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Category : Salad

Quinoa & Beetroot Salad with Bestow & Honey dressing

Quinoa & Beetroot Salad with Bestow & Honey dressing

1 cup Quinoa 1-2 beetroots spring onion flat leaf parsley Feta 4 Tblspns Bestow oil 3 Tblspns Sweetree Raw Honey 1 tspn wholegrain mustard Bring 3 cups of water to a boil and then add the quinoa.  Cook for aprox. 10-15 minutes until all the water has evaporated.  Cool, and then add finely chopped raw [...]

Baked Ricotta with tomato salsa

Baked Ricotta with tomato salsa

I love ricotta!  It is such a handy ingreditent to have on hand.  Baked ricotta is great chopped up in salads, my personal favourite is a roast pumpkin, ricotta and baby spinach salad with sundried tomatoes.  This basic recipe can also be used as a layer in lasagne instead of white sauce or to stuff [...]

Tapas

Tapas

If you missed our spread on Tapas in the BOP Times the other weekend here it is. If ever on holiday in Spain going for tapas is compulsory.  In a country where dinner is often served after 10pm, tapas are never considered a meal they are simply something to tie you over between meals. Designed to [...]

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Salad

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Salad

I always make plenty of this salad as it makes for a great lunch the next day.  The great thing too about this dish is that it is low in fat and gluten free.  (Just make  sure the stock you use is gluten free!  There is no reason why they shouldn’t be because if you [...]

Perfect summer dish!

Perfect summer dish!

This bean salad is my current favourite!  It’s great to take to BBQ’s, beautiful with fish,chicken or beef and with tacos, fajitas ….. the list goes on. For a delicious and easy summer meal I paired it with BBQ’ed steak and guacamole all wrapped in warm tortillas. Delilicious Californian Bean Salad 1 c dried black beans [...]

Pomegranate and pistachio couscous

Pomegranate and pistachio couscous

Pomeganates aren’t in season in NZ at Christmas time, but their gorgeous ruby red, jewel like seeds evoke a sense of the festive season.  This is not helped by us seeing them in Christmas recipes and dishes from the Northern hemisphere (where they are in season)  So here is a dish that uses pomegranates but [...]

Aioli

Aioli

This is one of those basics everyone should have in their recipe repertoire.  Aioli, or garlic mayonnaise, will keep for weeks in an airtight container in the fridge and it perfect with chips, on sandwiches, burgers, and in salads.  Mix it with pesto for a great pasta salad.  Add gherkins and capers for a homemade [...]

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