
1 tsp. olive oil
pinch sugar
dash salt
250 milliliters soy cream or soy yogurt
1 tbs. grainy mustard
2 [...]

Spinach Pies

This makes a quick and easy snack or lovely appetizers.

Ingredients:

8-10 puff pastry sheets
450 grams frozen chopped spinach
1 onion, minced
lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
nutmeg
1 tbs. vegan margarine
handful sesame seeds

Directions:

Cook the spinach and drain well.
Thaw the puff pastries.
Preheat the oven to 220 (C).
Mince [...]

Cranberry Cocktail

This attractive dish can be used as a light desert, snack, appetizer or even for breakfast or brunch.
Make sure the soy yogurt is very cold and carefully put it over the cranberry sauce otherwise it will quickly mix instead of layering.

Ingredients:

400 mill. cranberry sauce
200 mill. soy yogurt
2 pkg. vanilla sugar
100 grams cranberries or red [...]