Creamy Tomato Ackee Soup {Vegan}

A creamy soup that is: dairy free, full of flavour and easy to make even on a weekday?

If you’re thinking yes please! This creamy ackee tomato soup is just for you.

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Ackee Basil Pesto

Packing powerful punches from ackee, basil and sunflower seeds, this sauce is a nutrient powerhouse! Try it on pasta or as a spread on a sandwich or in a wrap; it’s the base sauce used on the Ital Enuh Keeza; don’t you just love when healthy and delicious collide?

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Savoury Ackee Cream

This savoury ackee cream is the simplest recipe of them all! With just a handful of ingredients and a blender, boom! You’re done! This basic recipe is the perfect starting point for trying out ackee in new ways. In fact, it’s where my ackee experimentation began.

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Vegan Pizza Recipe: Ital Enuh “Keeza”

A nod to Italiano while translating from patois to “it’s Ital you know” this vegan pizza features basil ackee pesto, topped with marinated tomatoes and nu-Yeah (nutritional yeast) atop a crisp thin crust and finished with basil.

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Heirloom Tomato & Ackee Tart in Aged Cheddar & Thyme Crust

The name of this tart is indeed a mouthful!

Juicy late summer heirloom tomatoes are layered atop savory ackee filling and baked in an aged cheddar and thyme crust for the ultimate umami bomb, all diets off!

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Creamy Mac ‘n Kees – One Pot Method

Easy, creamy, vegan mac and cheese made in one pot.

This is the dish with which my adventures in ackee began. Here I’m revisiting it but this time around I’ve added coconut milk to the original (Mac ‘n Kees). This makes it extra creamy and I’ve used the one pot pasta method so there’s less mess to clean up.

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Pan Seared Salmon with Ackee & Saffron Risotto

Juicy pan seared salmon served with asparagus over creamy ackee and saffron risotto; it’s simple and elegant for date night and easy enough to pull off during the week.

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Ackee & Saffron Risotto {Vegan}

Risottos are quite easy to make, the process is essentially: toast grains in fat then add hot stock a ladleful at a time till the desired texture is achieved. Of course hundreds of variations exist and the grains used are not limited to rice. This version is delicately spiced with saffron and even creamier from the addition of pureed ackee at the end.

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Ackee Pasta – Vegetarian Ackee Lasagna with Mushrooms & Basil

This decadent vegetarian lasagna features layers of ackee pasta, rich ackee cream, meaty roasted mushrooms, fresh basil, parmesan and mozzarella. Guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser; serve it with a tomato or green salad to balance its richness.

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