Cultured Vegetables

Cultured Daikon Radish (vegan, paleo, keto, probiotic)

Cultured Daikon Radish (vegan, paleo, keto, probiotic)

I first read about daikon radish as a condiment in Nourishing Traditions. It commonly eaten in Japan so I like to think of it as an easier, less stinky, don’t have to gas bomb my whole house version of sauerkraut. It has much of the […]

Cultured Fir Tip Hummus (Vegan, Paleo Hacked, keto cycling)

Cultured Fir Tip Hummus (Vegan, Paleo Hacked, keto cycling)

If you saw my post on collecting fir tips back in May you might have wondered what I do with it other than just put them in goats brie grilled cheese… and this is the big one! I’ve been doing keto for a while now […]

Black Pepper Nightshade-Free Kimchi (vegan, paleo, keto)

Black Pepper Nightshade-Free Kimchi (vegan, paleo, keto)

Ingredients: 1 Napa Cabbage, quartered and chopped 1/2 onion, quartered 1 bunch green onions, chopped into 1″ pieces 2-3″ piece of ginger 3 Tbsp Himalayan Pink Salt, divided 3-4 purple carrots, peeled and rinsed 1 3-4″ portion daikon radish (about 1 cup sliced) 1 large […]

Fermented Jicama with Lime & Pepper (vegan, paleo, keto)

Fermented Jicama with Lime & Pepper (vegan, paleo, keto)

This is one of those typical situations for me when I really need to do something with that vegetable I bought that has been sitting on the counter for too long. I usually make jicama fries and have even tried my hand at jicama & […]

Cultured Baba Ganoush (paleo, keto, vegan)

Cultured Baba Ganoush (paleo, keto, vegan)

Cultured Baba Ganoush: post-fermentation method This is my second post on the popular aubergine hummus otherwise known as baba ganoush. Most Americans will know it as an eggplant, but I first had it in France and found the rest of the world also calls it […]

Fermented Fir Tips (Paleo, Keto, Vegan, Fun)

Fermented Fir Tips (Paleo, Keto, Vegan, Fun)

Though I know I first heard about eating for tips from James Wong, the BBC botany darling, in my favorite gardening book “Grow for Flavour” I frankly did not remember. Sorry James. My dear friend Kirsten of @theeightacrefarm and I went picking at her lovely […]

Fermented Parsnips with Lemon, Ginger & Peppercorns (vegan, paleo, keto)

Fermented Parsnips with Lemon, Ginger & Peppercorns (vegan, paleo, keto)

You can do this with 2 quart masons or a 2 Liter swing top and some fermenting lids and weights. I have taken to pouring a bit of avocado or olive oil on top of my vegetables to help keep out the bacteria. The flavor […]

Cultured Fennel, Avocado & Roasted Brussels Salad: Two Ways (paleo, keto, vegan)

Cultured Fennel, Avocado & Roasted Brussels Salad: Two Ways (paleo, keto, vegan)

I came up with this recipe in an attempt to veer from my standard potluck fare of chips and salsa. I took it to my first potluck at our new church. I got a bit of the mick taken out of me by our pastor […]

Apple, Ginger, Lemon & Fennel Cultured Salad (vegan, paleo, keto)

Apple, Ginger, Lemon & Fennel Cultured Salad (vegan, paleo, keto)

Who loves fennel?! I do (obviously) and so does my husband and a handful of other folks I’ve met but for the most part when I explain that the key vegetable that goes into one of my favorite salads is a licorice tasting bulb I […]

Fermented Roasted Tomato Salsa (vegan, paleo, keto)

Fermented Roasted Tomato Salsa (vegan, paleo, keto)

I love fresh salsa… and all the more when it is both smoky and fermented. This is achieved by first blackening the tomatoes with the onions, jalapenos and garlic and then blending it together with the rest of the ingredients. It’s relatively quick to make […]