The Raw Chef

Wilted Kale Salad with a Creamy Chipotle Dressing

Inspired by the classic kale & avocado salad, this dish was a hit in NY when I made it, almost on a daily basis, for everyone at The Plant.

Chipotle peppers are jalapeno that have been smoked, and so are not raw.  However, I love to use them as they have such a great taste and you don't need to use many!  I have provided an alternative combination of ingredients in the recipe as a substitute to using jalapenos that will give a similarly distinctive taste.

This is a real hearty meal with a kick that's perfect for those cold winter days!

Back to Earth With A Bump!

From Wholefoods to Tesco, the inevitable return to 'real' life after my 7 weeks in New York has finally happened.  And I came down with a crash that could be heard for miles!

I had a gap of 1 day between getting back form NYC and going to the Fresh Festival in Somerset to help with the catering for what turned out to be an amazing 6 days in the kitchen.  More on that in a separate blog post though.

So what brought me back down to earth?  I met an old work colleague in Tesco whilst shopping for my kale & Avocado salad ingredients and reluctantly got in a conversation with him.  We started off well enough but things went downhill after he said, "so, you errrrr, still eating kale then?"

"Is that such a big thing?" I thought.  After nearly 2 months around open-minded people in arguably the raw food capital of the world, it's easy to forget that apparently, in Sussex, it is a big thing!

I miss having brunch at Quintessence!

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