Author: Just The Freshest

Ingredients 2 eggplants, thinly sliced lengthwise – like strips Red Sauce dollop olive oil 1 brown onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 400 g tin tomatoes, diced 1 large tomato, chopped 1/2 cup dry red wine 1 handful basil…

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Ingredients Compote 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup raw castor sugar tsp vanilla essence 1 cinnamon stick rind of 1 small lemon 1 bunch rhubarb, cut into 1 cm rounds 250g punnet strawberries Icecream and strawberries to top parfaits Custard 60-100g…

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Serves 2 for main course or 4 for side-dish Ingredients 2 medium-size sweet potatoes, cut in half lengthwise – keep the skins on 4 slices of short cut bacon, finely chopped 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled olive oil parsley or…

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Ingredients dollop olive oil 1 clove garlic 3 medium leeks, finely chopped 1 large carrot, coarsely grated 1 medium lime 1/4 cup chopped, fresh coriander plus a little for serving 1 1/2 litres vegetable stock 3/4 cup dried chickpeas soaked…

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Ingredients 1/2 cup freshly squeezed warm orange juice 1 cup pitted dates minced in food processor 1/2 cup dried apricots minced in food processor 1 egg 1/3 cup olive oil zest of 1 orange 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/2 tablespoon…

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Ingredients 200g walnuts 120g pepitas 120g almonds 100g cashews1/4 cup sunflowers seeds 1/4 cup dried goji berries 1/4 cup maple syrup 2 tablespoons honey strawberries to garnish Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius and line a baking…

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Pastry Ingredients 2 cups plain flour pinch salt 1 tablespoon sugar 125g butter 3-4 tablespoons iced water Method 1. Place flour, salt, sugar and butter in a large bowl. 2. Rub butter with the fingertips until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.…

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