Onions are growing easily in Switzerland’s climate and they’ve been an important part of Swiss cuisine for hundreds of years. Every November, the Ziebelemärit (onion market) takes place in Bern’s old town where, amongst other things, more than 50 metric tons of onions in artistically woven braids are being sold. In Basel, onion tart is […]
vegetarian recipes
Cheese Tart (Käsewähe)
Käsewähe is one of the Swiss’ staple foods, especially in the colder months of the year. I’m quite picky with the cheese tarts though, the ones from the supermarkets and bakeries are often too heavy and filling for me (both the pastry and the cheese). I like this recipe here as the cheese layer is […]
Quark Vegetable Dip
Quark is high in protein, so this dip combined with vegetables makes a great, healthy and filling snack. You’ll also often find these sort of dips with vegetable sticks at private parties in Switzerland, along with crisps (chips) and the other usual suspects – it makes a nice change from all the other fatty treats. […]
Clear Vegetable Soup (Gemüsesuppe)
In the colder months the Swiss supermarkets sell handy packets of fresh soup vegetables. It’s very quick and easy to make a delicious soup with these vegetables. We like eating this soup with homemade bread croutons, which is a great way to use up near-stale bread. This vegetable soup as accompanied me all though my […]
Knoepfli Bake (Knöpfligratin)
I’m a big fan of cooking double batches of certain things and using them in two different ways on two different occasions – it allows to cook healthy meals from scratch with a minimum amount of time spent. The Knoepfli bake is one of these – whenever I make Knoepfli pasta I make a double […]
Ratatouille
Ratatouille, a healthy vegetable stew, is a classic French dish and certainly not a Swiss invention. However, being neighbours of the French, ratatouille is something we Swiss eat often, hence it’s an important part of our food heritage. I regularly cook ratatouille on our meat free days. We either eat it with risotto and parmesan […]