Recipes – The Tiger Nut Company http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk Thu, 05 May 2016 18:52:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 Tiger Nut Taster in Knightsbridge on 7th May! http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/tiger-nut-taster-in-knightsbridge-on-7th-may/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/tiger-nut-taster-in-knightsbridge-on-7th-may/#respond Sun, 01 May 2016 17:58:09 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12177 We are really pleased to announce a lovely new Knightsbridge stockist this week,  Belgravia Health Food Store, in Lowndes Street, SW1X 9JF.  We are so excited as we will be there on Saturday 7h May from 11am- 2.30pm to launch our range in the store! If you can come along you will be able to find out how easy it is to make horchata, and you will be able to taste some fresh Tiger Nut milk. We will also have  selection of tiger nut tasters for you to sample, some gluten free, sugar free tiger nut biscuits and some delicious raw cookie dough for you to try.

Belgravia health Food Store is a short distance from Harrods, and is a short walk from Kensington tube, you’ll find a map here. We really hope you can come   along to meet us and the lovely team in Knightsbridge and share a cup of tiger nut milk on Saturday!

 

 

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Tiger Nut Bread http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/tiger-nut-bread/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/tiger-nut-bread/#respond Sun, 01 May 2016 17:13:21 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12172 We are so excited about this bread recipe, its gluten free, nut free, and tastes delicious! The recipe is simple to do and was created by the lovely Pru Wood who writes the Creatively Paleo blog, and is also the force behind Ayni Chocolates. But if you don’t have the ingredients to hand, or you want simplicity in your life  you can always buy a packet of the specially created tiger nut bread mix from Pru’s pantry here for just £2.95 here ! Pru has also created a yummy mix for ginger and chocolate biscuits also made with our tiger nut flour, and is busy creating some delicious chocolate and tiger nut creations which we hope will be on sale soon.

Ingredients

 

  • 220g tapioca flour
  • 40g tiger nut flour
  • 15g psyllium husk
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/8 tsp pink salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ACV or lemon juice
  • 40 ml water
  • 5 eggs

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C (fan oven) or 200 C for a non fan oven.
  2. Weigh all of the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
  3. Add the eggs, water, olive oil and finally the apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to the dryingredients and combine. You may need to use a whisk to get the mixture to a relatively smooth consistency.
  4. Line a loaf tin with non stick baking paper.
  5. Pour the mixture into the lined load tin and smooth over.
  6. Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 30 – 40 minutes.
  7. Enjoy hot with a knob of butter if you eat it, or leave to cool for sandwiches or toast. It is pureperfection when spread with lashings of paleo friendly lemon curd or jam.

 

 

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Happy 1st Birthday ! Raw Tiger Nut, Lemon & Blueberry Cheesecake! http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/we-are-1-year-old-today/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/we-are-1-year-old-today/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:26:06 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12136 Our first year has been amazingly brilliant! We have learned so much, met so many incredible and lovely people and eaten so many Tiger Nuts!
We want to say a huge thank you to all of our lovely customers, suppliers, bloggers and everyone we have met who have helped us get here. 
We will be celebrating later tonight with this yummy tiger nut lemon surprise cheesecake, a glass of horchata…and maybe a little prosecco!
As a huge thank you to you all we are giving a free gift with every order this week, just use the code BIRTHDAY at checkout!

Tiger Nut, Lemon & Blueberry Cheesecake

Recipe (adapted from Emily Von Euw ‘s  Lemon Dream Pie)

Crust

  • 30g oats (optional – substitute for tiger nut flour)
  • 60g Tiger Nuts or pulp
  • 250g pitted dates

Filling

  • 180g raw cashews
  • juice of two lemons
  • handful of blueberries
  • 150g pitted dates or use date syrup
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • a little maple syrup

Topping

  • coconut cream
  • vanilla powder
  • maple syrup (optional)

Process the tiger nuts and oats (if using) or flour until they look like breadcrumbs. Then add the dates and process until it forms a dough, sticking together when pressed. Press into the bottom of a pie dish, and put in the fridge.

Then blend all the ingredients for the filling, until smooth and taste, adjust if necessary. The mixture should look like fudge,  if it looks too runny add some tiger nut flour. Spread evenly over crust, and place back in fridge for a few minutes.

Then mix the coconut cream (you  can buy this in a carton or place a can of coconut milk in fridge overnight and scoop the top off ). Mix with a little maple syrup and vanilla powder, and spread over the top of the cake. Decorate with anything you like and enjoy!

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Barrecore founder Niki Rein loves our Tiger Nuts! http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/barrecore-founder-niki-rein-loves-our-tiger-nuts/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/barrecore-founder-niki-rein-loves-our-tiger-nuts/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2016 16:20:03 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12107 We are so excited to hear that our delicious premium peeled have been chosen for this month’s bespoke Primal Snack Box  by Barrecore founder, Niki Rein. Niki hand-picked us as one of her favourite paleo treats to ensure happy and healthy snacking throughout the month!  We love Niki’s choices this month which includes a yummy Vanilla & Coconut Chocolate Bar by Ombar, Mint & Spirulina Coconut Chips by Saf and some Thai Chilli Kale Crisps by Rawlicious!  You will also find our yummy premium peeled in The Savannah boxes this month too, alongside some Red Chilli Biltong by Stript and some Dark Madagascar Chocolate by Lucocoa Chocolate.  All of the Primal Snack Boxes are great value and packed full of delicious healthy paleo treats, and if you don’t like meat they also have the delicious Forest box.  So hurry and order yours here here now before they are all gone!

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Tiger Nut & Blueberry Swirl http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/tiger-nut-blueberry-swirl/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/tiger-nut-blueberry-swirl/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:44:40 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12102 Tiger Nuts and blueberries are always an amazing  combination, and this smoothie from our Australian friends Terra Firma Foods  looks amazing!  Try making your smoothie dairy free using Tiger Nut milk instead of yogurt , nut or soy milks. Tiger Nut milk is so easy to make, simply soak tiger nuts in water overnight if you have time, and then blend and strain.Tiger Nut milk is a really tasty and nutritious dairy free alternative which is sweet enough on its own, but you can add a little maple syrup and cinnamon for a more authentic horchata hit! Alternatively mix with oats or chia seeds and leave overnight for a delicious and healthy breakfast bowl. You can also add Tiger Nut flour to your oats to make a great breakfast porridge.  Tiger Nuts are a great source of resistant starch, an important prebiotic that feeds your good gut bacteria which  helps strengthen and  improve your gut and digestive health, and in some tests Tiger Nuts  have also been shown to help boost sexual function – so what are you waiting for?!

 

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Green juice with a prebiotic punch! http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/green-juice-with-a-prebiotic-punch/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/green-juice-with-a-prebiotic-punch/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:58:42 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12081 I love having  a breakfast juice in the garden on a sunny morning. I particularly love green juices which are full of chlorophyll and vitamins. But did you know that Tiger Nuts are a great source of prebiotic goodness. Most people now understand the importance of probiotics  for healthy digestion, but you might not have heard of prebiotics.  Prebiotics are a source of food for probiotics to grow, multiply and survive in the gut. Prebiotics are fibres which cannot be absorbed or broken down by the body and therefore serve as a great food source for probiotics, in particular for Bifidobacteria. So adding a spoon or two of Tiger Nut flour to your morning  juice is a great way to help feed your digestive system. But also as Tiger Nuts are naturally sweet they can help mask the taste of some of the stronger green juices.

For this I juiced a head of celery, added two spoons of Tiger Nut flour and a spoon of my favourite Morning Elixir from Alchemy Superblends which contains wheatgrass, spirulina and chlorella all of which make this a great juice for  cleansing and detoxing.

 

 

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Nutritional Benefits of Horchata http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/nutritional-benefits-of-horchata/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/nutritional-benefits-of-horchata/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:39:30 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12076 This month the lovely Eva Mauleon of Eva Health has been busy trying our Tiger Nuts and  looking at the nutritional benefits of Tiger Nuts and horchata or Tiger Nut milk.  Eva is originally from Spain and understands the benefits of a mediterranean diet. Her blog  has lots of easy to make healthy recipes, and this week she has featured our Creamy Horchata recipe . Eva is a registered nutritional therapist who specialises in working with  digestive issues,  food intolerances, healthy eating, sports and women’s nutrition and weight management and we were excited to find her here on our doorstep in Brentwood.

Eva came along to our Tiger Nut Tasters workshop and has become a huge fan of our tiger nuts. On her blog she highlights the health benefits of horchata which is rich in minerals and vitamins, especially in calcium, iron, phosphorous, potassium and vitamins C and E. Eva also explains that Tiger nuts are a nutrient dense resistant starch; Resistant starch is a type of starch that is not digested in the stomach or small intestine, reaching the colon intact – it “resists” digestion. Eva explains that this is  why we do not see spikes in either blood glucose or insulin after eating RS, and why we do not obtain significant calories from RS.  Resistant starch stimulates the good bacteria in our intestines, helping to maintain a healthy balance of bacteria. This makes tiger nut milk ideal for people with diabetes, or those who are struggling with blood sugar issues.  Most of all though we still think that one of the main benefits of tiger nut is that it is delicious!

We have teamed up with Eva to offer all of her subscribers a discount code and a free gift when ordering, and to get your code all you have to do is sign up to the Eva Health newsletter  here.

Eva is currently working on some new Tiger Nut  recipes for us, she is passionate about wellbeing and healthy eating and we are looking forward to working together with her really soon!

 

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FREE Tiger Nut Tasters Workshop! http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/free-tiger-nut-tasters-workshop/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/free-tiger-nut-tasters-workshop/#respond Sun, 28 Feb 2016 12:19:54 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=12002

on 

Saturday March 5th.

in Brentwood, Essex

 

Tiger Nut Tasters Workshop

We have a small number of places available to attend a FREE workshop next Saturday at  10.30 in Brentwood, Essex.

what is it?
At the workshop you’ll learn about some of the amazing qualities and health benefits of this amazing little superfood! You’ll be able to taste our range of tiger nut products, and also sample some new products we haven’t launched yet!  You’ll learn how to make your own tiger nut milk, and find out how easy it is to make nutritious raw, paleo, vegan, gluten free and dairy free tiger nut treats – you might even get to make some yourself! We’ll also be asking you questions that will help us with our product research and development.  
You will also get a FREE goodie bag!

If you’d like to come along  just email us or call 07921 331069 and tell us why you’d like to attend

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Raw Black Forest Gateaux Balls! http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/raw-black-forest-gateux-balls/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/raw-black-forest-gateux-balls/#respond Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:19:34 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=11991 These yummy little Black Forest Gateaux Balls are so easy to make! They are a real retro treat and the recipe will also give you a glass of tiger nut milk which is delicious and nutritious. This recipe uses Premium Peeled Tiger Nuts which are on special offer to all of our mailing list subscribers (make sure you are signed up to our mailing list  to make sure you don’t miss out on our offers and news!).  The mix of chocolate, juicy cherries and port give the hearts an indulgent Black Forest Gateaux taste but without the calories! Using coconut oil makes it super healthy too, I used RawCo coconut oil which is delicious, good quality and easy to use. These really are such an amazing healthy treat, which are sugar free, dairy free, vegan, paleo friendly and delicious,  perfect to share with a loved one! 

Ingredients:

¾ large glass, or 115g Premium Peeled Tiger Nuts
1 glass or 250 mls water
pinch of cinnamon
2 teaspoons raw cacao
1 tablespoon raw cacao nibs
6 frozen cherries
2 tablespoons RawCo coconut oil
1 generous tablespoon port or cherry brandy
raw cacao powder for dusting
Method:

Blend the tiger nuts, water and cinnamon until reduced to a pulp
Strain using a nut milk bag or some muslin. You’ll now have some tiger nut milk to drink!
Next process the pulp with the remaining ingredients until just mixed leaving some texture to the mix.
Use your hands to shape into balls, and then roll and coat  with raw cacao powder. Alternatively you can leave plain.
These will keep well in a fridge for up to 3 days, and are ideal for freezing. 

Note: You might see the milk separate into liquid and solids, but don’t worry just give it a shake. This is caused by high level of resistant starch in the concentrated tiger nut milk in this recipe.

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http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/11982-2/ http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/11982-2/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:57:17 +0000 http://www.thetigernutcompany.co.uk/?p=11982 These Tarty Tiger Berry Treats are a clever way to use the nutritious tiger nut pulp left over from making tiger nut milk! You’ll find our favourite tiger nut milk recipe here Best Ever Creamy Horchata Recipe.

They are tarty because they are made using golden berries* which have a sweet/tart flavour, giving these treats a sharp citrus taste, and ‘tarty’ because they are over-made-up with cinnamon-flavoured raw cacao powder! Created by the lovely Chris from  Pears not Parsnips  , which is a new healthy eating and juicing blog – we think this recipe is brilliant! You’ll find the full recipe on her blog along with the ‘We are Golden’, Mika video , very witty!! 

Recipe
1 cup tiger nut pulp
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 Cup @therawchocolatecompany Goji Berries and Golden Berries in a ratio of 2:1 moistened with water
1 Tsp Coconut Oil or Cacao Butter
Raw Cacao Powder mixed with sprinkling of Cinnamon for dusting.
Process all ingredients except Cacao Powder until it is blended enough to stick together when pressed.
Shape into balls. Cover in Cacao and Cinnamon Powder.
Refrigerate for a while then enjoy!

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