Zero Waste Recipes

Ginger & Lemon Green Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients: 2 cups of spinach 1 stick of celery 1/2 cucumber 1 tbsp fresh ginger 1 lemon (juiced0 1 mango cheek (cubed) Instructions Blend well with 1.5 to 2 cups of water (add ice if preferred)

Veggie Scrap Broth

It's horrifying when all of the peels and leaves get thrown away. They are packed full of goodness and as long as free of dirt, they can be used to create a really versatile brothFreeze or keep in ...

Baked Apple Peel Chips

Ingredients: Peel from 2 apples (or as much as you need) Cinnamon sugar *for sprinkling Squeeze of lemon juice or few drops of vanilla extract Method: Preheat the oven to 200°C and line a baking...

Overripe Avocado Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients: 115g dark chocolate, plus extra for garnish 60ml double cream 1 overripe avocado (peeled & stoned) 1/2 tsp vanilla 30g castor sugar Pinch of salt Mint leaves for garnish Method:M...

ORANGE PEEL POWDER RECIPE

Ingredients: Peel from 2 oranges (or other citrus fruits) Method:Preheat the oven to 80C or as low as it goes. Wash and dry the orange peel well. Use a pairing knife to cut the peel into thin she...

CARROT TOP PESTO

Ingredients: Tops from 5 carrots, roughly chopped 20g fresh basil 1 garlic clove 60ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra To finish: 15g pine nuts 50g Parmigiano Reggiano, grated Method: Place a...

DON'T THROW YOUR FRUIT AND VEGGIE SCRAPS AWAY!

Since I started composting about 5 years ago I have always amazed myself just how much good fruit & vegetable material could be saved. I have converted most apartments in my building actually t...

CHEESE SCRAPS FONDUE

Ingredients: 400g mixed cheeses (Emmental, Gorgonzola, Parmigiano Reggiano -  cut the softer cheese into small pieces and grate the hard cheese) 30g plain flour 100ml dry white wine Sea salt and ...

ARTICHOKES 'BIT'S & PIECES' SOUP

Artichokes are so yummy but incredibly fiddly and by the time you peel off all of the outer layers it feels like more goes into the bin than into your mouth!  This recipe means that nothing is was...

MIXED HERB STEM SALSA VERDE

  Ingredients 30g stale bread 100g mixed soft fresh herb stems, such as flat-leaf parsley, basil and mint 1 garlic clove 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar 2 anchovies 4ml extra virgin olive oil,...

Apple Skin Vinegar

 Apple Skin Vinegar Ingredients:  Collect about 500 grams of apple peels & cores 200 grams of caster sugar Method:  Put all of the apple scraps into a bowl and leave to go slightly brown over...