lemon Archives

Salad recipes

The cheeseboard salad

2 minutes

Gammon recipes

Creamy leftover gammon Alfredo

15 minutes

Lentil recipes

Vegan cauliflower-and-lentil tacos

1 hour

Calamari

Calamari salad

5 minutes

Soup recipes

5 minute raw tomato soup

Asian recipes

Vegan Asian poke bowl

20 minutes

Pasta recipes

Fennel-and-asparagus pasta

25 minutes

Beer Food

Peri-peri chicken livers with Portuguese rolls

20 minutes

Steak recipes

Thick-cut sirloin steaks with Hollandaise, fennel, red onion and capers

10 minutes

Christmas dessert

Cherry tart

45 minutes

Cherry tart

Serves 8

Difficulty Medium

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

130 g butter
165 g caster sugar
1 lemon, zested
1 orange, zested
1 T vanilla paste
3 free-range eggs
75 g flour
1 t baking powder
180 g almond flour
200 g cherries, pitted
3 T honey

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C and lightly grease a 28 cm loose-bottomed tart tin.

2. Combine the butter, sugar, lemon zest, orange zest and vanilla paste in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix using the paddle attachment until light and fluffy.

3. Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure the previous egg is fully incorporated before adding the next one.

4. Sift together the flour and baking powder, then add to the mixture with the almond flour.

5. Spoon the mixture into the tart tin, top with the cherries and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with the honey immediately.

Cook’s note: Replace the cherries with any other berry.

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The cheeseboard salad

Creamy leftover gammon Alfredo

Vegan cauliflower-and-lentil tacos

Calamari salad

5 minute raw tomato soup

Vegan Asian poke bowl

Fennel-and-asparagus pasta

Peri-peri chicken livers with Portuguese rolls

Thick-cut sirloin steaks with Hollandaise, fennel, red onion and capers

Cherry tart

Cherry tart

Ingredients

Method