Recipes

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Nov

Asparagus tartlets with goat’s cheese and sun-dried tomatoes

  Recipe by Tiffany Goodall. Found on redonline.co.uk. Serves: 4 Preparation time:  10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes You will need1 tbsp flour 375g ready rolled puff pastry Half a bundle (approx. 125g) asparagus, trimmed and cut into 5cm pieces Salt for seasoning 3 tbsp sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped, plus 1 tbsp oil from the jar 125g goats’ cheese, Read More…

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Nov

Warm halloumi and chicory with pomegranate and walnuts

Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi published in The Guardian.  The combination of walnut and pomegranate seeds and/or pomegranate molasses is a pretty common one all around the Middle East, but it’s particularly prevalent in central Asia, in the area around the Caspian Sea – the Georgians, for example, make a salsa similar to the one I use here and Read More…

18

Nov

Mini Ricotta, Spinach & Prosciutto Pies

  Recipe found on Empower Foods.   Ingredients: 400g baby spinach leaves 60g pine nuts 600g ricotta 100g freshly grated parmesan ½ cup sour cream 2 free range eggs 200g prosciutto, sliced into thin strips freshly cracked blacked pepper to taste Method: Preheat oven to 180°C. Blanch spinach in boiling water for a few seconds Read More…

18

Nov

Chopped blood orange salad with mozzarella

    Recipe by Stevie Parle found in The Telegraph. Serves four as a starter 2 blood oranges ½ head of trevise or radicchio 2 celery sticks 1 fennel bulb, tough outer layer removed 2 handfuls of black olives, destoned and halved Seeds from ½ pomegranate A handful of mint leaves ½ lemon Olive oil Read More…

17

Nov

Zucchini Tart with Lemon Thyme and Goat Cheese

  Recipe found of Fine Cooking. 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 5 oz. cold unsalted butter Kosher salt 1/2 tsp. white vinegar 1-1/2 lb. zucchini, trimmed and sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds Freshly ground black pepper 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil 8 oz. plain goat cheese, softened 1 tsp. chopped fresh lemon thyme In a food processor, Read More…

17

Nov

Warm goats’ cheese salad

Found via BBC. Ingredients For the marinade for the warm vegetables 290ml/½ pint extra virgin olive oil 100ml/3½fl oz balsamic vinegar 1 garlic clove, sliced 3 sprigs fresh thyme 10 fresh basil leaves For the salad 2 red peppers, halved, seeds removed 2 yellow peppers, halved, seeds removed freshly ground black pepper olive oil, for drizzling 1 large aubergine (or 2 small), chopped into 1cm/½in rounds 1 Read More…

17

Nov

Peach, tomato and mozzarella salad with basil

  Recipe by Stevie Parle in The Telegraph. Photo by Andrew Crowly.   2 large ripe tomatoes 2 peaches 1 ball of mozzarella A handful of basil leaves A squeeze of lemon juice Extra-virgin olive oil METHOD Chop the tomatoes and peaches into similar-sized chunks and transfer to a bowl. Tip in the mozzarella and basil, Read More…

17

Nov

COMICE PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE PIZZA

  Recipe taken from The Fruit Company. 1 large pizza crust 1 large Comice pear, thinly sliced 12 oz. goat cheese crumbled 8 oz. thickly sliced bacon, cut into 2 in. squares (about 5-6 slices) (or 1 Cup toasted walnuts, for a vegetarian version) 1 c. Arugula Pesto 3-4 Tablespoon Honey Balsamic Glaze Preheat oven to Read More…

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Nov

Aubergine, tomato and ricotta rigatoni

Recipe by Stevie Parle in The Telegraph. Photograph by Andrew Crowley Aubergine, tomato and ricotta rigatoni Aubergine is highly absorbent, so you need to fry it in quite a bit of oil. This really does help to make a wonderfully rich sauce, though, so it is worth it. Serves 4-6 Olive oil 1 large onion, Read More…

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Nov

WARM CHORIZO AND HALLOUMI SALAD

Recipe found on Nouvelle Daily. This salad is fantastic on a warm spring or summers evening. It’s filling without giving you that ‘heavy’ feeling and the flavours are simply gorgeous. The amounts listed here make enough for a hearty meal for two.  What You Need: 2 Field Mushrooms 180g Halloumi Cheese 100g Chorizo Sausage Half Read More…