Charred Octopus with Spicy Romesco Sauce
Sunday, June 16, 2024Spicy romesco sauce is a delicious Catalonian dip that's made with roasted tomatoes, smoked peppers, garlic and nuts of your choice. It's smoky, earthy, spicy and nutty and goes particularly well with raw / roasted vegetables, seafood and meat. I got cooked octopus from one of our local supermarkets. You can also find packaged octopus tentacles from LIDL and they are perfect for the recipe.
Tahini Cucumber Gazpacho
Saturday, June 15, 2024During the summer months when it’s too hot to even think about cooking, this cold tahini cucumber soup comes to the rescue. Simply toss a handful of ingredients in a blender and, before you know it, you have something cool and refreshing yet surprisingly satisfying for the lunch! It's naturally gluten-free, dairy-free and keto-friendly.
Jamon Serrano Wrapped Dates Curry
Friday, June 14, 2024This date curry takes less than 20 minutes to make and is a simple way to pack in those vitamins and fiber without sacrificing flavour. The pitted dates are first wrapped with deeply nutty and earthy Jamon Serrano ham and then fried until crispy before adding to the curry sauce with green beans to create a perfectly delicious combination. Use fresh green beans if you can, otherwise, frozen one works too.
Super Seedy Vanilla Bars
Wednesday, June 12, 2024These seedy vanilla bars from Donna Hay are scratch-made from chia, pepitas, sesame, Corinthian raisins (dark black currants) desiccated coconut, vanilla and honey. Lots of healthy fat are packed into these little treats, which make a perfect, clean, on-the-go snack to keep you full and nourished.
Vanilla powder is whole vanilla beans that have been dried and processed into a powder. It has a more concentrated and intense vanilla flavour than vanilla extract or paste.
Corinthian raisins are often called currants, and sometimes called Zante currants. But in fact they are not currants at all. They are truly raisins, dried versions of the sweet, seedless grape called Black Corinth. They are so much smaller than regular raisins or sultanas.
There are three different types of dried grapes: raisins, sultanas and currants. Raisins are dried white grapes. Sultanas are dried white grapes from seedless cultivars. Currants are dried, dark red, seedless grapes produced in Greece.
Sumac Roasted Salmon with Quinoa Salad and Tahini Sauce
Tuesday, June 11, 2024Looking for a simple meal to put together in under 30 minutes? Try this exotic Middle Eastern inspired baked salmon that will leave you feeling satisfied, with a delightful quinoa salad that's packed full of healthy goodness. Throw in some olives if you desired. You can use smaller salmon pieces, but cooking a whole piece of fillet is much cheaper.
Sumac is a tart crimson-coloured spice that's a staple of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines. It has a sour, floral tang that's a bit like lemon or lime but isn't quite as astringent.
White Chocolate Mousse
Monday, June 10, 2024Spicy Buttermilk and Almond Crumbed Baked Chicken
Sunday, June 09, 2024Spicy, crispy, nutty and keto-friendly, these wings are certain to become your next go-to snack recipe. They are marinated with a spicy buttermilk marinade in the fridge for up to 24 hours, then baked until golden crispy with an almond coating and served with a cool minty yoghurt dressing that takes the edge off the heat and can be prepared one day ahead if you want.
Broccolini with Blueberries and White Bean Purée
Saturday, June 08, 2024The mix of panfried broccolini, herbs, sprouts, and blueberries on a creamy white bean purée looks inviting and moreish. Broccolini, aka aspabroc, or baby broccoli, is a cross-breed of broccoli and Chinese kale or gailan. They have smaller florets, longer, firmer, thin stalks and much tender than broccoli and has a milder flavour, but more expensive.
Crème Fraîche Chive Cookies with Pecans
Friday, June 07, 2024These melt-in-the-mouth, buttery cookies are made with pecans, fresh chives, Dijon-mustard and sour cream. Perfect for any time of the day! Be warned though - once you start eating one, you might find it difficult to stop! These cookies freeze well. Wait for the cookies to cool completely, then transfer them to a reusable freezer-safe bag or container lined with wax or parchment paper in a single layer. They will keep well for up to 2 months.
Sweet and Sour Baby Cucumber Salad
Thursday, June 06, 2024Chocolate Cake with Szechuan Pepper and Basil
Wednesday, June 05, 2024The exotic flavour combination of fresh basil and aromatic Szechuan pepper simply sounds great and cocoa actually harmonises perfectly with the spicy pepper and fresh basil. If desired, frost the cake with ganache icing for an even more luscious finish or simply dust with some cocoa powder.
Xylitol is a natural sugar alcohol that looks and tastes like sugar but has fewer (or none) calories and doesn't raise blood sugar levels. But feel free to use the regular white sugar. Szechuan pepper is not a pepper at all: it is called this because its berries resemble black peppercorns.
Sesame Crusted Avocado Cucumber Salad
Tuesday, June 04, 2024Get ready to experience a side dish or appetizer like no other with this beautiful and fun Sesame Crusted Avocado Cucumber Salad. It combines the velvety goodness of avocado with the delicate nuttiness and earthiness of toasted black sesame seeds, crisp, fresh cucumbers, cherry radishes and sweetly fragrant raspberries. You can use white sesame seeds or a mixture of both black and white if you prefer.