Recipes

Beetroot & Nut Salad

Refreshing and clean salad for a side dish to steak or as a dip.   Ingredients 500g cooked & pickled beetroot, diced 1 medium size cucumber, cubed 2 eshallots, finely chopped 1 tablespoon of dill, chopped roughly 1/2 cup nuts of your choice, suggestions macadamia or walnut Olive oil Salt & pepper   Prepare           Toss …

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Baked kale chips

Ingredients           Kale leaves Canola oil salt   Prepare           Rip kale leaves to the desired size. Lay them flat on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Spray with canola, and sprinkle with rock salt, if desired. Bake in a 180˚C oven until crispy, approximately 8 minutes.

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Autumn quinoa & fig salad recipe

A warm throw-together salad for lazy lunches.   Ingredients           Butternut pumpkin or sweet potato, cut in wedges 1 medium sized cucumber, sliced Bocconcini balls, shredded 1 cup Quinoa, cooked Rocket Pomegranate Figs, cut in wedges   Prepare           Season pumpkin or sweet potato with salt, pepper and olive oil and roast …

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Pickling cucumbers

In a pickle? Too many cucumbers? Try our easy, yummy pickle recipe to waste nothing.   Ingredients Cucumbers (enough to fill desired number of jars) 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar or any sugar syrup 1 1/2 teaspoons salt pepper to taste handful chopped dill 2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly Sterilised glass jars with screw top …

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Blueberry pancakes recipe

  We think the picture says it all. Let yourself enjoy the fruits of your labour.   Ingredients  3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 cup flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg, whisked 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries more butter for the pan    …

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Chicken green curry recipe

Easy, throw together curry dish to keep you warm and full during the winter months. Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 1 onion, sliced 1/4 cup green curry paste 1 cup chicken stock 400ml can coconut milk 2 cups barbecued chicken, shredded 1/2 cup broccoli florets 1/2 cup pumpkin, cubed 1/4 cup coriander leaves Cashews, roughly cut Rice, to serve Prepare   …

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Autumn beet salad

  Try this decadent salad at your next lazy lunch with friends. It celebrates all the fruits of an autumn harvest.   Ingredients           2 apples, quartered then sliced 1 beetroot, sliced Blue cheese (or your favourite creamy feta) 1 cup baby spinach walnuts, chopped roughly parsley, finely chopped olive oil   Prepare       …

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Beet dip

Tuck into this filling ruby red dip.   Ingredients           70g raw cashews, soaked and drained 200g cooked beetroot in pieces, (about 1-2 beets) 3 tbsp tahini 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1 clove of garlic crushed black pepper   Prepare           Combine all …

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Goat cheese stuffed figs

  A quick to assemble velvety dessert or a sweet starter.   Ingredients           Ripe figs Goat cheese Walnuts Honey Pepper   Prepare           Cut ripe figs three quarters the way down the fruit. Gently fill with goat cheese and walnuts. Drizzle with honey. Season with pepper. Serve chilled.

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Som Tum recipe

Famous Thai green papaya salad   Ingredients           5 cherry tomatoes, halved 2 chillies, finely sliced 1 tablespoon dried shrimp* 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce* 1 clove garlic 2 cups shredded green papaya (can be purchased at Asian supermarkets pre-shredded) 1 lime, juiced 1 1/2 tablespoons palm sugar 2 tablespoons toasted peanuts, optional *For vegetarians: omit …

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