olive oil Archives

Chicken recipes

Lamb meatball gyros with cabbage slaw and yoghurt dip

20 minutes

Broccoli recipes

Broccoli with roast lemons and herb salsa

40 minutes

Burger recipes

Sweet potato-and-red quinoa burgers with caramelised fennel and onion and dill aïoli

15 minutes

Butternut recipes

Risotto-stuffed squash with Parmesan and pancetta

45 minutes

Asian recipes

Black rice with avocado and seared salmon

45 minutes

Salad recipes

Brussels sprouts, potatoes and chicken tray bake

40 minutes

Rice recipes

Parmesan-and-sesame rice with roast garlicky mushrooms

1 hour, plus chilling time

Bacon recipes

Roast winter veg with bacon and wilted chard

40 minutes

Anchovy recipes

Not-quite-a-Caesar salad with charred gem lettuce and anchovy toast

20 minutes

Salad recipes

Warm “kabbouleh” salad

30 minutes

Warm buttered pear, apple and Gorgonzola salad

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

3 T butter
2 T sugar
2 Woolworths Ripe & Ready crunchy pears, cored and cut into wedges
2 Woolworths Royal Gala apples, cored and cut into wedges
1 lemon, juiced
2 t olive oil
250 g Woolworths streaky wood-smoked bacon, sliced into thirds and fried until crispy
50 g walnuts, lightly toasted
40 g watercress
150 g Gorgonzola, broken into pieces
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3 T apple cider vinegar

Method

Melt the butter and sugar in a pan over a medium heat. Add the pears and apples and cook for 5 minutes until soft and caramelised.
Squeeze over the lemon juice and drizzle over the olive oil. Set aside to cool.
Gently assemble the salad with the remaining ingredients and toss through the buttered pears and apples.
Season to taste and drizzle with vinegar.

Cook's note:
Did you know? Apples love allspice, almonds, caramel, cardamom, Cheddar, cinnamon, cloves, cranberry, ginger, maple syrup, peanuts, pork, Port.
Pears, on the other hand, love blue cheese, brandy, chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg, red wine, vanilla.

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Warm “kabbouleh” salad

Warm buttered pear, apple and Gorgonzola salad

Warm buttered pear, apple and Gorgonzola salad

Ingredients

Method