Beef Wellington Ingredients 2 x 400g beef fillets Olive oil, for frying 500g mixture of wild mushrooms, cleaned 1 thyme sprig, leaves only 500g puff pastry 8 slices of Parma ham 2 egg yolks, beaten with 1 tbsp water and a pinch of salt Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the red wine […]
Crispy Roast Duck with Chinese Pancakes Ingredients 1 duck 4 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder 4 star anise 2 garlic cloves, bashed 4cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly sliced 4 spring onions, trimmed and cut in half 20 Chinese pancakes Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the dipping sauce Groundnut oil, […]
Spring Green Wraps Ingredients 8 large, outer spring green leaves 200g houmous 2 carrots, grated ¼ small red cabbage, very finely shredded 1 ripe avocado, peeled, stoned and sliced 1 punnet of salad cress, snipped FOR THE DRESSING/DIPPING SAUCE 4 tbsp tahini 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp maple syrup or runny honey Juice of […]
Peanut Butter and Raspberry Jam Pancakes Ingredients 250g peanut butter, smooth or crunchy 5 eggs 4 tbsp natural yoghurt 3 tbsp Raspberry Chia Seed Jam, plus extra for serving 1 tbsp rapeseed oil, for frying 4 bananas, peeled and sliced Maple syrup, to serve (optional) Cooking instructions Mix the peanut butter, eggs, yoghurt and raspberry […]
Grilled Salmon with Garlic Mushroom and Lentil Salad Ingredients 200g Puy lentils 1 bay leaf 2 thyme sprigs 800ml vegetable stock (or water) 1 tbsp olive oil 200g chestnut mushrooms, cut into eighths 200g large flat or Portobello mushrooms, sliced 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 4 x 100g wild salmon fillets 100g rocket […]
Frozen Berry Breakfast Bowl Ingredients 6 tbsp acai juice or 4 tbsp acai powder 300g frozen berries, such as blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or mixed berries 4 bananas, peeled, broken into pieces and frozen for at least 2 hours Water, coconut water or apple juice, if needed 1 fresh banana 4 small handfuls of granola 2 […]
Carrot Cake Macaroons Ingredients 200g unsweetened desiccated coconut 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 50g walnuts, chopped 1 large carrot, grated 75g golden caster sugar 4 egg whites Pinch of salt Preheat the oven to 170˚C/gas 3. Put the coconut, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg into a bowl and […]
Apple-pie Spiced Porridge Ingredients 150g jumbo rolled oats 4 dates, stoned and finely chopped ½ tsp ground cinnamon Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of ground allspice 2 eating apples, cored and cut into chunks 400ml semi-skimmed milk, plus extra for serving Sea salt Cooking instructions Put the oats, chopped dates and spices into a […]
Prawn Waldorf salad Ingredients 75g walnuts 1 small romaine lettuce, finely shredded 200g cooked, peeled king prawns, deveined if necessary 1 celery heart, chopped 1 eating apple e.g. Granny Smith, cored and cut into 1cm pieces 100g seedless green grapes, washed and halved FOR THE DRESSING 100g Greek yoghurt 1½ tsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp […]
Banana and apple crisps Ingredients 2 apples 2 bananas, peeled Cooking instructions Preheat the oven to 90˚C/gas ¼. Line 2–3 large baking trays with greaseproof paper. Slice the apples and bananas very finely with a mandolin or sharp knife and lay the slices on the lined baking trays in a single layer. Put the trays […]