The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

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  • Shitake mushroom and pot barley broth (page 51)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; carrots; celery; leeks; shitake mushrooms; pot barley; red lentils; vegetable stock; thyme sprigs; bay leaves; tamari
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  • Chunky Spanish lentil and veg soup (page 52)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Spanish; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; carrots; celery; leeks; potatoes; parsnips; tomatoes; Puy lentils; tamari; bay leaves; thyme sprigs; rosemary sprigs; vegetable stock; baby spinach
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  • Broccoli, sweet potato and ginger soup (page 54)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; celeriac; broccoli; carrots; sweet potatoes; ground cumin; ginger root; vegetable stock
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  • Carrot, cashew and coriander soup (page 55)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; carrots; paprika; limes; cashew nuts; vegetable stock; coriander leaves
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  • Chunky Moroccan harira soup (page 56)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Moroccan; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; garlic; carrots; tinned chickpeas; Puy lentils; brown basmati rice; tinned chopped tomatoes; ground cinnamon; paprika; chilli powder; ground cumin; ground coriander; vegetable stock; parsley
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  • Armenian lentil soup (page 59)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Armenian; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: red lentils; onions; celeriac; carrots; potatoes; vegetable stock; dried apricots; ground cumin; thyme; coriander leaves
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  • Sweet potato and chestnut mushroom soup (page 60)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Soups; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: red onions; carrots; sweet potatoes; celery; chestnut mushrooms; thyme sprigs; vegetable stock; tamari
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  • Beetroot, spinach, apple and toasted seed salad (page 77)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: beetroots; pumpkin seeds; sunflower seeds; apples; baby spinach; balsamic vinegar; agave syrup
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  • Asian sprouted bean salad (page 78)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Asian; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: sunflower seeds; sesame seeds; peas; carrots; red cabbage; red peppers; yellow peppers; sugar snap peas; beansprouts; pak choi; ginger root; red chillies; tamari; lemons; honey
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  • Asian broccoli salad in a sweet chilli sauce (page 79)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Asian; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: broccoli; red peppers; baby corn; beansprouts; sesame seeds; cashew nuts; tamari; ground cayenne pepper; paprika; honey; sesame oil; lemons
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  • Quinoa goji herby salad (page 81)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: quinoa; frozen edamame; mint; parsley; chives; mixed salad leaves; goji berries; cashew nuts; tamari
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  • Black sesame, carrot and avocado salad (page 82)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: carrots; lemons; red peppers; avocados; sesame seeds; black sesame seeds; mixed salad leaves; apple cider vinegar; honey
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  • Chermoula and herb couscous with edamame beans, cherry tomatoes and almonds (page 85)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: couscous; edamame beans; coriander seeds; cumin seeds; fennel seeds; sumac; cherry tomatoes; almonds; rocket; mint; chives; lemons
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  • Thai rice noodle and marinated tofu salad (page 86)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Main course; Thai; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: firm tofu; tamari; honey; cucumbers; pak choi; scallions; coriander leaves; radicchio; rice noodles; ginger root; chillies; limes; rice vinegar; sesame oil
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  • Pomegranate and green couscous salad (page 89)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: couscous; ground cumin; red onions; sunflower seeds; balsamic vinegar; honey; pomegranates; rocket; parsley; mint; coriander leaves; apple juice
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  • Happy Pear house salad with pumpkin seed and parsley pesto

    Happy Pear house salad with pumpkin seed and parsley pesto (page 90)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: radicchio; chicory; sprouted beans; baby spinach; pears; pumpkin seeds; parsley; honey; apple cider vinegar
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  • Kale, sprouted beans and goji salad

    Kale, sprouted beans and goji salad (page 93)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: kale; sprouted beans; sunflower seeds; goji berries; tahini; cashew nuts; honey; ground coriander; ground cumin; paprika; chilli powder
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  • Italian dressing (page 95)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Italian; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: dried oregano; dried basil; agave syrup; nutritional yeast flakes
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  • Balsamic vinaigrette (page 95)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: balsamic vinegar; apple cider vinegar; maple syrup
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  • Asian orange ginger dressing (page 95)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Asian; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: oranges; apple juice; apple cider vinegar; ginger root; chilli powder
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  • Tahini orange dressing (page 95)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Low fat; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: honey; apple cider vinegar; oranges; tahini; wholegrain mustard; cumin seeds
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  • Mint and basil dressing (page 96)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: mint; basil; store-cupboard ingredients
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  • Sweet lemon dressing (page 96)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: lemons; unsweetened apple juice; agave syrup
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  • Peanut and chilli dressing (page 96)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Low fat; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: red chillies; apple concentrate; peanut butter; tamari; ginger root; sesame oil
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  • Creamy curry yoghurt dressing (page 96)

    from The Happy Pear: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: non-dairy yogurt; tinned coconut milk; red onions; curry powder; honey; ginger root
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  • Hearty Italian veg and white bean soup

    • Hellyloves2cook on August 25, 2016

      This recipe calls for 2 Tbsp of liquid aminos/soy sauce and 2 1/2tsps salt which I thought was a little excessive so I cut down the salt to I level teaspoon. For my palate that was plenty so I am glad I made this decision. The soup was flavoursome and even better the following day.

  • Honey and seed flapjacks

    • Hellyloves2cook on August 25, 2016

      I used honey in this recipe. Very easy recipe and turned out well. They didn't last long in the tin with my teenage boys.

  • Mexican leek and black bean chilli

    • SugarFree_Vegan on July 19, 2017

      I would have never thought of adding leeks to a chilli but this works so well, a really tasty and very low calorie chilli if you are careful with the oil.

  • Thai coconut, sweet potato and lemongrass soup

    • sarahj22 on July 19, 2017

      This soup is beautiful but it helps to be in the mood for some veg chopping! End result is very thick but you can thin it down with stock or water. Gorgeous Thai flavours, rich and filling.

  • Shel's no-bake caramel slices

    • Booksandchocolate on April 10, 2021

      Very good! I didn't have almond butter, but I had cashews at home that I used to make my own cashew butter (roast cashews until they start turning golden, about 10 minutes, and then put them in the food processor while still warm). It worked perfectly in the cake. The cake freezes really well. Took out a few pieces the other day, and they tasted exactly the same as the day I made it.

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  • ISBN 10 1844883523
  • ISBN 13 9781844883523
  • Published Oct 02 2014
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 240
  • Language English
  • Countries Ireland
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Ireland

Publishers Text

"I love The Happy Pear. Its cheery optimism is enough to make it a charming refuge ...genuinely good food that brings healthy eating in from the cold". (Irish Times). Let's face it: while we want to eat more fruit and veg and things we know are good for us, we sometimes fall short because we're not sure how to turn all that great produce into great food. Well, welcome to the Happy Pear way of eating - healthy but never worthy, easy but never dull, and packed with mind-blowing flavour, exciting texture and vibrant colour. The Happy Pear opened ten years ago when twins David and Stephen Flynn, passionate about starting a food revolution in their home town, took over their local fruit and veg shop and later opened a cafe. Their revolution has not only succeeded, but it is spreading, and The Happy Pear's fans range from young parents to pensioners, ladies-who-lunch to teens-on-the-run, Electric Picnickers to Hollywood stars. David and Stephen's first cookbook is full of irresistible recipes for everything from everyday breakfasts, lunches and dinners, to scrumptious - and yes, still wholesome! - cakes and sweet treats, to special occasion splurges. David and Stephen also tell their story (how they transformed from jocks to hippies before finally finding their groove), share their top tips for maximizing taste and goodness in food, and explain how they've succeeded in building a food business based on flavour, health and community. "One of the funkiest eateries in the country". (Irish Independent).

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