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  • RECIPE | Party Rice

    Serves 8-10 people | Prep 15 mins | Cook 25 mins

    This is great for serving to a crowd as part of a buffet- especially if you’re in a hurry. It would work nicely alongside plain char-grilled Mediterranean vegetables. Also pretty with parsley.

    If you’re serving up onto individual plates, use a ramekin to make a mould for the rice and then turn out onto the plates.

    Ingredients.

    150g white & wholegrain basmati rice

    150g black rice

    400g canned tuna (280g drained weight)

    110g ham hock, cooked (got mine from Sains.)

    1 ball (150g) mozzarella, shredded or diced finely

    1 can sweetcorn

    ½ can cannellini beans

    30g cocktail gherkins, sliced

    8 small hotdogs, sliced

    2 eggs, hard-boiled and mashed with a fork

    4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

    4 tbsp lemon juice

    Salt & Pepper

     

    Method.

    1. Get a large saucepan of boiling water on the go and add both types of rice (just double check they both require around 25 minutes cooking time). Drain, rinse in cold water, drain again and set aside.
    2. In a large mixing bowl now combine all the ingredients together and mix well, seasoning with a touch of salt and a few good scrunches of cracked black pepper. Serve.

     

     

  • RECIPE | Thyme Roasted Baby Leeks

    Serves 2 | Prep 5 mins | Cook 15 mins

    LEEKS- The lovely leek can be a great tool to use for detox. Leeks fibre content cleanses the digestive tract, as well as being a potent diuretic. Leeks are also good sources of calcium, vitamin C, potassium, B6, and iron! SOURCE: http://www.diethealthclub.com/health-food/leeks.html )

    Ingredients.

    Olive oil, glug

    White wine vinegar, glug

    1 pack baby leeks (usually 5-6)

    1 garlic clove, sliced finely

    Few thyme sprigs, leaves removed

     

    Method.

    Preheat your oven to 200c / 180c (fan) / Gas Mark 6

     

    1. Top and tail the leeks and remove the first outer skin.
    2. Blanch in boiling hot water for 3 minutes.
    3. Drain thoroughly, place in a baking tray and pop in the glugs of olive oil and vinegar, along with the thyme leaves and garlic.
    4. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes until they start to turn golden on top.

  • RECIPE | Griddled Romaine Lettuce Hearts

    Serves 2  | Prep 5 mins | Cook 5 mins

     

    Simplicity at it’s very best. I actually now prefer these lettuce hearts cooked as opposed to in a cold salad. Slightly charred matched with a sharp, creamy dressing this simple side could match any main, or you may even want to serve it as an unusual starting course.

    – Just 94g of romaine lettuce provides you with 107% vitamin K, 45% vitamin A, and 31% of folate, of your recommended daily intake, to name a few!

    (SOURCE: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=61 ). Make the romaine your new romance with lettuce. Compared to the standard iceberg lettuce, the romaine has; less sugars and salt, twice the amount of protein and calcium, three times the vitamin K, four times the amount of iron, eight times the vitamin C, and seventeen times the amount of vitamin A. It’s a no-brainer. SOURCE: (http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-powerful-advantages-of-eating-lettuce.html )

    Ingredients.

    For the dressing:

    1 ½ tbsp olive oil

    1 tbsp mayonnaise

    1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

    1 lemon, juice of

    1 garlic clove, crushed

    Salt & pepper, to tase

    1 Romaine lettuce heart, halved

     

    Method.

     

    1. Mix all the ingredients for the dressing together in a small bowl with a whisk. Set aside.
    2. Lightly oil the lettuce halves on their cut sides with a brush, and heat a griddle pan to a medium-high heat.
    3. Griddle the lettuce halves cut side down for 2-3 mins.
    4. Remove from pan and serve drizzled in dressing.
  • RECIPE | Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread

    RECIPE | Traditional Irish Brown Soda Bread

    A Traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe is steeped in Irish heritage.

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