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Roast Peach, Pistachio & Gingerbread Roulade

29/12/2019

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Ingredients
  • 5 eggs
  • 100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar
  • 75g (1/2 cup) plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 50g Lurpak unsalted butter, melted, cooled
  • 150g (1 cup) pure icing sugar
  • 3 yellow peaches, each cut into 8 wedges
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 x 200ml tubs crème fraîche
  • 180g white chocolate, melted, cooled slightly
  • 75g (1/2 cup) pistachio kernels, finely chopped, plus extra, finely chopped, to decorate

​Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 180C/ 160C fan forced. Grease a 24 x 29cm shallow baking pan or Swiss roll pan and line with baking paper, allowing the paper to overhang 2cm above the long sides.
  2. Use electric beaters to beat the eggs and caster sugar in a bowl for 7 minutes or until thick, pale and a ribbon trail forms when the beaters are lifted.
  3. Meanwhile, sift flour, baking powder, ginger and mixed spice 3 times. Fold flour mixture and butter through egg mixture. Spread over prepared pan. Bake for 12 minutes or until centre of the cake springs back slightly when lightly touched. Remove cake from oven. Increase oven to 200C/180C fan forced.
  4. Place a clean tea towel on a work surface with the long edge facing you. Use a fine sieve to dust tea towel evenly with the icing sugar. Working quickly, turn hot cake onto the prepared tea towel and remove baking paper. Use tea towel to roll the cake to form a log. Set aside, seam-side down, to cool completely.
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Beet, Carrot & Feta with Orange & Hazelnuts

29/12/2019

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Ingredients
  • 1 bunch baby beetroot, trimmed, scrubbed
  • 2 bunches baby carrots, trimmed, scrubbed
  • 1 bunch baby radish, trimmed, scrubbed
  • 2 (about 300g) medium beetroot, trimmed, scrubbed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 oranges
  • 100g salad leaves (such as radicchio and rocket)
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 100g feta, crumbled
  • 50g skinless hazelnuts, roasted, chopped
  • Thinly sliced green shallot, to serve
  • Micro herbs, to serve
  • Nasturtium leaves, to serve

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced. Grease and line a baking tray with baking paper. Arrange baby vegetables on prepared tray, spray with oil and season well. Roast for 30 minutes or until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, cook medium beetroot in a saucepan of boiling water for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain. Set aside. Wearing rubber gloves to avoid staining your hands, peel beetroot using your fingers. Set aside.
  3. To make the dressing, whisk together olive oil, balsamic and mustard in a bowl. Season.
  4. Peel and segment orange. Place salad leaves on a serving plate. Slice medium beetroot. Arrange on top of leaves. Add baby veg, orange segments, thyme, feta, hazelnuts, green shallot, micro herbs and nasturtium leaves. Drizzle with dressing and season to serve.
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Peach, basil and burrata salad

29/12/2019

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Ingredients

  • 4 x 38g slices wholegrain sourdough bread
  • 1 large garlic clove, halved
  • 1 butter lettuce, leaves separated
  • 2 Lebanese cucumbers, cut into thin ribbons
  • 3 peaches, sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 small French shallot, finely chopped
  • 150g burrata, drained

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Rub bread with cut side of garlic. Tear into bite-sized pieces, place on prepared tray and lightly spray with oil. Season with salt. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Set aside to cool.
  2. Arrange lettuce, cucumber, peach and basil in a large serving bowl. Whisk together the oil, balsamic, lemon juice and shallot in a small bowl. Scatter over the garlic croutons and top with the burrata. Drizzle over the dressing and serve immediately.

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Tandoori Paneer with salad

29/12/2019

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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons tandoori paste
  • 130g (1/2 cup) Greek-style yoghurt
  • 200g pkt paneer, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 large red onion, halved, thinly sliced
  • 1 large red capsicum, deseeded, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
  • 250g pkt microwave brown, red and wild rice, cooked
  • 120g baby spinach
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved, sliced diagonally
  • 8 mini pappadums, microwaved
  • Lemon wedges, to serve

Directions
  1. Combine the tandoori paste and 1 tbs yoghurt in a bowl. Add the paneer. Stir to coat.
  2. Heat 1 tbs coconut oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook onion and capsicum, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add paneer mixture and remaining oil. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add 2 tbs water and cook for a further minute or until golden and heated through.
  3. Meanwhile, combine the mint and the remaining yoghurt in a bowl. Season.
  4. Divide the rice, spinach, cucumber and paneer among serving plates. Serve with raita, pappadums and lemon wedges.
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Mexican Sweet Potato Salad

29/12/2019

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Ingredients

  • 300g small sweet potatoes, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 500g baby desiree potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
  • 2 corncobs
  • 250g cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 400g can black beans, rinsed, drained
  • 2 avocados, sliced
  • 60g baby spinach
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) chipotle ranch dressing
  • 65g (3/4 cup) coarsely grated vintage cheddar
  • 1 green shallot, thinly sliced
  • 30g plain corn chips, crushed
  • Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve
  • Sour cream, to serve (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Place the sweet potato and desiree potato on prepared tray. Drizzle over 2 tablespoons oil and season. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden and tender.
  3. Meanwhile, heat a chargrill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of remaining oil over the corncobs. Cook, turning, for 7-8 minutes or until charred and tender. Set aside to cool slightly then use a sharp knife to cut down the length of the corncob, close to the core, to remove the kernels. Repeat with remaining corncob.
  4. Place the potato mixture in the base of a 2.5L (10 cup) glass serving dish. Layer with the tomato, beans, corn, avocado and spinach. Drizzle over dressing. Serve topped with cheddar, shallot, corn chip, coriander and a dollop of sour cream, if using.


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Blueberry Granola Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl.

29/11/2019

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INGREDIENTSBLUEBERRY MUFFIN GRANOLA
  • 3 cups rolled oats use gluten free if needed
  • 1/2 cup raw almond roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup raw pepitas
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 very ripe banana finely mashed
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1-2 cups fresh blueberries

FOR THE GREEK YOGURT BOWLS
  • plain Greek yogurt
  • fresh fruit (I like fresh berries bananas, passion fruit, pineapple + mango)
  • sliced avocado optional
  • nuts + seeds (I like hemp seeds chia seeds, bee pollen, almonds + pistachios)
  • honey or maple for drizzling
  • edible flowers optional

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. To the baking sheet, add the oats, almond and pepitas. In a small sauce pan melt together the coconut oil and maple (or honey). Once melted stir in the vanilla, mashed banana and lemon zest. Remove from the heat and pour the mixture over the oat mix, toss well and sprinkle with salt. Stir in the blueberries.
  3. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring 1 to 2 times throughout cooking. The granola is done when the oats smell toasted and are golden brown. Allow the granola to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

FOR THE BOWLS
  1. Spoon a little yogurt into a bowl. Top with granola, fresh fruit, avocado, seeds + nuts. Drizzle with honey or maple and garnish with edible flowers if desired. EAT.
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Curried Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

29/11/2019

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Ingredients
  • 8 Boston lettuce leaves
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 pound small peeled and deveined raw shrimp (31-40 per pound)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons full-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1½ teaspoons curry powder
  • 1 cup julienned red bell pepper
  • 1 cup julienned snow peas
  • ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil

Directions
  1. Wash and dry lettuce leaves well.
  2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, season with salt and cook, stirring often, until just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, whisk yogurt, vinegar and curry powder in a small bowl.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat, add the sauce mixture and stir to combine. Serve in the lettuce leaves, topped with bell pepper, snow peas and basil.
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Crunchy Tuna Salad

29/11/2019

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Dressing
  • ¼ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup low-fat mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill or ¼ teaspoon dried
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Ground pepper to taste

​Salad
  • 2 5-ounce cans chunk light tuna packed in olive oil, drained (see Tip)
  • 1 small carrot, diced small
  • 2 stalks celery, diced small
  • ¼ cup coarsely chopped celery leaves or parsley
  • ¼ cup shredded radishes
  • ¼ cup diced yellow bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons minced red onion
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced
  • 8 large Bibb lettuce leaves

Directions
  1. To prepare dressing: Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
  2. To prepare salad: Place tuna in the bowl and break up with a fork into bite-size chunks. Add carrot, celery, celery leaves (or parsley), radishes, bell pepper, onion and scallion. Stir gently to combine.
  3. To serve, stack 2 lettuce leaves on top of one another. Divide the salad among the lettuce leaves.​

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Berry Bites

26/10/2019

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Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup crushed almonds or almond meal
  • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar, 
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt, low-fat
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh chopped strawberries and/or raspberries
  • 6-cup muffin tin and liners

Instructions
  1. Line a 6-cup muffin tin with silicone or parchment cupcake liners, or add directly to nonstick muffin tin.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together crushed almonds, coconut sugar, and coconut oil. Spoon a small amount into the bottom of each muffin cup.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix together yogurt and honey. Spoon 2 tablespoons into each muffin cup, covering the crust.
  4. Top with fresh chopped berries. Freeze until firm, about 6 hours. To serve, remove from silicone wrapper and allow to set at room temperature for 8-10 minutes. Enjoy!
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Key Lime Strawberries

26/10/2019

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Ingredients:

10 large strawberries
3 tbsp. light whipped cream
2 tbsp. fat-free plain Greek yogurt
2 tbsp. light/reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature
1 packet no-calorie sweetener (like Stevia)
1 1/2 tsp. lime juice (key lime, if available)
1/2 tsp. lime zest
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 graham cracker or plain biscuit (1/4 sheet), finely crushed


Directions:
Slice the stem ends off the strawberries, about 1/2 inch below the stem, revealing an opening in each berry. Use a narrow spoon to remove about half of the flesh inside each berry, allowing room for filling.

In a small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except graham cracker.

Spoon yogurt mixture into a bottom corner of a plastic bag; snip off the tip of that corner to create a small hole, and squeeze the mixture into the strawberries.

Sprinkle with crushed graham cracker.

Makes 2 servings

Tips:
 Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each strawberry, so the berries sit flat. Use a grapefruit spoon to scoop out the flesh of the berries.
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