Both of these delicious recipes are featured in Leslie and Adrienne’s cookbook: PLEASURES: THE MEALS OF AN ALBUM. All of the proceeds from the sale of the book go to Community Food Centres Canada, an umbrella network that funds food security and food justice programs all over the country.
SOUTH AFRICAN SEED BREAD (vegan, gluten free)
Ingredients:
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup buckwheat groats
1/3 cup millet
2 1/4 cups oats
1/2 cup flax seed
1/3 cup psyllium husks
1/4 cup chia seeds
2 tsp fine sea salt
2 tbsp maple syrup OR honey
1/4 cup olive oil
2 3/4 cups boiling water
Method:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Toast the seeds, buckwheat groats and millet for 8 minutes until just golden.
In a large bowl, combine oats, psyllium husks, chia, flax and salt.
Add toasted seeds, groats and millet and mix well.
Add honey, oil and boiling water and mix thoroughly. Use clean hands to mix.
Line and grease a loaf pan with parchment paper and a little bit of oil, and pack dough into pan and level the top.
Cover the pan with a tea towel and let rest at room temperature for 2 hours to soften the grains and seeds.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours until golden brown. Allow to cool before slicing.
HALLOUMI SOUP
From the kitchen of Ariel Engle of La Force, Broken Social Scene and AroarA.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 inches ginger, finely chopped
2 large cans diced tomatoes
1 large can chickpeas
1 heaping tbsp turmeric
2 heaping tbsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 cup red wine
2 bunches of well-washed spinach
2 small blocks of Halloumi cheese
Method:
In a large soup pot, fry the onion and ginger in the olive oil until onion is translucent.
Add turmeric, cumin and chili powder and cook for 2 minutes.
Add diced tomatoes and drained chickpeas.
Add red wine and then stir.
Bring it all to a boil and then simmer with the lid on for about 15 minutes for the tastes to combine.
Cube the Halloumi cheese into 1-inch size cubes and add to soup.
Stir in the fresh spinach and simmer for a further 30 minutes with the lid on.
You may need to add a little water if the soup is too thick.
