Grilled Fennel & Orange Mozzarella Salad

Grilled Fennel & Orange Mozzarella Salad

Recipe by Courtney Roulston

Dietaries – Meat-free, gluten-free
Serves – 4 as a side
Prep Time – 10 mins
Cooking Time – 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 baby fennel

• 2 oranges

• 2 x 250g tubs fresh mozzarella cheese

• 10 fresh round mint leaves, picked

• 10 fresh basil leaves, picked

• 3 tbsp Coles pistachio nuts, toasted, gently crushed

• sea salt

• Coles black pepper

• 3 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

Method

• Heat a griddle pan over medium heat. Cut the fennel into wedges. Grill the fennel for 1-2 minutes, or until charred and slightly fragrant. Remove from the heat and roughly chop some of the fennel into smaller pieces. Allow the fennel to cool slightly.

• Remove the skin from the oranges and cut into slices. Place orange slices around the fennel.

• Tear the mozzarella cheese into rough strips onto the fennel and oranges.

• Scatter over the mint, basil, pistachio nuts, and season with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil generously before serving.

• Best served with toasted sourdough, grilled pork chops, or baked Christmas ham.

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Burnt Eggplant Curly Fettuccine

Burnt Eggplant Curly Fettuccine

Recipe by Michael Weldon

Serves - 4
Prep Time - 20 mins
Cook Time - 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large eggplants

• 1 onion, diced

• 2 celery sticks, diced

• 2 carrots, diced

• Coles chili flakes

• 2 garlic cloves, diced

• 2 rosemary sprigs

• 2 tbsp Coles tomato paste

• 1 bottle Coles tomato passata

• 1 tbsp Coles soy sauce

• Sea salt

• Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 1 pack San Remo curly fettuccine

• Toasted breadcrumbs

Method

• In a large saucepan, fry off the onion, celery, and carrot. Once softened, add in the garlic and continue frying.

• Add in the rosemary, bay leaves, and tomato paste. Fry off until the tomato paste darkens in colour.

• Peel the blistered skin from the eggplants and roughly chop them into chunks. Add them to the saucepan and stir through. Add in the passata and soy sauce. Cook gently until the sauce thickens.

• Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.

• Once the pasta is cooked, mix it through the eggplant sauce and serve.

• Top with chopped parsley and toasted breadcrumbs.

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BBQ Broccoli Caesar Salad

BBQ Broccoli Caesar Salad

Recipe by Michael Weldon

Serves - 4
Prep Time - 10 mins
Cook Time - 15-20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 heads of broccoli, cut into 8 pieces

• Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• Sea salt

  Caesar dressing

• 1 cup Kewpie mayo

• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

• 4 anchovy fillets

• 1 garlic clove

• 1 tbsp Coles Dijon mustard

• 1 lemon, juiced

• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs, toasted with butter until golden

• 4 hard-boiled eggs

Method

• Heat a BBQ or griddle until smoking. Drizzle the broccoli with oil and salt. Place it on the grill and cook until the broccoli has great char marks and is tender.

• In a bowl, mix together the Caesar dressing ingredients. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking.

• Lay the broccoli on a platter and drizzle the Caesar dressing over it. Then, chop the eggs and scatter them over the salad. Finish with the breadcrumbs.

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Saltbush Roasted Lamb Leg and Cauliflower

Saltbush Roasted Lamb Leg and Cauliflower

Ingredients

• 1.5-2kg Coles lamb leg

  1tbs saltbush

  6 Coles garlic cloves

  2tbs bush tomato grounded

  2tbs Coles ground onion powder

  1tps pepperberry

  1tsp rosemary

  1tsp Coles thyme

  1tsp Coles sweet paprika

  8 shallots

  1 cauliflower

  150g butter

  100ml Squeaky Gate olive oil

  Sea salt

Method

• Pre heat oven to 200 degrees

  In a small bowl mix Saltbush, onion powder, pepperberry, rosemary, thyme, sweet paprika

  Slice 4 cuts into fresh of the lamb leg place whole garlic cloves into each slice.

  Drizzle with olive oil and coat lamb leg with saltbush mix. Roast for 1-1-20mins

  Blanch cauliflower for 7mins in bowling water then roast in a pan for 10mins with butter, shallots, onion powder, paprika, saltbush, pepperberry and garlic continually coating the cauliflower until tender.

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Singapore Hawker Centre Chicken Rice

Singapore Hawker Centre Chicken Rice

Recipe by Louis Tikaram

Ingredients

• 1 Lebanese cucumber, cut into oval slices

• 1 small bunch of coriander sprigs

For the Chicken

• 4 chicken thighs, skin on, boneless

• 1 tsp sea salt

• 1 tsp cracked pepper

For the Rice

• 1 1/2 cups jasmine rice

• 2 tbsp Squeaky Gate olive oil

• 4 green shallots, finely chopped

• 1 tbsp Coles minced ginger

• 1 tbsp Coles minced garlic

• 1/4 tsp Coles sea salt

For the Sauce

• 2 tbsp light Coles soy sauce

• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice

• 1 tsp Coles sesame oil

• 1 long red chili, finely chopped

Method

• Place the chicken thighs in a bowl and sprinkle them with salt and white pepper. Rub the seasoning evenly, including under the skin. Leave to marinate for 10 minutes.

• While the chicken is marinating, rinse the jasmine rice with cold water and drain well.

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat on the stove. Add the chopped green shallots, minced ginger, and minced garlic. Fry until fragrant, then reduce the heat and transfer half of the mixture to a small bowl and set aside.

• Return the heat to medium-high and add the rice to the pot. Fry for a minute, then add 2 cups of water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen any rice stuck to it. Place the marinated chicken thighs on top of the rice.

• Cook the rice uncovered until the water starts boiling, then cover the pot tightly with a lid and reduce the heat to the lowest flame. Cook for 20 minutes.

• After 20 minutes, turn off the heat and let the rice sit for another 10 minutes with the lid on.

• While the chicken rice is resting, add light soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, and fresh chili to the fried green shallot mixture. Mix well to make the sauce.

• Using tongs, remove the chicken thighs from the pot and slice them.

• Serve the chicken rice by placing a portion of rice on a plate and arranging sliced chicken, cucumber slices, coriander sprigs, and the green sauce on top.

• Enjoy the Singapore Hawker Centre Chicken Rice!

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Grandma's Five Spice Chinese Chicken

Grandma's Five Spice Chinese Chicken

Recipe By Louis Tikaram

Ingredients

• 8 bone-in, skin-on free-range chicken thighs

• 4 tbsp Coles Asia soy sauce

• 1 tbsp salt

• 1 tsp sugar

• 1 tsp Coles Chinese five spice powder

• 10 pieces star anise

• 1 piece cassia bark (or use cinnamon)

• 10 cloves

• 2 cloves garlic (minced)

• 2 tsp oil

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 2 tbsp dry cooking sherry

Method

• Combine everything together in a large mixing bowl and with gloves, massage the chicken making sure the marinade is completely coating the chicken evenly under the skin. Marinate overnight for the tastiest result or for at least 1 hour.

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (C) and line a roasting tray with baking paper. Place the marinated chicken on the tray and roast for 35 - 40 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown.

• Serve with steamed rice and a vegetable along with the tasty roasting sauce.

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Grilled Fish Tacos with Jazz Apple Slaw

Grilled Fish Tacos with Jazz Apple Slaw

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 4 pieces flathead (or similar white fish)

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• pinch of salt

• 2 apples, sliced thinly

• ¼ Chinese cabbage, sliced thinly

• 2 spring onions, sliced thinly

• 2 tbsp mayo

• 1 tsp hot sauce

• 8 small tortillas

• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

• extra mayo

• extra hot sauce

Method

• Heat a bbq until smoking.

• Mix together the cumin, coriander, smoked paprika and salt. Sprinkle over the fish to coat.

• Pour some oil onto the bbq and add the fish. Cook until the rub is slightly blackened, and the fish is cooked through.

• In a bowl mix together the apple, cabbage, spring onion, mayo and hot sauce with a pinch of salt. Mix until combined and the ingredients are dressed.

• Warm the tortillas by toasting on the bbq until lightly charred.

• Serve the tortillas topped with slaw. Flake over the fish and then add extra mayo and hot sauce. Finish with a wedge of lime on the side.

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Beef Vindaloo Pie

Beef Vindaloo Pie

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 800 g diced chuck steak

• 50 g plain flour

• 1 onion, diced

• 2 garlic cloves, diced

• 3 tbs Patak’s vindaloo paste

• 800 ml chicken stock

• 2 sprigs curry leaf

• extra virgin olive oil

• salt

• 2 sheets short crust pastry

• 6 sheets filo pastry

• 50 g melted butter

• 3 sprigs fresh curry leaf

Method

• Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat.

• In a small bowl coat the beef in the flour. Add a drizzle of oil to the saucepan then add in the beef. Cook until brown then removed and repeat until all the beef is cooked.

• Add another drizzle of olive oil then add in the onions with a pinch of salt. Cook until softened then add in the garlic and cook for another minute. Add in the Vindaloo paste and fry off for a few minutes.

• Add the beef back into the saucepan, add the stock then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the beef is tender and the gravy is thick, this should take an hour or so. Remove from the heat and fully cool the pie filling. 

• Line the base of a pie tin with the short crust pastry with a little bit of pastry hanging over the edge of the dish. Fill with the pastry with the pie filling to the top of the dish but no higher.

• Brush the filo sheets with melted butter and sprinkle over a couple of curry leaves. Fold the sheet in half and scrunch into a loose ball, place on top of the pie to cover a small part of the filling. Repeat the process until the entire top of the pie is covered with filo and there are lots of layers and height to the pastry.

• Place into a 180 degrees (C) oven and cook for 35 - 40 minutes until the pastry is golden and the filling has warmed through. Serve straight away.

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Confit Salmon With Broccolini

Confit Salmon With Broccolini

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 4 pieces of salmon, skin off

• 1 ltr Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 4 garlic cloves, bashed

• 2 bay leaves

• 2 rosemary sprigs

• 1 bunch broccolini

• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

• sea salt

• black pepper

Method

• Pour the oil in the pan and add garlic, bay and rosemary.

• Place the salmon into a pan so that it is covered by the oil and cook on low heat so that it is simmering for 15 minutes. You can test it with a skewer, if it goes through the fish without resistance it's cooked.

• Using a fry-pan and a little oil, lightly fry the broccolini for 2 minutes until it has just softened but still has crunch. Season with salt and lots of black pepper. 

• Remove the fish from the oil and drain.

• Serve the salmon on top of the broccolini with a pinch of salt and a wedge of lemon.

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Lemon Mustard Lamb Cutlets with Cucumber Salad

Lemon Mustard Lamb Cutlets with Cucumber Salad

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 8 Coles lamb cutlets

• 2 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• sea salt and black pepper to taste

• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard

• 4 thyme sprigs, leaves picked

• 1 lemon

• 1 tsp honey

• 3 tbsp thick Greek yoghurt to serve

Cucumber Salad

• 250 g punnet Coles Qukes baby cucumbers  

• 4 red radish, sliced

• 12 pitted green Sicilian olives

• ¼ cup fresh mint, leaves picked

• ¼ cup dill, sprigs picked

Method

• Place the mustard, thyme, zest of ½ the lemon, honey, salt and pepper into a bowl and mix well. Toss the lamb cutlets through the mustard mixture to coat and set aside.

• Heat a grill pan over a medium-high heat. Drizzle the lamb cutlets with 1 tablespoon of oil and grill for 2 minutes each side, or until caramelised on the outside and cooked through. Remove from the pan and allow to rest for 2-3 minutes.

• Cut the cucumbers and radish and place them into a bowl. Lightly crush the olives and add them into the salad with the mint and dill. Squeeze over the juice of ½ lemon, remaining oil and a pinch of salt and pepper into the salad.

• Spoon the yoghurt onto a serving platter. Top with the salad and arrange the cutlets over the top before serving

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Korma Lamb Koftas With Mint & Cucumber Salad

Korma Lamb Koftas With Mint & Cucumber Salad

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 500 g Coles lamb mince

• 3 tbsp Patak’s korma paste

• 2 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

• 2 cups red cabbage, finely sliced

• 2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced on the angle

• ½ bunch mint, chopped

• 1 lemon

• ½ cup Jalna Greek yoghurt

• 1 pack Patak’s plain naan bread, to serve

• 8 whole pickled chillies, from a jar

Method

• Preheat a bbq or frying pan over a medium heat. Mix the korma paste into the lamb mince and season with a pinch of sea salt. Roll the mixture into 4 large koftas, or 8 smaller ones and set aside.

• Place the red cabbage, sliced cucumbers, half the mint, 1 tablespoon of oil, juice and zest of ½ the lemon and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Toss well to coat and set aside to lightly pickle while you cook the lamb.

• Mix the remaining mint into the yoghurt with a pinch of salt and set aside.

• Drizzle the remaining oil over the koftas and cook, turning for 4 - 5 minutes or until fragrant and cooked through. Remove from the heat and rest for 2 minutes.

• Warm the naan breads on the grill for 1 - 2 minutes then tear half and place onto a serving platter.

• Top the naan breads with the mint yoghurt, cucumber salad, lamb koftas and pickled chillies. Drizzle with a little extra oil and serve with lemon wedges on the side.

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Spanner Crab Congee

Spanner Crab Congee

Recipe By Louis Tikaram

Ingredients

• 250 g raw jasmine rice

• 25 g ginger (fine brunoise)

• 25 g garlic (fine brunoise)

• 100 g eschalot (fine brunoise)

• 100 ml canola oil

• 1 l chicken stock (broth)

• 50 ml fish sauce

• ½ tsp white pepper

• 200 g picked spanner crab meat

• 10 g cut green shallots

Method

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan and gently sauté off ginger, garlic & shallot till golden.

• Add rice and cook till the pot starts to dry up, then add ½ a cup of stock.

• Repeat this method just like cooking a risotto.

• Once the rice is cooked and the consistency is still very runny, season with the fish sauce and white pepper.

• Add the crab meat and stir just to cook, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

• Serve immediately and garnish with cut green shallot and a sprinkle of deep fried eschalots.

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Lettuce Fennel Dill Slaw

Lettuce Fennel Dill Slaw

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 3 Coles baby cos lettuce, shaved on a mandolin

• 1 head of fennel, shaved on a mandolin

• 1 red onion, shaved

• 1 bunch of dill leaves picked

Dressing

• ½ cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• ¼ cup Squeaky Gate apple cider vinegar

• 2 tbsp grain mustard

• ½ lemon, juice

• sea salt

• black pepper

Method

• In a large bowl or large plate with a lip on it, mix together all salad ingredients until combined.

• Mix together the dressing ingredients until evenly combined. Drizzle over the salad and enjoy immediately.

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Pork & Chive Dumpling Hot Pot

Pork & Chive Dumpling Hot Pot

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 1 spicy hot pot soup base

• 2 ltr Coles real chicken stock (or water)

Dipping sauce

• 2 tbsp Coles Asia soy

• 1 tbsp Coles Asia sesame oil

• 2 tbsp black vinegar

• 2 tbsp chilli crisp

• ½ bunch coriander, chopped

• 2 spring onions sliced thinly

• 1 pack Mr Chen’s pork and chive dumplings

• 1 pack thinly sliced beef

• 1 pack silken tofu

• 1 pack fried tofu puffs

• 1 pack Coles shimeji mushrooms

• ¼ wombok cabbage, cut into chunks

• 1 bunch Coles choy sum, cut into pieces

• 1 pack Mr Chen’s egg noodles

Method

• Cook soup base in stock for 5 minutes on a gentle simmer.

• Mix together the ingredients for the dipping sauce until combined and set aside.

• Add dumplings to the simmering hotpot and cook for 8 minutes.

• Whilst the hot pot is simmering, arrange the hot pot serving ingredients neatly on a plate.

• To serve, guests may individually add in ingredients as they please and ladle the hot pot soup over.

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Mexican Spiced Savoury Oats With Fried Egg

Mexican Spiced Savoury Oats With Fried Egg

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 2 chorizo, diced

• ½ red onion, diced

• 1 red capsicum, diced

• 1 yellow capsicum, diced

• 1 jalapeno diced

• 1 tbsp Coles smoked paprika

• 1 tsp Coles cumin

• 1 cup Red Tractor rolled oats

• 2 cups Coles real chicken stock

• sea salt

• Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 4 free range eggs, soft boiled

Garnish

• coriander

• corn chips

Method

• In a frypan fry off the chorizo until the fat starts to come out. Add the red onion, capsicums and a drizzle of olive oil and fry until they begin to soften.

• Add the jalapeno, paprika and cumin, then toast for a minute. Add in the oats and stock. Cook for 3 - 5 minutes until the oats thicken and cook into a porridge texture. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking.

• Serve in a bowl garnished with a soft boiled egg, coriander leaves, some crushed corn chips and a sprinkle of paprika.

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Steamed Silken Tofu With Chinese Sausage

Steamed Silken Tofu With Chinese Sausage

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 1 tub silken tofu

• 2 spring onion, sliced thinly

• 2 chinese sausage, sliced thinly

Sweet n Spicy Dressing

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp black vinegar

• 1 tbsp shaoxing wine

• 1 garlic clove, grated

• 2 tbsp brown sugar

• 2 tbsp chilli crisp

• fried shallots

• 2 sprigs coriander, leaves picked

Method

• Turn the tofu out onto a serving dish then sprinkle over the spring onions and chinese sausage. Place into a large steamer basket and steam over a wok or saucepan. Steam for 10 minutes.

• In a saucepan combine the dressing ingredients, boil then simmer for 5 minutes.

• To serve, remove the tofu from the steamer and spoon over the dressing. Garnish with fried shallots and coriander.

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Chicken Tikka Masala Rice with Crispy Coconut Cashews

Chicken Tikka Masala Rice with Crispy Coconut Cashews

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• ½ cup unsalted raw cashews

• 2 tbsp raw shaved coconut

• 280 g Coles skinless chicken thighs, roughly diced

• 1 brown onion, sliced

• 2 tbsp Patak’s tikka masala paste

• 1 large yellow capsicum, sliced into strips

• 2 cups green beans, trimmed, sliced into 8 cm lengths

• 4 cups day-old steamed basmati rice

• 1 lime, to serve

Method

• Heat the oil in a wok over a medium heat. Add the cashews and cook for 2 minutes or until starting to turn golden. Add in the coconut and cook until golden. Remove everything with a slotted spoon and place on a plate lined with a paper towel to drain.

• Keep the same oil in the wok and place back onto a medium heat. Add in the onion and cook for 2 - 3 minutes or until nearly golden in colour. Add in the chicken and a pinch of salt to season. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

• Add in the tikka masala paste and cook until fragrant before adding in the capsicum and green beans. Stir-fry for 2 minutes to cook the vegetables then add in the rice and toss for a further 2 - 3 minutes to warm everything through and coat the rice in the curry paste.

• Divide the rice amongst serving bowls and scatter with the crispy cashew mixture and serve with lime wedges on the side.

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Confit Tomato Salad with Ricotta & Balsamic

Confit Tomato Salad with Ricotta & Balsamic

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 3 x 250 g packs cocktail cherry truss vine tomatoes

• 2 cups Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil, or enough to just cover the tomatoes

• sea salt and black pepper to taste

• 2 eschalots, peeled, sliced into rings

• 2 cloves garlic, smashed

• 4 sprigs thyme

• 250 g fresh ricotta cheese (from the Coles deli)

• ¼ cup basil leaves to serve

Balsamic Dressing

• ½ cup Squeaky Gate balsamic vinegar

• 1 tbsp honey

• sourdough bread to serve

Method

• Heat a hooded BBQ to a medium heat. Place the tomatoes on their vines into a small heat proof tray with high sides - you want them to fit in snug so they can easily be covered with oil. Add in the shallots, garlic, thyme and a pinch of sea salt.

• Place the tomatoes into the BBQ and leave to gently cook for 50 minutes - 1 hour, or until the tomatoes are starting to blister, but still holding their shape and the garlic and shallots are soft.

• To serve, carefully place the tomatoes onto a serving platter along with the garlic, onions and thyme. Crumble over chunks of the ricotta cheese and then spoon over a generous amount of the tomato oil. Season with salt and pepper then generously scatter with the balsamic dressing and basil leaves. Serve with bread for mopping up the juices.

• *Any leftover tomato oil can be used on pastas, soups, dips or salads.

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Harissa Cauliflower

Harissa Cauliflower

Recipe By Frankie Cox

Salad Ingredients

• 1 cup spinach

• 1 cup cooked sorghum

• 5 - 6 florets roasted cauliflower (roasted with extra virgin olive oil)

• 5 - 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
  ¼ cup finely diced red onion

• 1 tbs tiny capers (in brine but drained)

• 1 cup firm feta, small cubes
  ¼ cup toasted almonds

Harissa Mix

• 2 tbsp ground cumin

• 2 tbsp ground coriander

• 2 tbsp ground sweet paprika

• 1 tsp cayenne pepper or chilli powder

Dill Yoghurt Dressing

• 1 cup Greek/natural yoghurt

• 1 bunch dill, finely chopped

• 1 small clove garlic, minced

• ½ tbsp dijon

• ¼ cup lemon juice

• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Method

• To make the harissa cauliflower, using some olive oil and the harissa mix sprinkled on top, roast in oven on 180 degrees (C) until golden. Allow to rest until cooled to room temperature.

• Toss the salad ingredients together until combined.

• To make the dressing, mix the ingredients until combined. Make sure you use chopping and not an electric bullet mixer as you want the herbs to remain roughly chopped.

• Mix all together and serve straight away

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Bush Tomato Slow Braised Lamb Shank

Bush Tomato Slow Braised Lamb Shank

Recipe By Nornie Bero

Ingredients

• 2 - 4 lamb shanks

• ½ tsp cardamon

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 1 tsp bush tomato

• 1 tsp pepperberry

• 2 tbsp lime zest and lemon zest

• 5 dates, chopped

• 400 g passata

• 1 l vegetable stock

• 1 onion

• sea salt, to season

Method

• Pre heat oven on 180 degrees (C). 

• Marinate the shanks with cardamon, cinnamon, turmeric, bush tomato, pepperberry and salt for 30 minutes.

• In a large cast iron pot that can be placed in the oven, sear of shanks each side for 2 mins.

• Add onions lemon and lime zest, chopped dates and cook off for 2 mins. Add the passata and veggie stock until it’s simmering.

• Cover the shanks in the pot with baking paper and foil, shut off with a lid and place in oven for 1 hour and 45 mins until the meat is falling off the bone.

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