the recipes

Hi everyone,

here are the recipes to most of the trips dinners. The tomato sauce and the risotto were homemade too, but without any recipe and you can use any kind of vegetable for the risotto, just about.

Red Pepper Mango Sauce

For 2 – 3 people

1 mango
1 red bell pepper
2 red chilli peppers
1 small can tomato paste
1 can tomatoes
½ onion
2 garlic cloves
salt, pepper, parsley

1. Cut the onion and the garlic and heat them up in olive oil. Add the chilli peppers and the tomato paste.
2. Add the cut mango and the tomatoes.
3. Season with salt, pepper and parsley.



Butternut squash gnocchis

For 4 people

1 small butternut squash, cubed
2 tsp. olive oil
2 cup of flour plus extra
1 cup + extra parmigiano
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
4 tsp. butter
5 sage leaves
freshly ground pepper, salt

1. At 350°F roast squash, drizzeled with oil and salt for 35 min, turning once, set aside and let cool
2. Pulse the squash
3. In a bowl, combine the squash puree, flour, Parmigiano, egg yolk and nutmeg.
4. Mix to dough, divide into 10 pieces roll each into a 1-inch thick rope
5. cut 1 inch pieces and throw in boiling water for 5 minutes




Butternut squash curry

For 3 – 4 people

1 small butternut squash, peel and cube into ½” pieces
2 lbs. baking potatoes, cubed
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs butter
1 small onion, diced and sauteed
1 tbsp. curry powder
½ tbsp. tumeric powder
1 cup orange juice
1 cup veggie stock
1 tsp. salt

1. add squash, potatoes, curry powder and tumeric powder to the onion and sautee till potatoes get brown
2. Deglaze pan with orange juice and veggie stock
3. Simmer for 45 min uncovered
4. salt to taste


Black bean or red bean burgers

For 3 people

1 can of beans, drained
¼ cup fried onions
2 slices multigrain bread crumbled finely
cracker crumbs
salt, pepper, other seasonings

1. mix all the ingredients and form a dough
2. form patties
3. heat up oil in a pan and bake the burgers



Lentil stew

for 2 – 3 people

1 cup lentils
10 oz. tomatoes
½ cup chopped onions
4 stalks of celery with leaves
½ tsp. curry powder
4 cloves garlic
salt and black pepper

1. hydrate lentils for 1 hour
2. in a pan sautee onions and celery, add garlic and curry powder
3. add tomatoes and lentils, cook untill lentils are soft
4. season with salt and pepper


Cottage cheese green bell pepper curry

For 2 – 3 people

200 g cottage cheese
2 green bell peppers, cut into long stripes
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1 tsp. garam masala powder
8 tbsp. tomato puree
salt and sugar to taste

1. Heat the oil and garlic on medium for 2 min, add pepper and fry
2. add the powders, tomato puree, salt and sugar, mix well, cook for 5 min
3. add cottage cheese, mix well