Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons olive oil
50 g/2 oz butter
1 onion, diced
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 potatoes, chopped
250 g/8 oz broccoli, chopped
300 g/10 oz spinach, washed and chopped
900 ml/1/1/2 pints Chicken orVegetable Stock
125 g/4 oz Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled into small pieces
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
salt and pepper
75 g/3 oz toasted pine nuts, to garnish
warm crusty bread, [...]
Serves 2-4
INGREDIENTS
4 large slices country bread
2 large garlic cloves, halved
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
coarse sea or rock salt
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toast the bread on both sides under a preheated grill until light golden. While the bread is warm, rub one side with the cut sides of the garlic.
place the bread on a plate and drizzle 2 tablespoons [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
250 g/8 oz asparagus, cooked and cooled
125 g/4 oz or 4 slices smoked salmon
200 g/7 oz can tuna, drained
250 g/8 oz can artichoke hearts, drained
125 g/4 oz can sardines
125 g/4 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced
2 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and quartered
125-175 g/4-6 oz cooked peeled prawns
125 g/4 oz black olives
olive oil
salt and pepper
lemon wedges, to serve
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Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 ripe pears
juice and finely grated rind of 2 oranges
4 tablespoons clear honey
4 small heads radicchio, cut into quarters
1 tablespoon walnut oil
125 g/4 oz Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
pepper
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Cut each pear into quarters lengthways and remove the cores. Place the pears in a single layer on a large double-thickness sheet of
kitchen foil, turning up the [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
12 baby globe artichokes
1 lemon, halved
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
salt and pepper
lemon wedges, to garnish
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trim the artichokes and cut each one lengthways in half or quarters depending on their size. Rub all over the cut surfaces with the halved lemon.
heat 5 cm/2 inches vegetable oil in a deep frying pan until it reaches 180-190°C (350-375°F), [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
125-175 g/4-6 oz prepared squid, sliced
125-175 g/4-6 oz whitebait
125-175 g/4-6 oz large prawns
125-175 g/4-6 oz plaice fillets, skinned and cut into
1 cm/1/2 inch strips
125 g/4 oz plain flour
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
salt and pepper
1-2 lemons, sliced or quartered, to garnish
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Wash all the seafood and dry thoroughly on kitchen paper. Season the flour well with salt [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
20 large fresh mussels
25 g/l oz basil leaves
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 small red chilli, deseeded and diced
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon pine nuts
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper
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Scrub the mussels well to remove any barnacles, and then remove the beards. Rinse thoroughly. Put the [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 large ripe peaches, halved and pitted
8 macaroons, crushed
4 blanched almonds, chopped
50 g/2 oz sugar
25 g/1 oz cocoa powder
7 tablespoons dry white wine
40g/1/4oz butter
flaked almonds
icing sugar, to decorate
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Scoop a little flesh from the centre of each peach half, chop and place in a bowl. Add the crumbled macaroons, almonds, half of the sugar,
the [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
500 g/1 lb spinach, shredded, or whole baby spinach leaves
1 hard-boiled egg
25 g/1 oz butter
grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper
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cut the egg in half and remove and reserve the yolk. Chop the white.
wash the spinach well and place in a saucepan with just the water that clings [...]
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
625 g/1/1/4 lb fennel bulbs
1 thick lemon slice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
25 g/1 oz grated Parmesan cheese
25 g/1oz butter
fennel fronds, to garnish (optional)
salt and pepper
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Trim the fennel bulbs and remove any discoloured skin with a potato peeler. Cut vertically into 1.5 cm/3/4 inch thick pieces. Place in a pan
with a pinch of salt, the [...]
