Yes, because winter is also the season of comforting meals that keep you warm……
And here is the Viking side of Christmas… Straight from the North, gravlax is quite close to smoked salmon, but dried in salt, and by yourself. Horseradish cream… ; it would be too long to explain and yet so easy to taste to be convinced, but it’s just the perfect match… You can use normal sugar of course, but always prefer the unrefined raw sugar. Besides the dietetic benefits, it really adds to the taste……
Don’t worry! There is no need to have gluten allergy or even gluten intolerance to enjoy this delicious magic bread full of proteins. It’s incredibly simple to realize and can be easily varied: replace nuts and figs with other seeds, (pumpkin, sunflower, flax, sesame), or goji berries, hazelnuts, pine nuts, or add some spices, turmeric, cinnamon… Basic ingredients can be varied too, for example using coral lentils, chickpeas… And it’s delicious toasted too……
This recipe is a revisited memory from Venice, and as I tried a lot before finding it, we ate a lot of this soup, without ever growing weary… It’s a contrasted dish, hot and fresh, with both soft and strong taste… Choose frozen or fresh artichoke hearts but avoid the canned ones that are too acid. If you use fresh artichokes, cook them beforehand for 20 minutes in boiling water, covered, then collect the hearts removing carefully hay. In this…
