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Quinoa and Fennel Salad

Recipe by Ripe Ingredients 75ml olive oil 3 large fennel bulbs, thinly sliced 1 tbsp caster sugar 3 tbsp cider vinegar 150g quinoa 300g broad beans (I used Edamame beans which work well too ) 1 green chilli, deseeded and ...
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Soba Noodle with Aubergine and Mango

This Aubergine salad is from  Yotman Ottolenghi's book Plenty  and is superb , looks and tastes fantastic and is a crowd pleaser Ingredients 120ml rice vinegar 40g caster sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2 garlic cloves 1/2 fresh red chilli, finely ...
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Asparagus, Rocket and Lemon Risotto

This  awesome risotto recipe was the first risotto I ever attempted to make and have made it a ton of times especially good on a Sunday night when you need comfort food ( Pictured here with Oven roasted Broccolini as ...
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Spaghetti with Rocket and Capers

Ingredients 4 tbsp salted capers 150ml olive oil 1/2 cup white breadcrumbs 500g spaghetti salt 2 garlic cloves 2 tiny dried bird's eye chillies, crushed zest of 1 lemon 4 cups tightly packed trimmed rocket leaves 1 cup small basil ...
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Best Ever Cheese Scones

These are truly the best ever cheese Scones,  the recipe is from an old Cuisine Magazine, I am very particular about eating cheese scones as the ratio to cheese to flour has to be spot on ( ie more cheese ...
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Courgette, Feta, Chilli and Mint Flatbread

Fabulous fail proof base recipe and fresh flavoured toppings, use an amazing olive oil to drizzle over the top You don't have to have exact recipe ingredients for the toppings and could add other vegetables too Ingredients 250g tipo 00 ...
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Potato Snacks – 3 Ways

Recipe by Donna Hay Ingredients Sesame Seed  1 potato, peeled 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp sesame seeds sea salt Chilli and Oregano 1 potato, peeled 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp ...
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French Onion Soup

A favourite soup in our household, the cheese toasts complete this meal , make sure you use Gruyere Cheese though. Ingredients 100g unsalted butter 10 large onions, finely sliced 750ml dry white wine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ...