Dinner Recipes

This dish uses a traditional savoury Spanish garnish, called a Picada. It can be as thin as a paste or as dry as a crumble. If your green beans aren’t perfectly fresh, try blanching them in salted water for 2 minutes before roasting to bring them back to life.  Preheat...

Creamy and comforting, this risotto features subtle Italian flavours accented by salty, smoky shiitakes. Prepare the shiitake bacon: Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, liquid smoke, and olive oil. Add the mushrooms...

Preheat oven to 210 degrees Celsius. Slice the bottom off each potato and cut crosswise at 3mm intervals, cutting to within 6mm of the bottom. Place the potatoes in a large bowl, add the olive oil, salt and pepper and 1 Tbsp of the rosemary and toss well, working the...

This is great with a roast dinner or make it into pasties instead of a Wellington and have for lunch! Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Over medium heat, fry onion in oil. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for five minutes. Transfer mix into a food processor and...

Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Cook rice in boiling water until cooked. Drain and set aside. Prick the eggplants and place on a lightly greased baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes until softened. Allow to cool before cutting lengthways and scooping out the flesh, leaving about half a centimetre...

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Place pumpkin in a roasting pan and sprinkle with seasonings. Drizzle with olive oil and toss until the pumpkin is well coated. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender and caramelised.

Combine all the dry ingredients. Roll each tofu slice in the rub until coated. Set aside. Heat oil on medium to high heat in a large frying pan. Fry tofu for a few minutes on each side until browned. Add more oil, if needed. Remove from pan. Immediately add whiskey...

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Take pastry sheets from freezer to thaw. In a large mixing bowl ,mix together the filling ingredients. Stir until well mixed. Lightly grease a baking tray. Slice each pastry sheet in half so that it makes two rectangles. Spoon the filling down the...

Put the cashews into a large cast iron pan and toast until fragrant and lightly golden brown. Transfer to a large bowl and wipe the frying pan clean. Heat olive oil then add the finely chopped onion and about 40 grinds of black pepper. Gently fry until the onion is...

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Wash spinach thoroughly and steam for two minutes. Place in a bowl and knead the tofu, vegetable stock and dill into the spinach. The tofu should be crumbled into small flecks. In a pan, fry the onion and garlic in the oil until...

Macadamia Nut Feta Place the macadamia nuts, water and probiotics in a blender and blend until creamy smooth. Line a strainer with a cheesecloth and scoop mixture onto cheesecloth. Fold the cheesecloth over nut cheese mixture and place a plate with weight on top that is heavy enough to press...

Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Sauté onion, capsicum and celery for 5 minutes, until softened. Remove from heat. Place chickpeas in a food processor with the onion mixture. Pulse until chickpeas are roughly chopped. Place chickpeas in a bowl and add spices, hot sauce and parsley....