Recipes
Tortellini With Tomato And Cream Sauce
Serves 4 Ingredients: 50g unsalted butter 1 small onion, very finely chopped 1 stick celery, very finely chopped 400mL tomato puree ½ teaspoon caster sugar 150mL crème fraiche Salt and black pepper 600g fresh spinach and ricotta tortellini Freshly grated Parmesan to serve Method: 1. Place the butter, onion, celery, tomato puree and sugar in [...]
Tomato, Mustard And Brie Tart
Serves 4 Ingredients: 175g plain white flour Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 75g butter, diced ½ cup milk 2 medium egg yolks 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard 50g aged Cheddar, grated 4 ripe tomatoes, sliced 125g Dutch Brie, thinly sliced For The Herb Oil 1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely shredded 1 [...]
Stir-Fried Vegetables
Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 5cm piece root ginger, peeled, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 tablespoons dry sherry 1 yellow capsicum, deseeded and chopped into 2.5cm pieces 1 red capsicum, deseeded and chopped into 25mm pieces 2 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced on the diagonal 350g broccoli, cut into [...]
Spinach Soufflé
Serves 4 Ingredients: 450g fresh spinach 25g butter 1 tablespoon finely grated Parmesan 25g plain flour 1 cup milk 4 medium eggs, separated, plus 1 extra egg white 100g aged Cheddar, finely grated black pepper Large pinch of ground nutmeg Method: 1. Rinse the spinach, remove any coarse stalks or leaves and place in a [...]
Rice And Apricot Pilaf
Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 tablespoons oil or butter 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 ½ cups rice 3 ½ cups hot water Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped 2 tablespoons lemon juice 200g dried apricots 2 tablespoons seedless raisins 50g almonds, blanched and toasted Method: 1. In a large saucepan heat [...]
Penne With Capsicum And Mascarpone
Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 red onions, chopped 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 green capsicum, deseeded and cut into 1cm pieces 275g dried penne 200g mascarpone Juice of ½ lemon 4 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped Black pepper 4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan Method: 1. Heat the [...]
Mushroom Pizza
Serves 4 Ingredients: 400g canned chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil 240g mushrooms, wiped and thinly sliced 2 small cloves garlic, finely chopped Salt and black pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 x 23cm pizza bases 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan 150g mozzarella, roughly chopped Method: 1. Put the tomatoes into a saucepan and cook [...]
Old Banger
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 large potato, cut into 1cm slices 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ½ onion, chopped 4 vegetarian sausages, halved crosswise 1 small parsnip, sliced 1 apple, peeled, cored and sliced 1 small carrot, sliced 1 small zucchini, sliced 1 tablespoon tomato puree 200mL vegetable stock 100mL apple juice Black pepper 1 tablespoon milk [...]
Mushroom And Black Olive Risotto
Serves 4 Ingredients: 25g dried porcini mushrooms 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 225g large open mushrooms, chopped 1 ½ cup Arborio rice 450mL vegetable stock 2 tablespoons black olives, pitted and roughly chopped Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons black olive paste Fresh Parmesan to serve Method: 1. Cover the porcini with 200mL boiling [...]
Mixed Mushroom Risotto
Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 500g mixed mushrooms (oyster, shiitake, flat, enoki, Swiss), sliced 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 leek, finely sliced 4 cups vegetable stock 2 cups Arborio rice ½ cup white wine Rind of 1 lemon, finely grated ½ cup pecorino cheese, grated ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated [...]
