I love a salad that’s ingredients don’t begin with lettuce, tomato, cucumber…
I am a firm believer in carefully considering the flavours, colours and textures of the ingredients in a salad. This one is a new winter favourite. The harissa adds a fabulous depth of flavour and the mustard seeds “pop” in your mouth. It could [...]
This is a lovely salad to do in winter. It can be served warm or cold and is wonderfully filling. The colors are really beautiful and the salad is altogether quite impressive.
sticky orange pork fillet, sliced onto roasted butternut and beetroot with a sweet and sour sauce
serves 6
ingredients
2 pork fillets, trimmed
½ cup oyster sauce
¼ [...]
We had a class the other night that concentrated on impressive dinner party fare. This duck was the starter and was an enormous success. It is smoked in tea leaves and sugar, on a roasting tray, on the stove. Actually really easy to do and the flavour was remarkable. You could try the smoking with [...]
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ingredients
for the salad:
2 packets of cos lettuce
250g bacon, cut into bits and fried until crispy
100g parmesan shavings
croutons
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for the dressing:
3 egg yolks
2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
juice of 2 lemons
70g parmesan, grated
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
5 anchovy fillets
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
2 tablespoons each of red wine vinegar,
warm water and honey
a handful of Italian parsley (optional)
salt and [...]
Extra crispy potato wedges
Prick the potatoes (1 per person) and bake them whole on 200̊C until soft (about and hour). While they are still hot, place an oven tray in the oven with olive oil drizzled on the bottom. Cut the hot potatoes into chunky wedges and place on the hot baking tray. Drizzle with [...]
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ingredients
2 pork fillets, trimmed
½ cup oyster sauce
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup honey
juice and zest of 1 orange
¼ cup sweet soya sauce
1 butternut, cut into wedges
3 stalks of rosemary
6 beetroots, trimmed and cut into wedges
olive oil, salt and pepper for roasting
2 oranges, filleted
wild rocket
method
Preheat the oven to 200ÌŠC.
Place the beetroot on a roasting tray, [...]
serves 6
ingredients
500g Norwegian salmon
salt and pepper
juice of 1 lemon
a drizzle of olive oil
300g baby potatoes, boiled and halved
½ cup good mayonnaise with a little lemon zest and Dijon mustard added
½ cup crème fraiche
a handful of dill, chopped
salt and pepper
a handful of caperberries, de-stalked and chopped
1 tin artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed and quartered
method
Preheat the oven to [...]
Read more...grilled Moroccan and yoghurt chicken on a crunchy bulghar wheat salad
serves 6
ingredients
6 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons Nomu Moroccan rub
½ cup yoghurt
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
for the salad:
125g bulghar wheat
200g courgettes, diced
olive oil, salt and pepper for roasting
125g snow peas, blanched
1 cup peas, blanched
175g feta
20g fresh parsley, choppe
20g fresh mint, chopped
grated zest of 2 [...]
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This is a stunning summer pasta recipe. It can be served hot or cold and be prepared quite well in advance. It is still delicious the next day too, if you don’t mind that the mint has gone a little black! It is quite important to season it well to bring out the subtle lemon [...]
When I was in Thailand the flavour that struck me the most were the combination of fresh lime, chilli, fish sauce and coriander. A fresh tasting saltiness with a clean chilli sting that is so refreshing. This combination with crunchy fresh vegetables makes for a meal that is not only a feast of textures, it [...]
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