healthy — Recipes — ALEXANDRA DUDLEY

Chocolate Banana Bread

This cake is chocolatey, bananary and has super squidge. A shot of coffee really makes the chocolate flavour sing (even if you aren’t a coffee drinker it’s worth it).

Sweet Things, BreakfastAlexandra Dudley23 February 2021banana bread, banana loaf, BANANA, chocolate, cake, healthy eating, healthyComment

Ginger Maple Pecan Granola

Crunchy and sweet with a heady dose of ginger and spice this granola is a staple in my house. The smell as it bakes is glorious! I love it sprinkled on yogurt for breakfast or even as a 4 pm snack.

BreakfastAlexandra Dudley5 February 2021ginger, granola, healthy, gluten free, pecan, mapleComment

Sesame, Ginger and Peanut Slaw

A crunchy, zingy and nutty slaw that certainly hits the spot if you’re after something fresh. I love to serve this alongside any main and often have it as the star of the show for a midweek lunch.

Dinner Party, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian, VeganAlexandra Dudley1 May 2020slaw, healthy, asian

Coconut, caraway and peanut mung dal

This recipe was originally written for Town & Country UK.

We are in undoubtedly what is a strange and unsettling time. Most of us are spending more time at home and probably more time in our kitchen. I’ve always found cooking incredibly grounding and am turning to comforting bowls of soups and stews and dals

Mains, Vegan, Vegetarian, One PanAlexandra Dudley9 April 2020dal, dahl, vegan, healthy, peanut, coconut, ginger, lime

Chocolate, Olive Oil Banana Bread

This recipe was originally written for Town & Country UK.

I always feel lucky when I find a bunch of forgotten bananas, spotty skinned and ripe and ready for banana bread. There are few smells as inviting as the smell of a banana loaf rising in the oven and as cakes go its certainly one of the more virtuous ones using no added sugar.

Light as air choco-nana-nut sponge cake

A wonderfully light take on the usually dense banana bread, this cake has a delightful bounce to it. Entirely dairy, gluten and grain free it caters for almost all. Feel free to add chopped or chips of chocolate chips to the mix for some extra indulgence. I have included hazelnuts in this recipe but chopped almonds or cashews would also go very well.

Cardamom, clove parsnips with crispy cavalo nero, orange, cranberries and walnuts

With the a fragrant spice of cardamom and clove this is is the perfect side dish to a Sunday lunch when you fancy something a little more flavourful than your usual roast spuds. It makes delicious leftovers too.