Asian noodle and cabbage salad Finely slice 2 baby cabbages. Slice mangetout and spring onions on the diagonal. Toast almonds and sunflower seeds under the grill. Soak rice noodles in boiling water until tender. Combine and serve with a dressing made from rice vinegar, …
Butternut noodle and carrot soup Sauté the onion, celery and garlic in the olive oil over a medium heat for 8 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Add the leeks and carrots and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the stock and simmer for 30 minutes. Season to taste an…
Asian-style seared beef with sesame-onion noodles To make the sesame-onion noodles: Thinly slice the white parts of the spring onions into rings. Trim the green ends and thinly slice lengthways into shreds (set aside to garnish the beef ). Gently heat the sunflower or peanut oil, the…
6 classic salads – reinvented Everyone loves a classic. There’s a reason these iconic salads have endured. But that doesn’t mean they can't be updated. Give your Greek salad extra swagger with baked feta, reinvent a Niçoise with blackened trout, swap mayo for cocon…
Cucumber salad with chilli oil 1. To make the chilli oil, mix the chilli flakes, ginger, garlic and salt in a bowl. 2. Heat the oil in a small saucepan over a medium-high heat for about 4 minutes, until it gently starts to bubble. 3. Remove the oil from the heat an…
Niçoise-style salad with blackened trout Preheat the oven to 180°C. Make a paste with the smoked paprika, sumac, Worcester sauce, chilli and 2 T olive oil. Spread the paste onto the trout, place in a baking tray and bake for 8–10 minutes, or until cooked through. Mix the …
Pickled fish with noodles and pink pickled radishes Place the rice noodles in a large dish and cover with boiling water. Soak until tender, then drain. Heat the red wine vinegar in a saucepan over a medium heat until it just begins to simmer. Remove from the heat and add the radishes. Onc…
Shredded chicken, pawpaw and celery salad In a saucepan over a medium heat, bring the chicken breasts, stock, spring onion, celery leaves and chilli to a bubble, then turn off the heat, cover and leave until just cooked but still moist and cool enough to handle. Shred the c…
Creamy noodles with wilted Asian greens and sticky ribs Preheat the oven to 180°C. Coat the ribs in the oyster sauce, then place in an ovenproof dish and roast for 35 minutes. Fry the garlic and chilli in 1 T olive oil over a medium to low heat until fragrant. Add the lemon grass and coconut …
Orange-and-miso pork fillet 1. To make the marinade for the pork, place all the ingredients except the pork into a large bowl and whisk to combine. Cut the pork into 4 even sized medallions. Place the pork into the marinade and toss to coat. Set aside at room temperat…