Friday, May 13, 2011

Warm Roast Squash Spinach & Feta Salad


1 medium butternut squash
1 red onion thinly sliced
2 large handfuls of baby spinach
2 tbls of pinenuts
1 orange juiced
1 handful of feta cheese cubed
1 tsp of paprika
1 tbls of oive oil


Slice the butternut in half scoop out the seeds, chop into cubes without the skin on. Heat the oven to 200 pop the squash on a tray and drizzle with olive oil leave to cook for 15 mins or until cooked.
Pop the pinenuts onto a baking tray and cook for about 5 mins until golden. Remove from tray onto a plate.
Heat a pan with the remainder of olive oil and cook the onion for about 2 mins then add the paprika
Combine the butternut mixture with the, onion & spinach,
Scatter the pinenuts and feta gently thru the salad
Lastly squeeze over the fresh orange juice





Warm Beetroot, Radish & Roast Almond Salad


4 Beets - sliced
6 Radishes – sliced
3 tbls of flaked almonds
2 tbls of crème fraiche
1 tbls of natural yoghurt

Pop flaked almonds onto a baking tray and transfer to a preheated 170 oven for about 5 mins or until just beginning to turn in colour
Place the beets & radishes into a bowl
Combine the crème fraiche & yoghurt until smooth
Reserve a tbls of almonds & then scatter the remainder over the top of the beets & radishes and combine gently with the dressing.
Transfer to a shallow bowl & decorate the top with the remaining almonds.




Warm Sweet Potato, carmelized red onion & chorizo Salad



3 Sweet potatoes
8 baby potatoes
1 chorizo sausage
6 cloves of garlic
1 red onion
3 tbls of balsamic vinegar
1 tbls of sticky brown sugar
Sea Salt



Slice the baby potatoes in half & then chop the sweet potatoes into approx the same size pieces.
Slice the red onion thinly removing tough ends etc.
Chop the chorizo and fry gently in a warm pan for 3 mins each side
Pop the onion into a bowl and 2 tbls of balsamic & the brown sugar over the onion, mix to combine then transfer onto baking tray to a preheated oven 170 for about 5/6 mins… check to see if beginning to caramelise if not leave another few mins. Remove when cooked and set aside
Transfer the potatoes to a baking tray and add the garlic cloves unpeeled.
Pour the olive oil over the potatoes & garlic ensuring they all have a coating .
Pop into the oven for about 20 mins or until cooked
Transfer to a bowl and add the caramelised onions, chorizo with oil, balsamic & seasalt… using your hands toss gently until well combined…

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