INFLATION. Against the background of the high price, long live the homemade: cook your peels!

Doing it yourself to save money and work for the environment is possible with Joséphine Dabilly’s Atelier Zéro Déchet tutorials. Here are some simple and clever recipes for making crusts: it’s easy, it’s cheap and it’s good for the planet.

Carrot tops, leek leaves or even parsnip skins often end up in the bin.

We throw away vegetable peels because we don’t know what to do with them. They often turn out to be bad tasting and stringy. Joséphine shows you that you can have fun with this Atelier Zéro Déchet tutorial.

ingredients

• greens from 1 leek
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 handful of walnuts
• the equivalent of ½ cup plain yogurt

Recipe

• Steam the green leeks, then cut them into pieces to avoid the tough sides
• Mix with the remaining ingredients until a homogeneous paste is obtained.

Green leek pesto can be eaten on toast or as a side dish to pasta, for example.

ingredients

• 1 bundle of tops
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 handful of sunflower or pumpkin seeds

Recipe

• Clean the tops with clean water (if the tops of the carrots remove the stems to keep only the leaves)
• Mix with the remaining ingredients until a homogeneous paste is obtained.

Leaf pesto is eaten on toast. It can also be consumed as an aperitif for dipping raw vegetables.

ingredients

• raw vegetable peels (carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, etc.)
• olive oil
• herbs and/or spices

Recipe

• Wash the peels to remove any soil residue
• Dry them with a clean cloth.
• Put them in a salad bowl, soak them in olive oil and sprinkle with provencal herbs for example and/or spices (pepper, turmeric, garam masala, etc.)
• Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes

You have to try the chips right away for a crispy side.

ingredients

• cauliflower leaves and ribs
• 1 onion
• 2 small potatoes
• butter

Recipe

• Clean the leaves and ribs of the cauliflower and remove the damaged parts.
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• In a pot, fry the onion and the potatoes cut into pieces in oil
• After they are well baked, add the cauliflower leaves and ribs, mix and cover with water
• Simmer until the vegetables are soft and pureed

This soup is eaten warm, can be accompanied by a spoonful of fresh cream or coconut milk and homemade garlic croutons.

ingredients

• cauliflower leaves and ribs
• 1 or 2 onions
• 1 or 2 grated carrots
• butter
• 1 handful of unsalted peanuts
• rice noodles
• 2 to 3 tablespoons soy sauce

Recipe

• In a pan or wok, sauté the onion in the oil
• Add the cauliflower leaves and the ribs, cut into pieces
• Let him come back in a few minutes
• Add the grated carrots, stir and simmer again for a few minutes
• Add the pre-cooked rice noodles to the mixture and stir in the soy sauce
• Mix everything, cook for a few minutes and serve

It is possible to collect vines for free in the markets. An additional way to save money and zero waste.

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