Quick Green Smoothie in the Thermomix

Hi all! Just a quick post on how to perfect your green smoothies!

You must blend up your greens and liquid first so that you don't have chunks of it throughout!  

100g spinach

100g water

Mix 10 seconds, speed 7. 

Use natural sweeteners like bananas and use some frozen fruit to make it refreshing to drink straight away!

1 banana

1 mango

70g frozen blueberries 

Add in superfoods to get the biggest bang for your buck! 

1 tsp spirulina

1 tbsp goji berries

1 tbsp hemp hearts

(Chia seeds to top- as you don't want to waste them in the TM bowl because they stick around the edges!)

Mix 30 seconds, speed 7. 

There you go- an awesome dark green smoothie packed full of flavour and nutrients. This will get you through a busy morning, help you recover from a big workout (or a big night out) and make you feel full all the way until lunch time!

Happy Thermomixing!

15 Minute Veggie Soup in the Thermomix

I whipped up this soup for two today in 15 minutes! I mean...hello! The Thermomix just demands that you do things from scratch and eat healthy because it's just SOOOOOO EASY!!!!

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic
1 small onion
1 tbsp stock
500 g water
2 carrots, roughly chopped
1 potato, roughly chopped
100 g pumpkin, roughly chopped
3 stalks corriander
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Add garlic and onion to TM bowl. Chop 2 seconds, speed 7.
Add water and stock to TM bowl.

Put TM basket into TM bowl.
Add veggies and corriander to TM basket. Cook 12 minutes, Varoma, speed 3.

Tip veggies into TM bowl. Slowly puree the soup for 1 minute, gradually up to speed 9.

Season and serve. 

So easy and delicious. Happy Thermomixing!

Fresh Homemade Kebab using the Thermomix

Amazing...seriously...I have no other words. I made this delicious dinner with left over Chickpea Smash and whipped up a yummy tzaziki and fresh salad in the Thermomix to creat the most amazing kebab.  Forget takeaway! Get cooking with fresh, preservative free, and low fat ingredients and save yourself money! 😊

First make your tzaziki! (From the EDC)

200g cucumber

1tsp salt

1 clove garlic 

350g natural Greek yogurt

2tsp dill

30g olive oil

Pepper to taste

Add cucumber and salt to TM bowl. Chop 3 seconds, speed 4. Drain in TM bowl for 10 minutes. Press liquid out using your spatula. 

Add garlic to TM bowl. Chop 3 seconds, speed 8.

Add all ingredients, including the drained cucumber, and mix for 15 seconds, REVERSE, speed 3. Pour into serving bowl. 

Then, chop up the fresh topping!

1/2 tomato

1/4 onion

120g iceberg lettuce

50g cucumber 

Few sprigs of parsley

Cracked pepper

Chop 3 seconds, speed 2. Set aside in serving bowl. 

Finally, jazz up my Chickpea Smash recipe. I added:

1tsp thyme

1tsp coriander

1/4tsp chili flakes

Mix 3 seconds, speed 4. Warm up 2 minutes, 100º, REVERSE, slow speed.

Layer on a warmed pita and enjoy!

Happy Thermomixing ❤️

Roasted Red Pepper Hommus in the Thermomix

This twist to my traditional Hommus recipe was a huge hit at our Father's Day Tea! Pair this delicious dip with fresh veggies for a healthy and light snack!

Ingredients:

1 tin of chickpeas, drained

100g roasted red peppers

15g olive oil

1/2 a lemon, juice only 

1 tbsp tahini

Pinch of salt

Pepper the taste

Method:

Add all ingredients to the TM bowl. Blend 30 seconds, speed 5. 

Happy Thermomixing :)

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal in the Thermomix!

On a cold morning, nothing's better than a warm bowl of oatmeal! I always find comfort in the smell of cinnamon and the pairing with apple is a classic. Here is a foolproof method for anyone who loves oatmeal...

Ingredients:

1 apple, halved

40g rolled oats

1tsp cinnamon

Pinch of salt

300g water

Optional:

Chia Seeds

Sunflower Seeds

Brown Sugar

Method:

Place apple in the TM bowl. Chop 5 seconds, speed 5. 

Add oats, cinnamon, salt and water. Cook for 5 minutes, 100, REVERSE, speed 1. 

Let stand in TM bowl or Thermoserver up to 5 minutes to thicken slightly. Serve. Add water to your TM bowl and clean for 10 seconds, speed 7. 

Happy Thermomixing!

Brown 'Fried' Rice in the Thermomix

This healthy, vegan dinner is delicious! Of course, if you have a meat eater to please I have added the steps to help you out*! Packed with vegetables and steamed instead of fried, you will find this is a light and tasty dish. 

Serves 2-4

Ingredients:

100g long grain brown rice

200g coconut milk

400g water

Use whatever veggies you'd like, but here is a list of my favourites!

1 carrot, sliced into halved medallions

2 spring/green onions, diced

4 mushrooms, sliced

1/4 yellow capsicum/pepper, diced

1/4 green capsicum/pepper, diced

Sliced chili to taste

1 TM measuring cup frozen peas & corn

*1 chicken breast or 2 short bacon pieces, diced if there is a meat-eater

Dash of soy sauce

Dash of sesame oil

Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:

Place TM basket into TM bowl. Add rice. Remove. Add coconut milk and water. Rinse rice and put basket back into bowl. Place Varoma on top (it's empty at this point). Cook 35-40 minutes, Varoma, speed 4.

While rice is cooking, prepare your veg. They don't need to be cooked until the last 15-20 minutes so don't rush!

Add all veg at 20 minutes remaining, into the Varoma. *If cooking meat, use the top tray, lined with dampened baking paper to cook chicken or bacon. 

Lift out TM basket. Discard remaining liquid. Tip rice into TM bowl. Add veggies into TM bowl. Add oil. Cook 30 seconds, 100, REVERSE, soft speed. 

Add soy sauce, salt and pepper. Stir 30 seconds, REVERSE, soft speed. 

Serve. (Add meat and give another stir once the vego's portion is out if you'd like!)

Happy Thermomixing!

TIP: Always keep an eye on the water level when cooking rice. If you can't see it swishing around on your rice you must add more.

Awesome Oatmeal in the Thermomix

Read on if you'd like to start your day with a healthy, fibre rich and energy providing bowl of goodness :) This oatmeal, or porridge as some say, is quick and delicious! Change up the fruit to your liking and to what's in season!

Ingredients:

60g frozen blueberries

40g rolled oats

Dash of cinnamon

300g water

Optional:

1 tsp chia seed

1 tbsp brown sugar

Method:

Place all ingredients, except chia seeds, into TM bowl. 5 minutes, 100, REVERSE, speed 1.

Scoop into bowl. Top with chia seed and brown sugar if you're lucky ;)

TIP: Place water in TM bowl while you eat to make for an easy clean up!

Happy Thermomixing!

Best Ever Thai Curry in the Thermomix

Looking for something quick for dinner?! This is it! We love this dish and have made it multiple times already. I'm not even that big of a Thai food lover but I think this recipe here has sold me on the cuisine! I have altered the recipe from the Everyday Cookbook for Thermomix to suit a vegetarian diet and add more veggies! I suggest serving with rice, which I have now perfected in the Thermomix!

Made with Green Curry Paste 

Ingredients:

50g Thai red or green curry paste

400g coconut milk

225g bamboo shoot slices

1/2 lime, zest only

Red or green chili to taste

100g frozen peas

100g broccoli cut into florets

100g bok choy roughly chopped
85g red capsicum/pepper sliced and halved

20g basil leaves only

**1-2 chicken breasts diced or beef strips (should there be a meat eater too!)

Method:

Place paste and 60g of coconut milk in TM bowl. Cook 2 minutes, Varoma, speed 1.

Add remaining coconut milk, bamboo shoots, lime zest and chili. Cook 4 minutes, 100°, REVERSE, soft speed. **Place chicken in Varoma, lined with parchment paper, ONLY IF NOT SERVING WITH RICE, otherwise cook the meat at the same time as the rice (see below).

Add peas, broccoli, bok choy and red capsicum/pepper. Cook 5 minutes, Varoma, REVERSE, speed 1.

Add basil. Cook 1 minute, Varoma, REVERSE, speed 1.

If serving with rice, place curry in Thermoserver. Set aside. Click here to view my post on making the perfect rice to pair with the curry. This is when you will cook the meat if you have a meat eater as well! Place diced chicken or beef strips in the Varoma, lined with dampened parchment paper, on top of the TM bowl for the entire duration of cooking the rice.

Beef strips cooked in the Varoma while the rice cooked!

Creamy Vegetarian Pasta- One Bowl Thermomix

Yum, yum, yum! This pasta dish is quick and simple with the ability to easily add meat should there be the need (think Varoma!) Many people are afraid to add the pasta in to the sauce but I much prefer to use only the Thermomix when whipping up a quick, but nutritious, dinner and not bother with the oven or stovetop and I have perfected this pasta dish just so. The original inspiration came from Trish B on the Official Thermomix Recipe Community. 

Ingredients:

1/2 onion OR 2 spring/green onions
1 clove garlic
4 sprigs of parsley
Red chili pepper to taste

1/2 red capsicum/pepper thinly sliced and halved
100 g broccoli cut into florets
20g olive oil

200 g button mushrooms
100 g frozen peas
1 tin/can of diced tomatoes
200 g coconut milk
350g water
1 tbsp stock
salt to taste

**1-2 diced chicken breast(s) should there be a meat eater :)

300g pasta (we really like the large shells with this sauce!)

Method:

Add onion, garlic, parsley and chili to TM bowl. Chop for 5 seconds, speed 7. Scrape down sides.

Add capsicum, broccoli and oil to TM bowl. Saute for 5 minutes, 100°, REVERSE, speed 1.
** At this point place a dampened piece of parchment paper in the large Varoma covering all of the bottom and sides (do not leave gaps around the corners or the chicken juice will leak into the TM bowl and the vego's won't like that!!!) Place, with lid, on top of the TM bowl (without the measuring cup of course) and cook as above BUT at Varoma temp.

Add mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, coconut milk, water, stock and salt. Cook for 10 minutes, 100°, REVERSE, speed 1.
**Varoma temp still if steaming chicken!

Add pasta to TM bowl. Cook for 7-10 minutes (read the packet and reduce the time by 2 minutes as the pasta will continue to cook in the TM bowl or serving dish and you do not want a gluggy mess), 100°, REVERSE, soft speed. Check the pasta for firmness- you will want a bit of bite to it otherwise you will find it overcooks just in the time it takes to serve it.

**Varoma temp still if steaming chicken!

Garnish with fresh parsley. Serves 4. Enjoy!



We have tried a few variations with different veggies and it always turns out great. It is important to always keep the liquid the same so that the pasta cooks correctly and if you add more veggies you account for it by adding more water or coconut milk. I'd love to hear your variations...happy Thermomixing!