Print Recipe Chouriço and calamari salad Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 15 mins Ingredients 100g calamari tubes, sliced or left whole, rinsed and patted dry 15ml (1 tbsp) flour 5ml (1 tsp) paprika salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 50g chouriço, cut into 1cm slices 1 punnet salanova lettuce, rinsed and washed 1 red
Pavlova is an elegant dessert named for the ballerina Anna Pavlova, with the meringue base meant to resemble a tutu. You can top the Pavlova with a variety…
Mushroom tofu pockets is a heavenly for those with earthy tastes. Mushrooms are like meat to vegetarians. My winning dish combines mushrooms, tofu and sushi rice – what more could you want? Serve with Pierre Jourdan Tranquille Rosé. Recipe by Nicky Gibbs
Although the ingredients on their own – thyme,origanum and sesame – are well known, their combination in a mixture called za’atar is rather unusual. Za’atar is more of a herb than a spice blend and typically comprises a combination of sesame seeds, dried thyme, origanum, sumac and a little salt
Print Recipe Fresh asparagus with roast tomato hollandaise and basil-lemon oil Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients g fresh basil zest and juice of ½ lemon 160ml olive oil salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar, to taste 450g baby tomatoes on the vine 750g fresh asparagus – white or green, peeled 2 whole
TO DRINK: A fruity rosé complements the sweet earthiness of the beetroot
Print Recipe Caramelised onion and anchovy tarts Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 6 large brown onions, sliced 125ml (½ cup) sherry vinegar 100g (½ cup) brown sugar sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 x 200g rolls ready-made puff pastry, thawed 65g Kalamata olives, pitted
Print Recipe Grilled lamb chops with soft cheesy polenta Serves: 2 Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 mins Ingredients 6 lamb chops, trimmed of any thick pieces of fat 1 small dried red chilli, crushed 3 fresh thyme sprigs, leaves picked zest and juice of 1 lemon extra virgin olive oil 850ml water 125g polenta 15ml
Print Recipe Chocolate chilli pots Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 15 mins plus extra for setting Ingredients 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream 200g chilli chocolate, plus extra to serve 2 large egg yolks 45ml (3 tbsp) good brandy 100g unsalted butter Instructions 1 Heat the cream in a pot until just boiling. Remove from the heat
Print Recipe Kiwi cumber Serves: 1 Ingredients 4 slices kiwi fruit, peeled, plus 1 to garnish 4 slices cucumber, peeled 20ml sugar syrup 20ml freshly squeezed lime juice 50ml vodka 10ml cloudy apple juice 6 ice cubes Instructions 1 In a cocktail shaker or glass jar with a secure lid, combine the kiwi, cucumber, sugar
Print Recipe Chocolate truffle torte Serves: 1 Cooking Time: 40 mins Ingredients BASE 350g biscotti 150g butter, melted 5ml ground allspice FILLING 250ml fresh cream 500g 70% dark chocolate, finely chopped STRAWBERRIES 250g strawberries 30ml castor sugar 25ml vermouth per slice, to serve Instructions 1 To make the base, grind the biscotti to coarse crumbs
Print Recipe Chilli sauce Serves: 500ml Cooking Time: 20 mins Ingredients 200ml olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500g red chillies, chopped Instructions 1 Heat 60ml (¼ cup) of the olive oil over a medium heat and sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the chillies and cook