I remember a comment a fan once wrote on one of her first videos on YouTube: “Hey Ellie, I like this voice effect you use. What is it called?”<\/em>. She simply replied: “There is no effect. It is just my voice and the way I sing.”<\/em> I am sure that was not the first time people wondered what made her voice sound so special and unique. Well, the answer is: it is her natural gift. Simples!<\/p>\n Apart from her great songs and energetic live performances it is so easy to like Ellie as a person. In the past 5 years I worked with her several times and we had some amazing and fun moments on the road whilst promoting her music on German radio. One of my favourite ones for sure was the “SWR3 NEW POP FESTIVAL”<\/a> where she performed in 2010. I treasure the memories (and a few hilarious photos) of a legendary aftershow party including Lissie, Robert Francis and several glasses of Ramazotti (the liquor not the singer!) & champers….and the rest is history and remains untold \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n I am very proud that Ellie contributed to my blog and I couldn’t wait to start cooking this dish by using her chosen ingredients.<\/p>\n She likes spices and nachos. So I decided to go towards a light tex mex salad. Since she is a vegetarian I have chosen a spelt grain & red rice mix instead of mincemeat. It gives the salad a bit of a crunch.<\/p>\n Mexican food can be quite fattening…but since Ellie is a passionate and active runner she should be ok 💪 Additionally my dish is made of healthy ingredients with not so many calories. Just go easy with the nachos and you will be fine. I also swapped sour cream for a light version made of silken tofu. This makes the dish not just vegetarian but also vegan.<\/p>\n So, here we go…<\/p>\n INGREDIENTS:<\/strong>: Spelt grain & rice “meat”:<\/em> For the salad:<\/em> Guacamole:<\/em> Vegan sour cream:<\/em> Decoration:<\/em> METHOD:<\/strong> Spelt grain & rice “meat”:<\/em> Guacamole:<\/em> Salad dressing:<\/em> Salad:<\/em> Vegan sour cream:<\/em> How to serve:<\/em> Alternatively you can serve it in a tortilla wrap or taco shell.<\/p>\n I used a tortilla bowl. All you have to do is: spray a very thin layer of olive oil over the tortilla wraps. Of course you can use a cooking brush.I prefer to use my hands to cover the wrap with a light layer of oil. Enjoy!<\/p>\n Have a bonDISHious day, ARTIST INFO:<\/strong>: TOUR:<\/em><\/strong> iTUNES:<\/strong><\/em> AMAZON:<\/em><\/strong> My next DINE STAR is a beautiful blonde with a distinctive voice and \u00fcberhits like “Lights”, “Burn”, “Love Me Like You Do” and “On My Mind”: ELLIE GOULDING I remember a comment a fan once wrote on one of her first videos on YouTube: “Hey Ellie, I like this voice effect you use. What is ![\"image\"](\"http:\/\/blondishious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image2-300x276.jpg\")
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\nBean pur\u00e9e:<\/em>
\n200 gr black beans (soaked in water for about 12 hours)
\n1 large onion (diced)
\n1 garlic clove (minced)
\n1 chilli (chopped)
\n1 red pepper (diced)
\n1 glass red wine
\n1 big tomato (diced)
\n1 ts grounded cumin
\n1 ts smoked paprika
\n1 tbs tomato purr\u00e9e
\n1 tbs vinegar
\nsalt & pepper<\/p>\n
\n100 gr spelt grain
\n100 gr red rice
\n50 gr spicy salsa
\n2 ts grounded cumin
\n1 ts smoked paprika
\na splash of Tabasco sauce
\nsalt & pepper
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\nSalad dressing:<\/em>
\n30 ml lime juice
\n50 ml water
\n1 ts olive oil
\n1 garlic clove
\n1\/2 ts grounded cumin
\nsalt & pepper<\/p>\n
\n2 heads of romano salad
\n1 red pepper (chopped)
\n2 large tbs sweetcorn
\n6 cherry tomatoes (cut in halves)<\/p>\n
\n2 ripe avocados
\na splash of lemon
\n1 garlic clove (minced)
\n1\/2 ts grounded coriander seeds
\n1 spring onion (chopped)
\nsalt & pepper<\/p>\n
\n200 gr silken tofu (extra firm)
\n1 tbs olive oil
\n2 tbs vinegar
\n1\/2 spring onion (chopped)
\nsalt & pepper<\/p>\n
\n1 pack of tortilla wraps
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\n1 pack of taco shells
\n1 small pack of nachos\/tortilla chips
\n1 spring onion (chopped)<\/p>\n
\nBean pur\u00e9e:<\/em>
\nMake sure you soak the beans overnight in lukewarm water for about 12 hours.
\nDrain the beans and cook them in fresh water for about 60 minutes on a medium heat.
\nIn the meantime prepare “spelt grain & rice meat” as well as the guacamole & salad dressing and salad as instructed further down in this recipe.
\nDrain the beans when they are ready but make sure you save a bit of the bean water.
\nChop the veggies (onion, garlic, tomato, pepper)
\nPut olive oil in a large pan and add onions and garlic.
\nCook for a few minutes over a medium heat and add chilli and red pepper.
\nCook for another 2 – 3 minutes.
\nAdd red wine, tomato, cumin, smoked paprika and the beans.
\nCook for 1 hour over a medium heat.
\nPut beans in a blender and mix until smooth. If the pur\u00e9e is too thick add a bit of the water you cooked the beans in.
\nAdd tomato pur\u00e9e, vinegar and season to taste.<\/p>\n
\nCook spelt grain and rice as instructed on packages.
\nCombine spelt grain and rice with salsa, Tabasco sauce, cumin and paprika in a pan and cook over a medium heat for about 5 minutes. Frequently stir.
\nSeason to taste and set aside.<\/p>\n
\nCut avocados in halves, remove stones and peel.
\nMash avocados with a fork and add lemon, garlic, grounded coriander seeds.
\nSeason to taste.<\/p>\n
\nMix all ingredients in a small bowl.<\/p>\n
\nChop romano salad, pepper and tomatoes.
\nPut all ingredients in a bowl and drizzle the dressing over the salad.<\/p>\n
\nPut all ingredients in a blender
\nSeason to taste and add chopped spring onion<\/p>\n
\nYou could serve the salad with the bean pur\u00e9e, spelt grain & rice mix and guacamole on a plate with a few tortilla chips.<\/p>\n
\nIt is very easy to make and looks nice. But you need taco bowl baking tins to make them. They look like this:<\/p>\n![\"image\"](\"http:\/\/blondishious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image3-300x152.jpg\")
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\nTo shape them place the wraps into the baking tins and bake the tortillas on 190\u00b0 C for about 5 minutes.
\nTake them out of the oven and let cool down.
\nThe tortilla wraps will have become crispy and have the shape of a bowl.
\nFill them with layers of the salad, the “vegan meat”, the beans & guacamole and top with the vegan sour cream.
\nSprinkle chopped spring onion over the salad and decorate with nachos.<\/p>\n
\nSabrina xxx<\/p>\n
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\nEllie’s 3rd album “Delirium” including the smash hit single “Out Of My Mind” is out now!
\nShe will be on tour throughout USA & Europe from the beginning of 2016.
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