From the monthly archives:
Guacamole is always a nice solution to turn to if you don’t know what to do with your ripe avocados. This one here is very quick and simple, and I think sweet corn makes it a bit different. Feel free to use more garlic (2 cloves instaed of 1, for a super garlicky guacamole…).
Makes 2-4 servings.
Ingredients:
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This salad is definitely a celebration of summer. It’s very refreshing and perfect as an appetizer or light lunch break. Although winter is almost here, I’m sure some readers around the world can still get hold of watermelons.
Makes 2 servings.
Ingredients:
the pulp of ¼ watermelon (seeds removed), cut into bite-sized pieces
4 cups fresh rocket
1 cup leek sprouts
1 cup fresh coriander [...]
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In making any kind of jam, the quantity of sugar (or malt) used can vary a lot. The riper the fruit you use, the higher its sugar content. For this jam, I selected very ripe (and organic) plums, and could therefore cut the sugar and malt quantity. This jam is lightly spicy and tangy, but still delicious on [...]
Posted in: cooked
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Makes 2-4 servings (1 pizza).
Ingredients:
For the almond-basil pesto
1 clove garlic
fresh basil leaves (a good handful)
almonds (a good handful)
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
whole sea salt (to taste)
For the tomatoes
4-5 tomatoes (I used Piccadilly, an italian variety. Any other plum tomato, like San Marzano, would work just fine. And I wouldn’t mind trying with cherry tomatoes)
extra [...]
Posted in: baking, cooked, pizza, savoury, spring, summer
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