Ingredients: 150g Puy lentils 1/2 Red onion, finely chopped 1 Dessertspoon olive oil 225ml Chicken or vegetable stock Sprig rosemary Salt and pepper Method: Fry onion in oil for 5 mins. Stir in the lentils, add liquid and rosemary but no salt at this stage. Put lid on and simmer for 30-40 mins until all […]
Ingredients: Olive oil 1kg Ripe plum tomatoes 1 Onion 2 Garlic cloves Thyme sprig 1 tsp Caster sugar Handful of fresh basil 1 litre Chicken or vegetable stock 3 Sun dried tomatoes Maldon sea salt & pepper Method: Heat oven to 220C. Put some olive oil in roasting tin and heat until smoking. Thinly slice […]
Ingredients: 1 Onion, chopped 1 tsp Paprika 2 Whole cloves 2 Bay leaves About 5 gratings of nutmeg 2 Tins tomatoes 1 litre Vegetable stock Juice of half a lemon Pinch of sugar A dash of port (optional) 2 Tomatoes, finely chopped Method: Soften the onion in some olive oil and butter and then add […]
Ingredients: 200g Stilton, at room temp, crumbled 100g Full-fat soft cheese 1 tbsp Port Pinch of nutmeg 100g Walnut pieces 150g Back grapes, halved 4 Celery sticks, thinly sliced 2 tbsp Olive oil Juice of 1/2 lemon 4 tbsp Snipped chives Method: With a fork, blend the cheeses with the port and nutmeg and black […]
Ingredients: Sundried tomatoes Red wine vinegar Capers Green olives, chopped Anchovies, chopped Basil leaves Method: Soak the sundried tomatoes in a little vinegar and water for 1 hour. Drain and pat dry with kitchen paper. Take each tomato and flatten out. Drizzle with olive oil. Place 2 capers, some chopped green olives, a piece of […]
Ingredients: 275g can Sweetcorn 2 Garlic cloves 1 or 2 Shallots or 3-4 spring onions Small bunch coriander 1 tsp Caster sugar 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Black pepper 100g (half a cup) Plain flour 2 Large eggs 2-3 tbsp Groundnut oil for frying 100ml Sweet chilli sauce (bought or […]
Ingredients: 1 Large tub Greek yogurt 1 Cucumber, peeled and grated 4 Cloves garlic, grated 2 tablespoons Olive oil Salt and pepper A little vinegar Fresh dill, chopped Method: Squeeze as much liquid as you can out of the cucumber – place it in a clean cloth or tea towel, scrunch it up and squeeze. […]
Ingredients: 1 Large white onion, chopped 3 Medium sized potatoes, peeled and chopped 3 Medium sized carrots, chopped 2 Sticks celery (white middle bits), chopped 1 Fennel bulb, chopped 2 Cloves garlic, chopped 2 Courgettes, chopped 1 Red pepper, chopped 1 Litre vegetable stock Extra virgin olive oil Maldon sea salt and black pepper Garnish […]
Ingredients: 600g Jerusalem artichokes 2 Leeks, thinly sliced 2 tbsp Olive oil 100ml White wine 600ml Chicken or vegetarian stock Salt and white pepper 150ml Double cream (or full fat milk) Juice of half a lemon Small handful chopped parsley Method: Prepare the artichokes by peeling them. Thinly slice them and leave in the acidulated […]
Ingredients: 75g Gram flour (you can use 50g gram flour and 25g self-raising flour for a lighter bhaji) 1 tsp Cumin seeds 1 Green chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp Ground coriander 1 tsp Turmeric 1 tsp Salt Half a tsp mixed spice 4 tbsp Water 1 Large onion, thinly sliced 1 Small potato, peeled and […]