Ingredients: 300ml milk 1 Bay leaf 1 Shallot, halved 30g Butter 30g Plain flour 100g Cheese, mix of parmesan and Gruyere or Emmenthal 2 Large free range eggs seperated, plus 1 egg white 2-3 Tbsp dried breadcrumbs Salt & pepper Method: Put the milk in the pan with the shallot and bring to a simmer, […]
Ingredients: 200g Feta cheese 10 Sheets filo pastry 1 Cup melted butter 2 Eggs, beaten A little fresh mint, chopped Pinch of pepper Method: Mash the cheese with a fork and add the beaten eggs, mint and pepper. Cut the filo pastry into 6cm wide strips and brush each strip with butter. Place a teaspoonful […]
Ingredients: 1 Small butternut squash (about 700g) or other squash/pumpkin 50g Butter 2 Onions, chopped 2 Garlic cloves, chopped 2.5cm Piece ginger, grated 2 tsp Curry powder 1.2 Litres vegetable stock 435g Can unsweetened chestnut puree 284ml Carton double crea Method: Peel and de-seed the squash. Cut the flesh into 2cm chunks. Melt the butter […]
Ingredients: 2 x 400g Tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed Half a cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 Red onions, finely sliced 2 Red chillies, de-seeded and finely chopped 3-4 Cloves garlic, finely chopped 75ml Red wine vinegar Handful fresh coriander, chopped Handful fresh mint, finely sliced 200g Feta, crumbled 4 Spring onions, sliced Salt and pepper […]
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 red chilli, chopped quarter tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground cumin pinch of ground cinnamon pinch of saffron 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes 1 tsp sugar 100g green lentils 900ml vegetable stock 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, […]
Ingredients: olive oil 150g broccoli, cut into small florets large clove of garlic, chopped 3 tbsp pine nuts 1 red chilli, chopped (can also use pinch of chilli flakes) splash of white wine a couple of fresh tomatoes, chopped 200g orecchiette fresh parsley, chopped parmesan cheese, grated to serve Method: Bring a large pan of […]
Ingredients: 1 courgette, cut into chunks 1 small butternut squash, peeled, de-seeded and cut into small chunks 6 cherry tomatoes 1/2 tsp fennel seeds pinch of chilli flakes olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 50g bulgur wheat squeeze of lemon juice handful of chopped parsley 150g feta cheese Method: An ideal take-to-work lunch. Put the […]
Roasted squash is a great base for a winter soup, getting it nicely chard (not cremated) gives the soup a great smokey flavour and the chilli lifts it to another level. If you want you can also add smoked paprika
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp salt 3 dried chillies 2 tblsp ginger 10g lemongrass 2 tblsp onion or shallot 1 tsp shrimp paste 1 tsp turmeric Method: This is pretty simple, put all the ingredients into a liquidiser or a pestle and mortar to combine them. To make it easier add a little water. This will make […]
Ingredients: 1.5 litres chicken or vegetable stock Salt and pepper 500g very ripe plum tomatoes (can use tinned) 50g butter 2 tbsp olive oil 1 head celery, white tender parts only, finely chopped 1 small red onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked and finely chopped 300g risotto rice […]