BBQ Halloumi & Melon Salad

BBQ Halloumi & Melon Salad

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • ¼ watermelon, diced into 3cm cubes

  • 1 shallot, sliced thin

  • 1 cucumber, cut in chunks

  • ¼ cantaloupe, cut in wedges

  • ¼ honeydew melon, cut in wedges

  • ¼ bunch Coles mint, leaves picked

  • ½ tsp chilli flakes

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt

  • 250 g halloumi, cut into large pieces

  • 2 tbs Coles honey

  • ½ lemon, juice

Garnish

  • extra mint leaves

Cooked using The Ziggy available at Barbeques Galore

Method

  • Heat a bbq plate until smoking hot.

  • In a large mixing bowl combine the watermelon, shallots, mint and chilli flakes. Dress with olive oil and a pinch of salt, mix together. 

     

  • Place the cantaloupe and honeydew melon wedges down onto the hot plate and lightly grill on both sides until char lines appear. Take off heat and set aside then cut the skin off the melon and dispose. Cut the melon wedges into the same size as the watermelon chunks and add to the salad and mix through.

     

  • Heat a frypan over a medium heat add a drizzle of olive oil and the haloumi cheese. Fry till golden on all sides, add the honey and glaze then add the lemon juice. Toss together until the glaze coats the halloumi.

     

  • To serve spread the melon mix on a platter then add the warm halloumi and glaze. Eat straight away.

Smoked Sausage with Brusselkraut

Smoked Sausage with Brusselkraut

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Coles brussels sprouts, sliced thinly

  • 30 g table salt 

  • 1 tbs caraway seeds, toasted

  • 2 packs of Coles finest lamb and beef sausages

Serve 

  • your favourite mustard

Special Equipment

  • 1 ltr sterilized fermenting jar

Method

  • In a large bowl mix the sprouts, salt and caraway seeds. With clean hands gently scrunch the sprouts to spread the salt and start breaking them down. Cover and leave to one side for 30 minutes them repeat the process. Do this 4 times then pour the sprouts and liquid from the bowl into your pickling jar. Shut the lid and leave in a cool dry place for 3 days.

  • After 3 days pop open the lid and burp (that is the technical term) the brusselkraut. Seal the jar again and leave for another 2 days. 

  • Taste the kraut and if you are happy seal the jar and a put in the fridge. If you want a little more funk and fermentation, seal the jar again and leave for 2 more days. 

  • Once you are happy with the flavour that kraut is ready to use. Store in the fridge when not using and it should last a month or so but we think you’ll eat it a lot quicker than that

  • Heat a smoker to 150 - 160 degrees (C).

  • Lay the sausages in the smoker. Smoke until the sausages are cooked through. The skin will slightly wrinkle and have a firm texture to it. 

  • Serve the smoked sausages with the brusselkraut and your favourite mustard. 

Creamy Polenta with Sauteed Kale

Creamy Polenta with Sauteed Kale

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 3 garlic cloves, sliced

  • 1 bunch Coles kale, sliced

  • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes

  • ½ cup vegetable stock

  • 1 tbs butter

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt

  • 500 g polenta

  • 5 cups Coles milk

  • 2 garlic cloves

  • 4 bay leaves

  • ½ tsp nut meg

  • 2 tbs butter

  • 2 tbs parmesan cheese

  • sea salt

Garnish

  • toasted pine nuts

Method

  • In a frypan over a medium heat add a drizzle of olive oil and the onion, fry off until it begins to soften. Add in the garlic, chilli flakes and a pinch of salt, cook until softened and toasted. Add in the kale and fry off until it starts to colour. Add in the chicken stock and cook down until the kale is tender, add the butter and cook out for a couple more minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm. 

  • In a large saucepan combine the milk, garlic, bay, nut mag and a pinch of salt. Bring the liquid up to the simmer, pour the polenta into the pot of milk and stir. Cook gently until the polenta is hydrated and soft. Add in the butter and cheese, stir into the polenta until combined. 

  • Serve the polenta in a bowl topped with the kale and s sprinkle of toasted pine nuts.

Mussel Vindaloo

Mussel Vindaloo

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs butter

  • 1 brown onion, diced

  • 3 tbs Patak’s vindaloo paste

  • 500 ml Coles beef stock

  • 1 kg mussels

  • 3 sprigs curry leaf

  • ¼ cup Coles roasted cashews

Serve With 

  • steamed rice

  • naan

Method

  • In a saucepan with a lid, melt the butter then add the onion and fry until softened and lightly golden. Add the vindaloo paste and fry off until fragrant and it begins to split. Add the beef stock and reduce until the gravy thickens.

  • Add the mussels and cover with a lid shake and agitate the saucepan until the mussels begin to open. Once a mussel is open remove and place onto a serving dish. Keep cooking and removing the mussels until all are cooked. 

  • Add curry leaf and cashews to the grave cool down for 1 minute to thicken then pour the gravy over the mussels, serve with steamed rice and some naan to soak up the extra gravy. 

BBQ Lamb Backstrap Salad with Harissa Yoghurt

BBQ Lamb Backstrap Salad with Harissa Yoghurt

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 2 Coles lamb back straps

  • 1 tbs cumin powder

  • 1 tbs paprika powder

  • sea salt

  • olive oil

Harissa yoghurt

  • 1 cup Jalna Greek yoghurt

  • 2 tbs harissa paste

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • 1 lemon, juice

  • 1 tin of Coles chickpeas, drained

  • 1 red onion, sliced thinly

  • 1 cucumber, seed removed and cut into half circles

  • 1 bunch Coles mint, leaves picked

  • 1 bunch dill leaves picked

  • ½ bunch of parsley, leaves picked

Cooked using The Ziggy available at Barbeques Galore

Method

  • Heat a bbq until it begins to smoke. 

     

  • Dust the lamb backstraps with cumin and paprika powder and season with sea salt. Drizzle with olive oil and then place onto the grill. Turn the lamb 90 degrees before turn over to get cross hatch grill marks. Cook until the lamb is done to your liking. Then rest for a few minutes.

     

  • In a bowl mix together the harissa yoghurt ingredients and season with sea salt. 

     

  • In a bowl combine red onion, cucumber and herbs. Dress with olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt. 

     

  • To plate up spread the yoghurt on the bottom of a sharing platter and top with the salad. Slice the lamb into 1cm thick pieces and place on top of the salad, garnish with chickpeas and extra herbs. 

Roasted Pumpkin with Sage Burnt Butter & Goats Curd

Roasted Pumpkin with Sage Burnt Butter & Goats Curd

Recipe By Daniel Matheson

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Coles kent pumpkin, skin on, sliced in 3cm thick wedges

  • ¼ bunch Coles sage, leaves sliced thinly

  • 1 bunch watercress, torn roughly

  • 120 g Coles goats curd

  • 150 g salted butter, cubed

  • 1 tbs milk

  • 2 tbs Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

  • salt flakes to taste

Method

  • Preheat an oven to 200 degrees (C).

     

  • Slice the pumpkin in 10-12 wedges and place the wedges facing up on a lined baking tray. Drizzle a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt flakes. Roast in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until the tops of the pumpkin have started to brown. Once roasted, take out of the oven and rest aside to cool down to warm.

     

  • Melt the butter in a pan on medium heat and stir with a whisk until the colour begins to change and some foam rises to the top. Take off the heat, add in the sage and rest aside.

     

  • In a separate bowl, whisk the goats curd until it softens, and fluffs then rest aside.

     

  • On a large serving platter place the pumpkin wedges on the base, spoon over the goats curd so that there is at least some on each pumpkin piece and pour over the butter. Garnish with freshly ripped watercress. 

Corn Ribs with Smokey Chilli Mayo

Corn Ribs with Smokey Chilli Mayo

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 4 Coles corn cobs, cut into quarters and cut out most of the husk

  • ¼ cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 tbs smoked paprika

  • 1 tsp cumin

  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper

  • ½ lime

  • 1 pinch of sea salt 

Smokey Chilli Mayo

  • 1/2 cup Coles mayonnaise

  • 1 garlic clove, grated

  • 2 tbs chipotle in adobo sauce

  • ½ lime

  • 1 pinch sea salt

Method

  • Pre heat an oven to 220 degrees (°C).

  • Lay the corn on an oven tray with the cores facing down and kernels facing up. Cover the corn in the oil, paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt. Place in the oven until the corn is crispy on the outside and cooked through. 

     

  • In a bowl combine the smokey chilli mayo ingredients and mix together.

     

  • Squeeze the lime juice and add a pinch of salt to the ribs.

     

  • Serve the corn ribs on a platter with the sauce drizzled on top or on the side. 

Smoked Carrots with Sesame Yoghurt & Chilli Oil

Smoked Carrots with Sesame Yoghurt & Chilli Oil

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

  • 1 kg bag Coles carrots 

  • 1 ½ tbs Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt and pepper to taste 

  • 1 tsp ground cumin 

  • 1 cup Jalna yoghurt 

  • 1 tbs tahini paste

  • 1 small clove garlic 

  • 2 tbs lemon juice  

  • 1 tbs Coles finest Canadian maple syrup 

  • 2 tbs pepita seeds 

  • 2 tbs chilli oil

  • ¼ cup Coles mint leaves, chopped 

Method

  • Pre heat the smoker with woodchips. Toss the carrots in 1 tbs of oil, cumin and a pinch of salt and pepper. Place the carrots into the smoker and leave to cook for 1 hour, or until the carrots are tender. 

  • Place the yoghurt into a bowl and whisk in the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, maple syrup and a pinch of salt.

  • Place the pepita seeds and remaining oil into a pan over a medium heat and toast for 2 minutes, or until puffed and crisp. 

  • Spread the sesame yoghurt onto the base of a serving plate. Top with the smoked carrots and drizzle over chilli oil, pepita seeds and mint. 

Apple & Rosemary Stuffed Pork Belly

Apple & Rosemary Stuffed Pork Belly

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 1 Coles pork belly, trimmed and skin scored

  • 1 Montague apple, grated

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 2 tbs Coles butter

  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs

  • ¼ cup almonds, diced

  • 5 sprigs rosemary

  • sea salt

  • black pepper

Special Equipment

  • butchers string

Method

  • In a large frypan, cook the onions in olive with a pinch of salt until softened. Add in the butter and breadcrumbs, mix through until the butter melts and is soaked up by the breadcrumbs. Remove from the heat, add in the apple, almonds, rosemary, pinch of salt and pepper. Mix until combined. Leave aside to cool.

  • With a sharp knife score the skin of the pork roast at 2 cm apart.

     

  • Lay the pork roast on the board skin side down. Spread the stuffing down the middle of the pork belly. Using the string, tie the belly so it wraps around the stuffing. Start in the middle then tie then ends then fill in the gaps. This can be done a day or 2 ahead.

     

  • Heat your BBQ or oven to 230 degrees (C).

     

  • Place the pork roast in a rack in a deep oven tray. Season the skin generously with salt. Cook for 30 minutes until the skin has bubbles. Reduce the heat to 160 degrees (C) and cook until the belly is cooked through (approx. 1.5 hours).

     

  • Once cooked, remove from the heat and rest for 20 minutes.

     

  • Cut open the string and carve. Serve with a crisp salad and your favourite sauce or mustard.

Vegan No-Butter No-Chicken

Vegan No-Butter No-Chicken

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 3 tbs Patak’s butter chicken paste

  • 2 tins Coles coconut cream

  • 1/2 head of Coles cauliflower, cut into florets

  • 1 block of firm tofu

  • 2 tbs flaked almonds

  • ½ bunch coriander leave

To Serve

Method

  • In a large saucepan heat the olive oil. Add the onion and butter chicken paste, fry off until the paste splits and the onion softens. Add the coconut cream and a tin of water. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. 

  • Add in the cauliflower and simmer until tender. Add the tofu and cook till warmed through. Add the almonds and taste, adjust seasoning if needed.

  • Garnish with coriander leaves and extra almonds. Serve with a side of steamed rice and papadums.

XO Chilli Prawns

XO Chilli Prawns

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

  • 12 xl Coles deli jumbo raw/green king prawns

  • ½ cup Coles corn flour 

  • 2 cups oil for frying 

DIY XO Sauce 

  • ¼ cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil 

  • 2 golden shallots, peeled 

  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled 

  • 1 tbs fresh ginger, peeled 

  • 6 long red chillies, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish 

  • ¼ bunch coriander, stems & tops separated 

  • ¼ cup dried shrimp, soaked in water for 30 minutes

  • 1 tbs Coles caster sugar

  • 1/3 cup shoa xing (Chinese cooking wine)

  • 2 tsp Coles Asia sesame oil 

  • 1 tbs soy sauce (check for gluten free) 

Method

  • For the XO sauce, place the shallots, garlic, ginger, chillies, coriander root and dried shrimp into the base of a small food processor. Blitz until you have a rough paste. Heat the oil in a large fry pan over a medium heat. Add in the paste and cook, stirring for 10 minutes, or until the paste has cooked off. Add in the sugar, shoa xing wine, sesame oil and soy sauce and a dash of water. Continue to cook for 5 - 6 minutes on a low heat, or until the sauce is a dark rich red colour and has a shimmer on the surface. Remove from the heat and set aside.

     

  • Heat the oil in a wok to 170 degrees (C). Dust the prawns in the cornflour, shaking off any excess. Fry the prawns in batches until crisp on the outside - they don`t need to be completely cooked through at this stage. Drain on kitchen paper. 

     

  • Remove the oil from the wok and place back onto a medium heat. Toss the prawns with 3 tbs of the XO sauce in the wok over a medium heat, adding a little water to make the sauce a little looser and to coat the prawn shells. 

     

  • Place the prawns onto a serving plate and garnish with coriander tops. 

    Serve with noodles or rice on the side. 

Chicken Cutlet with Tomato & Fennel

Chicken Cutlet with Tomato & Fennel

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken cutlet, skin on, with the wing piece attached

  • ½ cup Coles plain flour

  • ¼ cup butter

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt

  • 1 small head of fennel, sliced thinly

  • 1 punnet of Coles medley tomatoes, halved

  • ½ bunch parsley, leaves picked

  • ½ bunch dill, leaves picked

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt

  • lemon wedge

Method

  • Place the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of baking paper, using a meat mallet or small heavy fry pan pound the chicken breast into a thin cutlet.

  • Heat a large frypan until it begins to smoke. Season the cutlet with sea salt and drizzle with olive oil. Place skin down on the hot cooking surface add the butter into the pan. Cook most of the way on the skin side then turn over and finish the other side. Baste in butter as you cook. 

     

  • In a bowl mix the fennel, tomatoes, parsley and dill, dress with olive oil and salt. Toss to coat evenly in the dressing. 

     

  • Serve the cutlet with the tomato and fennel salad on top and a lemon wedge on the side.

BBQ Sweet Onions and Raddichio with Spicy Balsamic Dressing

BBQ Sweet Onions and Raddichio with Spicy Balsamic Dressing

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 2 brown onions, cut into thick rings

  • extra virgin olive oil 

  • 2 tbs Coles brown sugar

  • 2 radicchio, cut into quarters

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt

Spicy Balsamic Butter

  • ½ cup aged balsamic vinegar

  • 2 tbs Coles brown sugar

  • 1 tsp dried chilli flakes

  • 2 tbs currants

  • 2 tbs toasted pine nuts

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Garnish

  • extra toasted pine nuts

Cooked using The Ziggy available at Barbeques Galore

Method

  • Heat a bbq over a medum heat and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle brown sugar over the onions then place them on to the bbq. Cooking this on a low heat will allow the onion to caramelize and turn sweet. Once cooked remove from the bbq and place to one side.

  • Brush the bbq with oil and place the cut sides of the radicchio on medium to high heat and cook until charred.

     

  • In a pre-heated pot, add the balsamic vinegar, sugar, chilli, currants, pine nuts and extra virgin olive oil to a saucepan. Warm over the bbq until the sauce simmers. Simmer for 5 minutes until the dressing had thickened and the sugar has dissolved. Take from the heat and add the olive oil, taste for seasoning and adjust to your liking. 

     

  • To serve, lay the radicchio on a serving platter. Top with onions and then the dressing. Finish with extra pine nuts.  

Mussels Escabeche

Mussels Escabeche

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

  • 1 kg black mussels 

  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) Coles white wine vinegar 

  • 60 ml lemon juice 

  • 1 tbs Coles honey 

  • 1 small carrot, peeled, finely diced

  • 1 golden / French shallot, peeled, sliced into rings 

  • 1 clove garlic, peeled, sliced 

  • 1 long red chilli, sliced 

  • ¼ tsp black pepper to serve 

  • ½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed 

  • ¼ cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil 

  • 2 dill fronds to garnish 

  • *serve with toasted sourdough 

Method

  • Heat a large fry pan over a medium - high heat. Check the mussels are clean and beards removed then place into the pan. Cover with a lid and let them steam for 3 - 4 minutes, or until they have all opened.

    Once cool enough to touch remove the mussels out of the shell and place into a bowl. 

  • Place the vinegar, lemon juice, honey, carrot, shallot, garlic, chilli, pepper and coriander into a small pot and bring up to a simmer, then add the extra virgin olive oil and continue to simmer and infuse for 3 minutes. Season with sea salt to taste. 

  • Pour the mixture over the mussels and allow to cool. You can refrigerate over night to intensely infuse the mussels or serve after 20 minutes sitting room temperature.

  • Garnish with dill fronds and serve the mussels with grilled sourdough bread for dipping into the oily marinade.

Golden Syrup Apple Dumplings

Golden Syrup Apple Dumplings

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

Syrup

  • ½ cup Coles golden syrup

  • 1 cup Coles brown sugar

  • 50 g butter

Dumplings

  • 1 ½ cups Coles self-raising flour

  • 50 g butter

  • ¼ cup Coles golden syrup

  • ¾ cup milk

  • 1 Montague apple, grated 

Garnish

  • ice cream

Method

  • In a large saucepan, combine all the syrup ingredients with 500 ml of water and a pinch of salt. Place over a medium high heat and bring to a simmer.

  • In a bowl, mix the flour and butter. Rub the butter between your fingers to press into the flour. Add the milk and golden syrup, mix into a batter. Add the apple and fold through the mixture.

  • Using two spoons, spoon balls of batter into the simmering syrup. Once the pan is full reduce the heat and place a lid on the pot. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes until a skewer comes out of the dumplings clean.

  • Spoon the dumplings into a bowl, top with syrup and serve with a ball of ice cream.

Butter Chicken Meatballs

Butter Chicken Meatballs

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 

  • ½ jar Patak`s butter chicken paste 

  • 400 g can Coles crushed tomatoes, plus 1/2 tin water 

  • 150 ml Coles thickened cream, plus extra to serve 

  • 30 g butter 

  • ½ cup Patak`s mini pappadums plain, crushed to garnish 

Meatballs

  • 500 g Coles chicken mince 

  • 2/3 cup almond meal 

  • 1 free range egg 

  • 1 tbs fresh ginger, finely grated 

  • ¼ bunch coriander, stems finely chopped, leaves reserve for garnish 

Method

  • Place all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Season with salt and then mix until well combined. Using clean hands roll the mixture into balls in golf ball size. 

  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the meatballs and cook for 3 minutes, turning occasionally until the outside has browned. 

     

  • Make a space in the middle of the frying pan then add in the butter chicken paste and fry it for 2 - 3 minutes, or until aromatic. Add in the tomatoes, water and then stir into the paste and mix the meatballs into the sauce. Gently simmer for 4 - 5 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through. Stir in the cream and butter to make the sauce rich and glossy.

     

  • Remove from the heat and garnish with a little extra cream, broken papadums and coriander tops.

     

  • *Serve with steamed basmati rice or naan bread.

Barbequed Oysters Three Ways

Barbequed Oysters Three Ways

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

Smokey Kilpatrick

  • 5 bacon rashers, diced

  • 1 small onion diced

  • 1 tbs smokey BBQ sauce

  • 1 tsp Coles finest balsamic vinegar

  • 1 tsp worcestershire sauce 

  • ½ tsp tabasco sauce

Crunchy Miso

  • 2 spring onions, sliced thinly

  • 2 tbs butter, room temp

  • 1 tbs miso paste

  • 1 tsp grated ginger

  • 3 tbs panko breadcrumbs

  • 1 tbs fried shallots

Sichuan, Chilli and Soy

  • 3 tbs butter, room temp

  • 1 garlic clove diced

  • 1 birdseye chilli diced

  • 1 tsp sichuan pepper, toasted and crushed

  • 1 tbs soy sauce

  • 1 tsp xhaoxing wine

Method

  • Fry off the bacon and onion in a pan until the bacon is crisp caramelised and the onion is softened. Remove from the pan and cook to room temperature. In a mixing bowl mix together the cooled bacon and onion with the remaining Kilpatrick ingredients until evenly combined. 

  • In bowl mix together the spring onion, butter, miso and ginger. Once mixed place in the fridge to set. Mix the breadcrumbs and fried shallots together. 

  • In bowl mix together the ingredients for the Sichuan, chilli and soy topping. Once mixed place in the fridge to set. 

  • Turn your BBQ on until it begins to smoke. Fold up some sheets of foil and place onto a baking tray to hold the oysters in place on a baking tray. It is important to keep the oysters open side up so you don’t lose any of the liquid when cooked.

  • Top 8 oyster with a soon of each of the toppings. Sprinkle a good pinch of the breadcrumb mix over the miso butter. Place on the BBQ and close the lid. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes until the butters have melted and the oysters have plumped up. The breadcrumbs in the miso crumb should also be crunchy at this stage. 

  • To serve you need to set up a platter that will hold the oysters sitting open side up to keep the juice in the shell. Herbs, seaweed, rock salt and even old oyster shells work well. Place them on a platter and serve whilst still warm.

Carrot, Almond and Green Olive Cous Cous

Carrot, Almond and Green Olive Cous Cous

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

  • 1 cup San Remo couscous 

  • 4 tbs extra virgin olive oil 

  • 5 carrots, peeled

  • 1 cup Coles deli pitted green olives, roughly chopped (Sicilian or green ones from jar)

  • ¾ cup whole roast almonds, chopped/sliced 

  • ¼ cup white sesame seeds, toasted 

  • 1 long red chilli, chopped

  • 2/3 cup dried cranberries 

  • 2 cups round mint, leaves picked 

  • 2 cups flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped 

  • 2 tsp ground sumac 

  • zest and juice of 1 lemon 

  • 1 tbs maple syrup or Coles honey

Method

  • Place the couscous into a flat-bottomed bowl and using clean hands rub in 1 tbs of oil so the grains are coated. Pour in 1 cup of boiling water and stir until the water has all been absorbed. Cover and set aside for 5 - 10 minutes to steam.

  • Meanwhile finely grate the carrots and place them into a large mixing bowl along with the olives, almonds, sesame seeds, chilli and cranberries. 

  • Whisk together the lemon zest and juice, sumac, maple syrup, remaining extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper in a bowl until it is combined.

  • Using a fork, scrape the couscous so it is light and fluffy, then add in with the carrot mixture along with the mint and parsley. Toss the dressing through the salad then place into a serving bowl. Garnish with extra almonds and mint before serving. 

Apple & Potato Rosti

Apple & Potato Rosti

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Coles potato, grated and liquid squeeze out through dry clean cloth

  • 4 Montague apples, grated (squeeze little moisture out)

  • 5 thyme sprigs, leaves picked

  • 2 tbs butter

  • sea salt

  • serve with fried eggs and hot sauce

Method

  • In a large bowl combine the potato, apple and thyme with a pinch of salt. Mix and squeeze together with clean hands.

  • Heat a non stick frypan over a medium heat. Add in the butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Press the potato and apple mixture into the pan and gently fry. Cook until the bottom is golden and the mixture is cooked through half way. Carefully flip the rosti and cook the other side until golden and cooked through. This will roughly take 3 minutes.

  • In a fry pan, fry an egg.

  • Serve the rosti, topped with a fried egg and serve with your favourite hot sauce on the side.

Lamb and Feta Meatballs with Herbed Yoghurt

Lamb and Feta Meatballs with Herbed Yoghurt

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Jalna Greek yoghurt

  • 1 bunch Coles mint, chopped

  • ½ bunch parsley, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, grated

  • 5oo g Coles lamb mince

  • 75 g crumbled feta

  • 2 tbs breadcrumbs

  • ½ bunch parsley, chopped

  • ½ tsp chilli flakes

  • extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt

Garnish

  • picked mint

  • lemon wedges

Method

  • To prepare the yoghurt, place a chux cloth over a colander and place the colander over a bowl then top with the yoghurt and leave this in the fridge over night. This is so that the yoghurt can strain any excess liquid overnight which will make it extra thick and lebneh-like.

  • In a large bowl with a wooden spoon mix the lamb mince, feta, breadcrumbs, garlic, chili flakes and parsley until it’s all combined.

  • Pre-heat a pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Roll the mixture into golf-sized balls and put on to the heat until they are golden and cooked through.

  • To make the herbed yoghurt, in a separate bowl, add the yoghurt, parsley and mint. Mix through then add in the lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

  • To serve, lather the herbed yoghurt on the base of a large flat plate and place the meatballs on top. Garnish with lemon and mint.