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My favourite avocados are Shepard’s because they do not brown when cut, making them great for salads and other dishes. The avocado salad can be stuffed into cones like I have done or simply filled into ready-made tart shells.
AVOCADO AND SALMON TASTERS
Makes 14–18 tasters
Ready-made puff pastry 2 sheets
Smoked salmon 200 g (7 oz), sliced
Avocado salad (see recipe below) 1 serving
• Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
• Using a small cookie cutter, punch small holes on the pastry sheets. Using a pastry cutter, cut pastry sheets into 6 rectangles of equal size. Peel off the backing and twirl each retangle of pastry around a metal cone.
• Bake pastry in the oven for 10–15 minutes until golden brown. Set aside to cool for about 1 minute before removing pastry from cones.
• To serve, line the inside of each pastry shell with smoked salmon and fill with about 1 Tbsp of avocado salad.
AVOCADO SALAD
Serves 1–2
Avocado 1
Lemon juice from 1 lemon
Red onion 1, small, peeled and finely chopped
Olive oil 1 Tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste
All-purpose soy sauce 1 Tbsp
Sesame oil 1 tsp
Brown sugar 1 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro) 75 g (21/2 oz), chopped or torn
Black sesame seeds to garnish, toasted
Pita chips to serve
• Cut avocado into 1cm (1/2in) cubes. Drizzle with lemon juice to stop it from browning.
• Combine the remaining ingredients, except coriander, sesame seeds and pita chips, in a large bowl and toss in the avocado. Using a large spoon, toss the ingredients lightly without breaking up the avocado too much.
• Garnish with the coriander leaves and sesame seeds. Serve with toasted pita chips.
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After using lemons for their juice and zest through the rest of the lemon down the garbage disposal for a fresher smell.
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that beetroot cake looks interesting. I’ve made one before but it just had raw grated beetroot in it. Was very moist!
Oh divine! Must try those curry puffs. We bought a cheap pie maker recently. For a quick lunch-time snack, we use leftovers to make yummy, reasonably healthy pies. Mince pies, curry pies, even lamb stew pies. Or you can use your fruit preserves to make fruit pies.
Will be trying the Curry Stuffed Flatbread recipe – looks yum!
I make our meals last several days (with 2 adult males, 3 adult females and a school ager)… I make a large roast lamb, then make a shepherds pie with the leftovers… or make roast chickens then pie, then soup…. makes meals last and everyone loves pie!
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The author has a facebook page – jump on – she always shares recipes and stories on her travels
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To freeze your surplus feijoa’s wipe them over and place them in ice cream containers. No need to pulp them first if time is short (or your having a race against the possums to see who gets the most first!).
I would love to dive into this cookbook!
Beetroot Cake with Chocolate Ganache !! OMG
Still trying to make the perfect meal, need all the help I can get!
I need all the help I can get in the kitchen so this book would be very helpful
Oh my gosh. Must try the beetroot cake! I have made chocolate zucchini cake, carrot cake and pumpkin pie, so why not beetroot cake? Delish!