Botifarra is a Catalan specialty, a white sausage made almost in the same way as the morcilla blood sausage, but without blood. There is also a blood sausage variety of the sausage, called butifarra negra Catalana. The sausage is based on ancient Roman recipes and consists of pork meat and numerous spices and seasoning, as well as additional …
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Croquetas de jamón
Crispy croquetas de jamón are small and unusual Spanish fritters, which consist of a crispy outer shell and a creamy interior. As the central ingredient, they employ a thick variety of buttery béchamel sauce, which is formed into small logs, coated in breadcrumbs and egg wash, and fried until golden and crunchy. Spanish croquetas are made …
Caponata bake
Ingredients 700g medium potatoes (about 6), thinly sliced 4 tbsp milk 85g mature cheddar finely grated 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 onions (320g), finely chopped 4 tsp balsamic vinegar 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2 aubergines cut into chunks 2 red peppers (540g), deseeded and chopped 30g pack basil …
Fennel, roast lemon & tomato salad
Ingredients 2 lemons 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil pinch of sugar 500g mixed tomatoes (I used cherry tomatoes and some larger ones) 3 fennel bulbs 100g pomegranate seeds 1⁄2 small pack tarragon leaves 1⁄2 small pack parsley leaves 1⁄2 small pack mint leaves Method step 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line …
Miso salmon with ginger noodles
Ingredients 2 nests wholemeal noodles (100g) 1 ½ tsp brown miso 2 tsp balsamic vinegar ½ tsp smoked paprika 2 skinless wild salmon fillets (230g) 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 30g ginger cut into matchsticks 1 green pepper deseeded and cut into strips 2 leeks (165g), thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves finely grated 160g baby spinach …
Wholemeal wraps with minty pea hummus & beetroot
Ingredients For the wraps 85g wholemeal self-raising flour plus extra for dusting 1 tsp rapeseed oil 160g frozen peas defrosted 1 lemon ½ juiced, the other ½ cut into wedges (optional) 4 tbsp bio yogurt 1 large garlic clove handful mint leaves 2 handfuls baby leaf salad 1 small red onion finely sliced 2 large …
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Seared beef salad with capers & mint
Ingredients 150g new potatoes thickly sliced 160g fine green beans trimmed and halved 160g frozen peas rapeseed oil for brushing 200g lean fillet steak trimmed of any fat 160g romaine lettuce roughly torn into pieces For the dressing 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp cider vinegar ½ tsp English mustard powder 2 tbsp …
Cumin-spiced halloumi with corn & tomato slaw
Ingredients 1 lime zested and juiced 1 tsp rapeseed oil 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves ¼ tsp turmeric ¼ tsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander 1 garlic clove finely grated 100g halloumi thinly sliced For the slaw 1 lime zested and juiced 3 tbsp bio yogurt 3 tbsp finely chopped coriander 1 red …
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Chipotle gazpacho
Ingredients 1kg ripe tomatoes roughly chopped 1 large red pepper deseeded and roughly chopped ½ cucumber sliced 4 spring onions finely sliced 1 small garlic clove grated 40g blanched almonds roughly chopped 3 limes juiced 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp chipotle paste 1 large, ripe avocado cubed 1 small red chilli deseeded and finely …
Slow-roasted courgettes with fennel & orzo
Ingredients pinch of saffron 1⁄2 bulb of fennel sliced 100g cherry tomatoes halved 1 bay leaf 2 tbsp olive oil pinch of dried chilli flakes 120ml dry white wine 4-6 baby to medium-sized courgettes 1 lemon zested 50g sourdough breadcrumbs 200g orzo 1 tbsp pine nuts toasted 1 tbsp ricotta handful of dill Method step …
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Lemon & yogurt chicken flatbreads
Ingredients 2 skinless chicken breasts cut into strips 1 lemon 1 tsp dried oregano (optional) 1 garlic clove crushed pinch of cinnamon 1 tbsp olive oil 4 flatbreads 4 tbsp Greek yogurt ¼ red pepper finely chopped 1 Little Gem lettuce finely chopped Method step 1 Put the chicken in a bowl. Pare strips of …
Steamed trout with mint & dill dressing
Ingredients 120g new potatoes halved 170g pack asparagus spears woody ends trimmed 1 ½ tsp vegetable bouillon powder made up to 225ml with water 80g fine green beans trimmed 80g frozen peas 2 skinless trout fillets 2 slices lemon For the dressing 4 tbsp bio yogurt 1 tsp cider vinegar ¼ tsp English mustard powder …
Roasted new carrots, cauliflower, grains & carrot-top dressing
Ingredients 1 cauliflower cut into florets, leaves cut into small pieces and stalks trimmed and cut into chunks 400g bunch new season carrots with tops, peeled and tops trimmed and reserved for the dressing (see below) 2 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp honey 3 tbsp rapeseed oil or olive oil 200g spelt or pearl barley …
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Roasted asparagus & pea salad
Ingredients 3 tbsp natural yogurt 1 tsp wholegrain mustard ½ tsp honey ½ lemon zested and juiced 100g watercress 1 large slice sourdough bread 200g asparagus tough ends removed 1 ½ tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil 2 eggs 200g frozen peas Method step 1 Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix the yogurt, mustard and honey …
Olivier Salad
Olivier salad is a Russian salad with variable ingredients, but it is typically made with chopped vegetables, meat, and mayonnaise. The key ingredients include diced potatoes, vegetables, eggs, chicken, or ham. This salad is one of the most important appetizers at the New Year’s salad buffets in Russia, as well as in some of the …
Escudella i carn d’olla
Escudella i carn d’olla is a popular, traditional Catalan soup filled with pasta, meat such as chicken or lamb, prosciutto pieces, ground pork, and botiffara sausage, with the addition of vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and Swiss chard. The soup is traditionally flavored with garlic, parsley, thyme, saffron, salt, and pepper. It is often made during the colder …
Gambas al ajillo
Gambas al ajillo is a popular Spanish appetizer consisting of shrimps that are sautéed in a pan with minced garlic, lemon juice, paprika, and olive oil. The dish is usually consumed as a tapa. It is recommended to garnish gambas al ajillo with chopped parsley and pair it with some crusty bread on the side, …
Botifarra
Botifarra is a Catalan specialty, a white sausage made almost in the same way as the morcilla blood sausage, but without blood. There is also a blood sausage variety of the sausage, called butifarra negra Catalana. The sausage is based on ancient Roman recipes and consists of pork meat and numerous spices and seasoning, as well as additional …
Cocido madrileño
One of the most emblematic dishes of Madrilenian cuisine known as cocido madrileño is a hearty meat and chickpea stew whose origins can be traced back to the medieval-era Castilla La Mancha. Some food historians claim that this one-pot meal evolved from a peasant dish called olla podrida Manchega, but wasn’t named cocido madrileño until the …
Strawberry shortcake slice
Ingredients 600ml double cream 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste 1 tbsp orange blossom water 125g icing sugar plus 2 tbsp 500g shortcake biscuits plus 3 crushed 350g strawberries sliced Method step 1 Line a 20cm cake tin or dish (either a square or rectangle works well) with cling film, leaving an overhang. Whip 500ml of …
Roast new potatoes & radishes
Ingredients 600g new potatoes halved, larger ones quartered 500g radishes halved, larger ones quartered 4 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp black mustard seeds 1 tsp chilli flakes plus extra to serve (optional) 30g pumpkin seeds 150g Greek yogurt 2 spring onions thinly sliced (green parts and all) Method step 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas …
Mint & basil griddled peach salad
Ingredients 1 lime zested and juiced 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 tbsp finely chopped mint plus a few whole leaves to serve 2 tbsp basil chopped 2 peaches (300g), quartered 75g quinoa 160g fine beans trimmed and halved 1 small red onion very finely chopped 1 large Little Gem lettuce (165g), roughly chopped ½ x …
Halloumi & quinoa fattoush
Ingredients 2 brown pittas torn into pieces 5 tbsp olive oil 2 lemons juiced 1 garlic clove crushed 250g block halloumi sliced 250g microwavable pouch quinoa 350g medium tomatoes quartered 1 large cucumber halved, deseeded and sliced 4 spring onions sliced ½ small bunch mint chopped ½ small bunch dill roughly chopped Method step 1 …
Veggie Indian-style burger
Ingredients 2 vegetarian bean burgers ¼ red onion ¼ cucumber ½ large ripe tomato ¼ small bunch coriander 2 seeded wholemeal burger buns 2 tbsp raita 2 tbsp mango chutney 20g spicy Bombay mix Method step 1 Cook the vegetarian bean burgers following pack instructions. Finely chop the red onion, cucumber, tomato and coriander and …
Sweetcorn fritters with eggs & black bean salsa
Ingredients For the fritters & eggs 1 tsp rapeseed oil 1 small red onion (85g), finely chopped 1 red pepper deseeded and finely diced 100g wholemeal self-raising flour 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp baking powder 325g can sweetcorn drained 6 large eggs For the salsa 1 small red onion (85g), …
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