Courgette Cake With Lemon Butter Icing
Season: Summer
Courgette Cake with Lemon Butter Icing Makes 1 loaf cake 2 medium courgettes – 200g approx. 150g very thick natural yogurt 2 large eggs 100ml rapeseed oil 200g SR flour 1 tsp bicarbonate soda 1 tsp ground ginger 150g light muscavado sugar 100g raisins chopped Icing 1 lemon grated zest...
Easy BBQ Burgers
Season: Summer
SERVES 6 Ingredients *1tbs Breadcrumbs *8 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley *500 g quality minced beef *1 large free-range egg Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper*Rapeseed Oil *1 cos or round lettuce *3 tomatoes *1 red onion *6 good-quality fresh bread rolls 2 heaped tablespoons Dijon mustard, optional To make your...
Chicken & Chorizo Bake
Season: Autumn Spring Summer Winter
INGREDIENTS Serves: 6 * 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil *12 chicken thighs with skin and bone still on *750 grams chorizo (whole if baby ones or cut into 4cm / 1½ inch chunks if regular sized) *1 kilogram new potatoes (halved or winter potatoes cut into small chunks) *2 red onions...
Lettuce, Cucumber & Pea Summer Soup
Season: Summer
Ingredients: 350g cucumber 1 small lettuce (approx 225g in weight), washed and dried 17g shelled peas 5 spring onions, chopped finely 850ml vegetable stock Approx 2 tbsp single cream 1 tbsp fresh snipped chives salt & freshly milled black pepper Method: First melt the butter in a large saucepan and...
Swiss Chard Salad with Lemon, Parmesan & Breadcrumbs
Season: Summer
Ingredients 1 bunch Swiss chard 1/2 cup rapeseed oil, divided into half 1 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs* 1 clove garlic, minced sea salt to taste crushed red pepper flakes, optional 1 lemon 3/4 cups grated Parmesan, Grana Padano or Pecorino Method Wash and dry the chard and remove the stems...
Mackerel Barbecued Over Bay Leaves
Season: Summer
Ingredients: 4 medim sized mackerel (gutted & rinsed) olive oil for drizzling Fresh bay leaves Salt & pepper Method: Massage each fish with a few drops of olive oil. Season the mackerel well, inside and out, with salt and pepper. Make sure your BBQ is hot and ready to cook...
Smoked Mackerel & Beetroot Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing
Season: Summer
Serves 6 Ingredients: 6-10 beetroots (depending on size) 140g puy lentils, cooked bunch spring onions (about 8), sliced on an angle 1 eating apple, core removed, thinly sliced (squeeze a little lemon juice over to prevent them turning brown) 1 small radicchio, leaves separated and torn into bitesized chunks Approx 250g smoked mackerel, skin and any bones removed,...
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...
A Twist on Strawberry Classics
Season: Summer
1. Strawberries with basil, vinegar & Yoghurt Combine 4 tbsp of balsamic vinegar with 3 tbsp of runny honey in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1-2 mins. Allow to cool. Toss 250g of hull and quartered strawberries* with finely chopped ribbons of basil and the...
Strawberry Popsicles
Season: Summer
Ingredients: Popsicle Sticks Popsicle Moulds *800g Strawberries Method: Cut 5-6 strawberries into thin slices and reserve to decorate moulds. Cut the rest of the strawberries into half’s then blend. Place the strawberries in the moulds. Pour blended strawberries over to fill Popsicle moulds and add the sticks. Freeze for 3-4...