Recipes
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Roasted rhubarb with mascarpone
Rhubarb and mascarpone is a marriage made in a heaven where calories don’t count. This is a recipe to showcase the sweetest early stalks. Ingredients (serves two) 350g (12oz) young rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 4cm (1½in) lengths 3 tbsp…
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SPIRALISED COURGETTE PUTTANESCA
A little modern take on the classic Italian pasta puttanesca, omitting the pasta and replacing it with spiralised courgettes. If you don’t have a spiraliser, you can cut ribbons instead using a peeler. SERVES 2 Preparation time: 25 minutes |…
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COURGETTE FALAFEL
Tasty and vibrant falafel with added courgette for those extra vitamins! Great served hot or cold with pitta and salad. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 35 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes • 1 small/medium courgette (roughly 150g/5oz) • 2 x…
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STRAWBERRY & MELON FRUIT NEST
Crispy nests topped with luscious crème fraîche and this season’s best fruits. Add a few mint leaves for added flavour, or some grated dark chocolate. MAKES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes • 400g/14oz strawberries, quartered • 400g/14oz melon, peeled and…
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Coconut Milk Strawberry Ice Cream
A lovely cooling and not too sweet dairy-free ice cream, perfect for serving on a summer’s day. SERVES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooling time: One hour • 2 tins full fat coconut milk • 450g/16oz strawberries, hulled •…
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RUSSIAN SALAD WITH PEAS
Let your newly harvested peas shine in this Russian inspired salad with potato and carrots. It tastes delicious. SERVES 6 | Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes • 3 medium/large potatoes, peeled • 3 large carrots, peeled.…
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SPRING SALAD WITH PEAS
Spring on a plate! Enjoy this season’s best vegetables in one big salad. SERVES 4 | Preparation Time: 20 minutes • 250-300g/8-9oz mixed leaves • ½ cucumber, thinly sliced • 2-3 radishes, thinly sliced • 75-100g/3-4oz fresh peas, blanched •…
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GRILLED PESTO CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH LETTUCE & AVOCADO
These sandwiches take no time to make and are great served still warm. Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes MAKES 4 • 2 boneless chicken breast • 4 tbsp basil pesto • 4 buns or bagels •…
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TUNA SALAD
A colourful finely diced salad – ensuring you get a bit of everything in every bite! Eat it as it is, or use it as a sandwich filling. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes FOR…
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Pink Lady’s Favourite Chicken Salad with Butternut Bites
This main-course salad ticks all the boxes for a healthy meal – and it tastes SO good! Preparation:10 minutes | Cooking: 25 minutes Serves:2 300g prepared butternut squash, cut into chunks 1tbsp olive oil Pinch of cumin seeds or chilli…
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Nettle Soup
Spring crops may be a few weeks off yet – but the weeds are ready to harvest. This vibrant soup combines the new season’s nettles with last season’s potatoes and onions. Ingredients (serves 2) 25g (1oz) butter 1 medium onion,…
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Pink & Delicious South African Baked Apples
How about this for a simple, sensational dessert? South African Pink Lady and Golden Delicious apples, cored and scored around their middles, then filled with dried fruits, orange zest and ground almonds – baked until soft. Anyone for ice cream…
