Slow Roasted Tuscany Pork
Season: Spring
Ingredients: (Serves 6-8) For the Pork: 2.5 kg pork leg joint 3 tbsp olive oil 4 cloves garlic cut into slivers 2 tbsp fennel seeds 2 tsp dried chilli flakes 2 tbsp dried oregano 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped For Mint Caper Sauce: 2 tbsp tiny capers 2 shallots...
Baked Swiss chard
Season: Spring
Serves 6 Ingredients oil or butter, for greasing 1kg Swiss chard, stems cut into 1cm pieces and leaves into quarters 200ml double cream 1 garlic clove, crushed to a paste with sea salt 2 egg yolks 200g Parmesan, grated (or vegetarian alternative) 75g dried breadcrumbs 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves Method Put a...
Poached Apricot in vanilla with citrus syllabub
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients : For the poached apricots 250ml white wine 1 orange, halved Vanilla pod 55g caster sugar 1 apricot, halved and stone removed For the syllabub 284 ml double cream 2 tbsp icing sugar 1/2 vanilla pod, seeds only 1 lemon, juice & zest only 2 fresh mint sprigs, to garnish...
Redcurrant & Red Onion Relish
Season: Spring
Ingredients: 2 medium red onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges 1 small red pepper, seeded and cut into small chunks 2 tbsp olive oil 1 plump red chilli, seeded and chopped 2 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 small knob fresh ginger, chopped 200ml red wine vinegar 140g light muscovado sugar 1 tsp five...
Smashed broad beans & baby peas on bruschetta with ricotta & mint
Season: Spring Summer
Serves 4 Ingredients 1 crusty sourdough loaf 1 clove garlic, peeled Extra virgin olive oil to drizzle 300g fresh broad beans (podded beans) 1 cup frozen baby peas, thawed 1 tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper 120g fresh ricotta Few mint leaves, finely chopped Method Slice sourdough thickly and toast or...
Cherry & Almond Sponge with Pistachio Crème Fraîche
Season: Spring Summer
Mix textures and flavours with moist, creamy sponge cake, tart fruit and a sweet, nutty cream – a Bakewell with a difference Serves 4 Ingredients For the cherry base 500g sweet cherries, washed and stoned 1 tsp lemon juice zest and ¼ orange 85g caster sugar 1 tbsp chopped pistachio...
Asparagus, Goat’s Cheese & Smoked Bacon Quiche
Season: Spring Summer
Serves 8 Ingredients: For the pastry: 250g plain flour 125g unsalted butter (room temp) 1 egg 2 tbsp water For the filling: 2 rashers of thick smoked back bacon (finely chopped) 100g of goat’s cheese 300ml double cream 200ml of milk 4 medium eggs Salt & pepper 6 sprigs of...
Crunchy Baked Tomato & Onion Gratin
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients 3 onions, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 4 tbsp olive oil 1.2kg mixed tomatoes, from really big to cherry 8 thyme or oregano sprigs, or a mixture, stripped, plus a few more 1 tbsp golden caster sugar 50-85g fresh white breadcrumbs – if you’ve got a crust,...
Smoked Trout & Egg Mayo
Season: Spring
Ingredients Serves: 8 12 eggs 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 150g (5 oz) diced smoked trout 225g (8 oz) mayonnaise 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Method Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to the...
A risotto for early summer
Season: Spring Summer
Ingredients: 450ml vegetable stock, made wth half a stock cube 4 asparagus spears, trimmed (trimmings kept) and each spear sliced into 4 200-250g/8-9oz peas in the pod, about 85g/3oz podded (pods kept) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 85ml risotto rice 3 tbsp white wine (keep the...