Sweet and sour aubergine salad - A simple, healthy salad of chunky aubergines, tomatoes & herbs - large aubergines, baby plum tomatoes, bunch fresh parsley, Sprig fresh mint, cloves garlic, onion, olive oil, wine vinegar, sugar or xylitol, Chilli flakes, Sea salt, Top and tail the aubergines and rinse under running water. Cut in half [...]
Pollo alla diavola - Devil’s chicken! Perfect for the barbecue - free range organic chicken, spatchcocked (ask the butcher to do it for you), sprigs fresh rosemary, Cayenne pepper, olive oil, wine vinegar, clove garlic, Sea salt, Rinse the rosemary sprigs and tear off the needles. Peel the garlic and slice finely. Mix the olive [...]
Stuffed aubergines - Aubergine boats with minced pork & beef in tomato sauce - large aubergines, lean ground beef (minimum 5% fat), ground pork (preferably free range, minimum 8% fat), Bunch fresh basil, tin chopped tomatoes, olive oil, cloves garlic, grating nutmeg, large pinch oregano, Grated parmesan, wholemeal breadcrumbs, Sea salt, black pepper, Bring a [...]
Mediterranean frittata - Quick and easy, fabulous frittata! - large eggs, red pepper, medium courgette, uncooked chorizo, onion, clove garlic, olive oil, Large pinch dried oregano, Sea salt, black pepper, Wash, halve and deseed the pepper, then cut into thin ribbons. Peel and finely slice the onion. Peel and crush the garlic.; Top and tail [...]
Roasted Acorn Squash - Moreish sweet savoury wedges, great with meat dishes - large acorn or butternut squash, sprig fresh sage, olive oil, Sea salt, black pepper, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 220˚C/200˚C FAN/GAS 7; Wash and halve the pumpkin; no need to peel it. Remove the seeds and cut each half into 2cm thick wedges.; Wash [...]
Pan-fried mackerel fillets with couscous - Quick, satisfying, tasty and so healthy with Omega 3 fats from the fish and antioxidants from the herbs and veg. - fresh mackerel fillets, handline-caught from an MSC-certified sustainable source, fresh thyme sprigs, unwaxed lemon, baby plum tomatoes, watercress, couscous, olive oil, Sea salt, Wash the thyme. Zest and [...]
Ribollita - Soupy mix of beans & veg served with toasted sourdough - chard or kale, savoy cabbage, carrots, leek, bunch fresh parsley, stick celery, potato, sprig rosemary, sprigs thyme, onion, tin chopped tomatoes, tin cannellini beans, olive oil, large slices of sourdough slightly stale, vegetable stock, Sea salt, Boil a kettle and make the [...]
Pasta e ceci - A hearty soup of chickpeas, vegetables and pasta. Quick, easy and brimming with goodness and flavour. - stick celery, carrots, sprig fresh rosemary, tin chopped tomatoes, tin chickpeas, conchiglie or other small pasta shapes, onion, clove garlic, vegetable stock, olive oil, Sea salt, black pepper, Peel and finely chop the carrots [...]
Sicilian pesto - Full of Mediterranean flavours - fresh basil leaves, Grated parmesan, grated pecorino, red chilli, flaked almonds, tin plum tomatoes, olive oil, clove garlic, Sea salt, black pepper, Wash the basil leaves. Peel and crush the garlic. Grate the cheeses.; Remove any stalk ends and skin from the tomatoes. Wash, deeed and roughly [...]
Squash and cannellini soup - A hearty, satisfying soup to fight the winter chill - butternut squash, ripe but firm vine tomatoes, sprigs fresh sage, tin cannellini beans, onion, clove garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, vegetable stock, Sea salt, black pepper, TURN OVEN ON TO 200˚C/180˚C FAN/GAS 6; Peel, deseed and cube the squash. Wash [...]