olive oil Archives

Chicken recipes

Dijon-and-milk-braised chicken

1 - 1 1⁄2 hours

Beans recipes

Creamy feta falafel wraps

1 hour

Dip recipes

Skordalia with baked potato skins

1 hour 20 minutes

Cauliflower recipes

Cauliflower tarte tatin with celery-and-sultana salad

40 minutes

Apple recipes

Pork sausages with fennel and butter bean apple mash

30 minutes

Bread recipes

Stuffed Turkish flatbreads

30 minutes

Braai recipes

Braaied sumac chicken

1 hour

Butternut recipes

Glazed Hasselback butternut squash

1 hour

Lamb recipes

Greek lamb two ways

4 hours and 10 minutes

Broccoli recipes

Broccoli with mustard dressing

10 minutes

Braai recipes

Lamb koftas with grilled leeks

15 - 20 minutes

Chargrilled cauliflower with hazelnuts and celery

Serves 8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the dressing:

1⁄4 cup vino cotto
1⁄4 cup sherry vinegar
1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 dried figs, chopped
100 g sultanas or cranberries
6 dried apricots, chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For the salad:

700 g cauliflower florets
3 t olive oil
1 bunch celery, chopped (with leaves)
100 g hazelnuts, roasted and chopped
30 g Italian parsley, chopped

Method

Mix all the dressing ingredients and allow to stand for 1 hour.

Heat the oil in a cast-iron pot and char the cauliflower in batches, then place on a platter.

Add the celery, hazelnuts and parsley, and pour the dressing over just before serving.

Cook's note: Smoky cauliflower with nuts, dried fruit and celery is the perfect salad to serve with grilled fish, chicken or lamb.

Strawberry tart with lemon posset

Beer-box (braai) platter

Rum-and-raisin rusks

Dijon-and-milk-braised chicken

Creamy feta falafel wraps

Skordalia with baked potato skins

Cauliflower tarte tatin with celery-and-sultana salad

Pork sausages with fennel and butter bean apple mash

Stuffed Turkish flatbreads

Braaied sumac chicken

Glazed Hasselback butternut squash

Greek lamb two ways

Broccoli with mustard dressing

Lamb koftas with grilled leeks

Chargrilled cauliflower with hazelnuts and celery

Chargrilled cauliflower with hazelnuts and celery

Ingredients

Method