Healthy Summer Eating Courtesy of Impact Hub Ventures

We have been really focused on your health this month.  However, we have yet to talk about food, one of the key ingredients to good health.  We asked two of our food ventures to give us some delicious summer recipes.

Habibi & Hawara

Habibi & Hawara sent us their delicious falafel recipe, and it also happens to be Aboudi’s mother’s recipe.   While it is not specifically super healthy it is so delicious that the happiness you get from eating it will be the health benefit.

Vegan; serves 6 people

Ingredients

2 bunches of parsley

1 cucumber
Juice of 2 lemons
A handful of mint leaves (Instead of mint you can also prepare the Tabouleh with lemon balm).
A garlic clove
3 Tomatoes
Some black olives to taste
1 bunch of spring onion
1 cup bulgur (fine)
Pomegranate seeds
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup olive oil of good (organic) quality
1 cup of cold water

Instructions

1. 1. Swell bulgur in cold water and lemon juice for about 5 minutes. Due to the lemon juice, the bulgur also softens with cold water. Loosen with a fork – the grain should be loose crumbly. If necessary, add a little more water.
   2. Finely chop the onion, garlic and herbs and mix with olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl.
   3. For the tomatoes, core the seeds, cut into small pieces. Peel cucumber, halve lengthways and remove seeds with teaspoon, dice. Roughly chop olives. Put everything in the salad bowl and mix.
   4. Fold in bulgur as evenly as possible.
   5. You should taste the salad  and, if necessary, season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
   6. Leave in the fridge until the next day.
   7. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
   8. Enjoy!

Tip: Serve as a starter or side dish or for barbecues, also refreshing as a main course in summer.

Koch Doch

Barbara at Koch Doch, a venture devoted to organizing community lunches and our community lunch organizer on Thursdays, shared with us her favourite salad to cool down during Vienna’s hot summer days.

Ingredients

1 small cucumber (washed, sliced)

300 g  cherry tomatoes (cut in halves)

Nana-mint-leaves (chopped)

Lemon balm leaves (chopped)

Juice of half a lemon (or any mild fruit vinegar)

2 tablespoons of olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Instructions

1. Mix and enjoy!