1. The Sun

Flowers

Sunflower, Marigolds, Peony

To conjure up a recipe that would be fitting of our the solar energy, something that would suit the heights of summer for northern climes and as well as the throes of winter, or generally something relatively quick, easy and satisfying, that doesn't keep you tied to the stove for too long. A recipe that has a festive feel about it, that can be adapted for one or for many.

As well as the recipe, think of ways that you can embellish the environment and invoke a sunny atmosphere. Light the fire, light candles, put on uplifting music while you prepare your food, use your most exotic table settings and decorate in warm and bright sunny colours, add some Sun Marigolds, or Sunflowers, ultimately be creative with what you have to help lift the mood and enliven the spirit.

By utilising some of the foods and herbs mentioned above not all would be fitting to cook with, so adapting to one's unique tastes and pleasures is imperative to honour the Sun.

A quick an easy way to get the Sun force circulating is to make a sun infused juice to start your day, use, ginger, orange, turmeric, lemon and sweeten with maple syrup or agave - after your 12 Sun salutions of course!

Here is a recipe that fits the criteria - delicious, easy and a definite mood lifter!

Recipe: Sunnyshine Noodles

Ingredients for Sunshine Noodles
Image by Julija Simas

Ingredients

For the dressing

• 4 tbsps sweet chilli sauce
• 2 tbsps fish sauce
• Juice of half an orange
• Juice of half a lime
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 cm knob of ginger - grated

Mix together all of the above

For the noodles

Sunshine Noodles
Image by Julija Simas

• 500 grams of frozen, deveined, peeled prawns, with tails thawed - cooked in 3 tbsps of oil in a hot pan until pink
• 200 gram packet of thin buckwheat noodles - cooked as per instructions
• 1/2 pineapple - peeled, cored and sliced in 1/2 cm slices and cooked in a hot pan, (use no oil, as this helps the pineapple to caramelise), 5 mins per side or until slightly browned
• 1 lebanese cucumber - sliced on angle
• 1 spanish onion - finely sliced
• 12 cherry tomatoes - halved
• 2 bullet chillis - seeded and sliced
• 3 handfuls salad greens of choice
• 2 tbsps pepitas
• 2 tbsps chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup fresh mint - roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander - roughly chopped

To assemble

Add the noodles to a large serving dish, lightly toss in the prawns and the cucumber, the onion, the chilli, the greens and the herbs.

Pour over the dressing, give another light toss and garnish with nuts!

Ready to eat!

This recipe is suitable for 4 people, double or triple to your liking.

Published in: Timelords Magazine, Feb. 2022.

Authors:

Peta Santos and Julija Simas

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