Rich tomato soup with pesto Serves 4-5 Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter or olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 5 soft sun-dried or SunBlush tomatoes in oil, roughly chopped 3 x 400g cans plum tomatoes 500ml vegetable stock 1 tsp sugar, any type, or more to taste 142ml pot soured cream 125g pot fresh basil pesto [...]
Tart Tatin {Upside down apple tart} Ingredients 125g of puff pastry Egg wash 25g of butter 50g of sugar 2 Bramley apples Best Served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream/ a drizzle of Single/ double cream or some vanilla custard Method Peel apples and thinly slice. Make a caramel sauce by caramelising sugar and [...]
exotic green salad with a twist Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 large, ripe mango, peeled and cut into long, thin slices 100g rocket 1 red onion, finely sliced 1 packet on the vine cherry tomato, snipped into small sections Extra-virgin olive oil a small drizzle 1/2 lime, a good squeeze of juice Salt and freshly crushed [...]
Red onion, feta & olive tart slices Prep 10 mins, Cook 20 mins Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 large red onions , trimmed at the root and cut into thin wedges 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 375g sheet ready-rolled puff pastry 100g feta cheese , crumbled 175g black [...]
Goat’s cheese, potato & onion tart Ready in 1 hour serves 6 Ingredients: 250g pack shortcrust pastry, fresh or frozen 25g butter 1 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, sliced 1 medium potato, peeled and sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves 140g goat’s cheese, broken into pieces 3 eggs 200g carton crème [...]
Lamb stew {With mushrooms and carrots} Prep time 1hr 5mins Ingredients: serves 4 1 large onion 2 large carrots 250g of button mushrooms 2 large potatoes 8 boneless lamb chump chops/ Halal {Optional} 410g of canned tomatoes, crushed ¼ cup of lemon juice ½ teaspoon of dried oregano leaves 1 table spoon of chicken [...]
Caramelised Custard tart with nutmeg pastry Prep 15 mins, Cook min 1 hr 35 mins Plus chilling Serves 12 Ingredients: • 500g pack shortcrust pastry • 1 whole nutmeg , for grating • 4 large eggs • 140g golden caster sugar • 300ml double cream • 300ml whole milk • 1 vanilla pod , seeds scraped out Method Heat oven to 200C/180C [...]
Spanish omelette Ingredients: .4 big potatoes .1 onion .6 eggs .Olive oil .Salt for taste .salad leaves Utensils Peeler, sharp knife, deep frying pan, Method: Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into thin slices. Add salt to them.Heat well the oil in a deep frying pan (quite a good quantity), and add the potatoes. To [...]
Mini Salmon & hollandaise canapé tarts makes 12 Ingredients: 4 sheets of filo pastry 50g butter, melted for brushing 150g pack hot-smoked salmon, flaked 1 Jar or pack hollandaise sauce Method: Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lay 2 filo sheets on the work surface side by side and brush with butter, then [...]
Fish and chips Ingredients 1 haddock fillet 150g ½ a baking potato 40g of plain flour 120ml of sparkling water 2 pinch’s of salt Vegetable oil Freshly ground black pepper A lemon wedge for garnish Method First peel the potato and cut it into thick chip slices. Then get a pan and fill it [...]
