Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables: A Way of Eating for Your Health and the Planet's

A 2017 IACP Award Finalist

A beautifully photographed, innovative guide to edible seaweed and sea vegetables with vegan recipes—for your health and the planet’s
 
“One of the world’s most sustainable and nutritious crops,” according to The New Yorker, “seaweed could be a miracle food.” It’s also been called “the new kale” (CNBC) and a “climate warrior” (Atlantic).
 
On the cutting edge of food and sustainability, seaweed and sea vegetables are good both for you and—with the potential to drastically reduce our carbon footprint—for the planet. Now, Ocean Greens is the all-in-one guide to the most kitchen-ready varieties of this remarkable superfood (overflowing with nutrients!)—wakame, kombu, agar, samphire, nori, and many others. Seaweed visionaries Lisette Kreischer (dubbed a “fitfluencer” by Women’s Health) and Marcel Schuttelaar share insights on the nutrition, taste, and harvesting of each—as well as 50 irresistible vegan recipes that will have readers exclaiming, “I can’t believe it’s seaweed!”
 
  • Pumpkin and Seaweed Pancakes
  • Polenta Fries with Crunchy Sea Lettuce and Asparagus
  • Seaweed Gnocchi with Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes
  • Chocolate Chip and ’Weed Cookies, and more!
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Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables: A Way of Eating for Your Health and the Planet's

A 2017 IACP Award Finalist

A beautifully photographed, innovative guide to edible seaweed and sea vegetables with vegan recipes—for your health and the planet’s
 
“One of the world’s most sustainable and nutritious crops,” according to The New Yorker, “seaweed could be a miracle food.” It’s also been called “the new kale” (CNBC) and a “climate warrior” (Atlantic).
 
On the cutting edge of food and sustainability, seaweed and sea vegetables are good both for you and—with the potential to drastically reduce our carbon footprint—for the planet. Now, Ocean Greens is the all-in-one guide to the most kitchen-ready varieties of this remarkable superfood (overflowing with nutrients!)—wakame, kombu, agar, samphire, nori, and many others. Seaweed visionaries Lisette Kreischer (dubbed a “fitfluencer” by Women’s Health) and Marcel Schuttelaar share insights on the nutrition, taste, and harvesting of each—as well as 50 irresistible vegan recipes that will have readers exclaiming, “I can’t believe it’s seaweed!”
 
  • Pumpkin and Seaweed Pancakes
  • Polenta Fries with Crunchy Sea Lettuce and Asparagus
  • Seaweed Gnocchi with Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes
  • Chocolate Chip and ’Weed Cookies, and more!
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Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables: A Way of Eating for Your Health and the Planet's

Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables: A Way of Eating for Your Health and the Planet's

Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables: A Way of Eating for Your Health and the Planet's

Ocean Greens: Explore the World of Edible Seaweed and Sea Vegetables: A Way of Eating for Your Health and the Planet's

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A 2017 IACP Award Finalist

A beautifully photographed, innovative guide to edible seaweed and sea vegetables with vegan recipes—for your health and the planet’s
 
“One of the world’s most sustainable and nutritious crops,” according to The New Yorker, “seaweed could be a miracle food.” It’s also been called “the new kale” (CNBC) and a “climate warrior” (Atlantic).
 
On the cutting edge of food and sustainability, seaweed and sea vegetables are good both for you and—with the potential to drastically reduce our carbon footprint—for the planet. Now, Ocean Greens is the all-in-one guide to the most kitchen-ready varieties of this remarkable superfood (overflowing with nutrients!)—wakame, kombu, agar, samphire, nori, and many others. Seaweed visionaries Lisette Kreischer (dubbed a “fitfluencer” by Women’s Health) and Marcel Schuttelaar share insights on the nutrition, taste, and harvesting of each—as well as 50 irresistible vegan recipes that will have readers exclaiming, “I can’t believe it’s seaweed!”
 
  • Pumpkin and Seaweed Pancakes
  • Polenta Fries with Crunchy Sea Lettuce and Asparagus
  • Seaweed Gnocchi with Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes
  • Chocolate Chip and ’Weed Cookies, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781615193523
Publisher: The Experiment
Publication date: 10/18/2016
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 187,073
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author


Lisette Kreischer is the author of seven books on vegan food and cooking, and living an ecofabulous way of life. She is also the cofounder of the company behind The Dutch Weed Burger, which is the subject of a documentary-length feature filmed in NYC and screened around the world. Kreischer is committed to spreading the word that plant-based food is easy, tasty, and healthy, and belongs in everybody’s diet. She lives in the Netherlands.

Marcel Schuttelaar, a nutritional engineer, is the founder of the North Sea Farm Foundation, the engine behind the cultivation of seaweed in the North Sea. He lives in the Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Author's Note x

Ocean Greens

Seaweed: What is it? 2

Seaweed: What's in it? 10

The taste of seaweed 20

The cultivation & harvest of seaweed 30

Sea vegetables 40

Dos & don'ts 44

Recipes

Special ingredients 48

Directions for the recipes 52

Toppings

Pesto from the Sea 54

Sailor Mustard Dressing 55

Everything Goes 'Weed Mix 56

Creamy Baby Green Pesto Sauce 57

Sailor's Butter 58

Non*Fish Sauce 59

Cheesy 'Weed Sauce 60

Sweet Wakame Dressing 61

Sea Aioli 62

Avocado & 'Weed Hummus 63

Dulse Spread 65

Earthy & Creamy Sea Spread 66

Creamy Spirulina Sauce 68

Hors d'oeuvres

Tofu with Seaweed Crunch 73

Fast & Simple Samphire or Sea Aster 74

Warm Dulse & Fava Bean Salad 77

Tempeh Seaweed Snack 79

Eggplant Caviar 80

Ship Ahoy Piccalilli 82

Wakame & Date Tapenade 85

Soup

Japanese Dashi & Nori Crisps 88

Cheesy Cauliflower Soup with Hazelnut & Samphire 90

Sea Chowder & Shiitake Bacon 92

Power-Packed Green Pea Soup with Sea Lettuce 95

The Fabulous Fishless Soup 96

Salads

Beet & 'Weed Salad 101

Wild & Luscious Pumpkin Salad with Sea Spaghetti 103

Cut the Crab Salad 104

The Healthy & Happy Bowl 107

Winter 'Weed & Kale Salad with Caramelized Apples 108

Zucchini Spaghetti with Sea Pesto 111

Cauliflower Rice with Sea Aster 112

Entrées

Seitan Steaks with Sea Aster & Creamy Cashew Sauce 117

Seaweed Gnocchi with Spinach Cream Sauce & Caramelized Cherry Tomatoes 121

Pasta Carbonara with 'Weed Sauce & Tempeh Bacon 125

Autumnal Wild Rice Salad with Hijki 126

Springtime Udon & Arame Sea Feast 128

Polenta Fries with Sea Lettuce Chips & Fresh Asparagus 131

Wakame Noodles with Spicy Tofu 134

Seaweed Socca Pizza 136

The Homemade Dutch Weed Burger 138

Squash & Seaweed Pancakes 141

Sweet & Savory

Savory Seaweed Muffins 145

Sailor's Bread 147

Decadent Chlorella & Blackberry Yogurt 148

Green Kick Start Smoothie Bowl 151

Spirulina & Strawberry Popsicles 153

Easy Chlorella Ice Cream 155

Just another Tiramisu 156

Chocolate Chip & 'Weed Cookies 159

Festive Chocolate, Raspberry & Seaweed Cake 161

Information

General Information 166

Where to Buy Seaweed 167

Index 169

Special Thanks 178

Authors & Organizations 180

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