Morgane’s Valentine’s Day menu
Meet Morgane, a young food, fashion and health enthusiast based in Antwerp. She discovered a love for cooking when transitioning to plant-based eating and has made it her goal to inspire more of us to introduce this way of eating into our homes through her e-book Humbly by Morgane . Today on her Valentine’s menu? A spicy pasta Aglio Olio e Peperoncino (served with a glass of red wine and some serious bling of course!) and a romantic vegan tiramisu. Njam!
Recipes:
- Pasta Aglio Olio e Peperoncino
Ingredients for 2 people:
- 250 grams of spaghetti
- 6 tbsp of olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves (sliced thinly)
- 1 tbsp of dried red pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
- Optional: juice of ½ lemon and 1 tsp of lemon zest to garnish
- Optional: grated vegan parmesan cheese
Step 1: Start by cooking your pasta until al dente and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.
Step 2: Place the olive oil and garlic in a pan and start sautéing the garlic over low heat. Makes sure to stir often and keep the heat low so the garlic will not burn.
Step 3: add in the dried red pepper flakes and let the olive oil absorb the flavour over low heat.
Step 4: Once the garlic is lightly browned and the olive oil is fragrant add the pasta to the pan, together with its cooking water. Cover the pasta in the olive oil sauce.
Step 5: Add a squize of lemon juice and some lemon zest if desired.
Step 6: serve with some vegan grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.
- Vegan Tiramisu
Ingredients for 2 people:
- 250 grams of silken tofu
- 200 ml of canned coconut milk (the hard part on the top of the can after cooling)
- 4 tbsp of maple syrup
- 1 tsp of vanilla essence
- 100 grams of lotus Speculoos cookies
- 1 cup of strong coffee
Step 1: add the silken tofu, coconut cream, vanilla and maple syrup to a blender and pulse until smooth to make the cream.
Step 2: soak the Speculoos cookies in the coffee and add a bottom layer in your serving bowls. Add a layer of the cream and repeat with a layer of soaked cookies until your bowls are full.
Step 3: add a layer of cacao powder on top.
Step 4: let it sit in fridge for 3 hours to firm up.
Happy Valentine's day! X Morgane
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