An Ottolenghi recipe which combines sweet mango, earthy eggplant and baked tofu in a summery vegetarian salad of tropical southeast Asian flavours. My twist: a sweet-salty-sour sesame dressing.
side dishes:
caponata style beans
6 April 2011 Leave a Comment
Two recipes in one: a warm, chunky caponata-style salad of eggplant, zucchini, tomato, red onion, olives and fresh herbs; and a chilli bean dish with caponata-style vegies. Take one or both and you’ve got a peasant’s feast in no time at all. Serve the salad as a side or the beans as a main. Warming autumnal fare.
bulgur salad w. lemon + rocket
25 January 2011 Leave a Comment
A lovely little wholegrain salad with simple flavours of lemon, pepper, garlic and a kiss of salty goodness. Quick to prepare. Amazingly good for you. Feels like summer.
a couple of christmas salads
19 December 2010 5 Comments
A couple of healthy salads for summer days: sweet potato with roasted capsicum and basil, and a cumin-spiced couscous salad with parsley, mint, red onion, lemon and fresh dates. Plus lots of ideas to tweak these with what’s in your fridge.
dry-roasted cauliflower curry + eggs
21 November 2010 Leave a Comment
A dry-roasted cauliflower curry with chickpeas, chilli spice and a clean zing of lime. Served with folded eggs + steamed rice.
falafel with red slaw
31 October 2010 3 Comments
Falafels: totally underrated, quick and damn delicious. Served with a simple slaw of red cabbage, yoghurt, mint and lemon. Simple summer food.
the creamiest roasted eggplant ever
23 October 2010 4 Comments
Ottolenghi-inspired roasted eggplant, seasoned with olive oil, sea-salt and pepper. Fluffy, creamy, almost cloud-like. Served with assorted roasted spring veg and herbed buttery couscous. Hands-off weeknight fare that’s light and super delish.
sardine toasties w. fennel & radish salad
6 October 2010 Leave a Comment
Sardine, lemon and dill toasted sandwiches (think fish fingers for grown ups), served with a crunchy salad of fennel, cabbage and radish. Lunch in under 10 minutes, or pair the salad with grilled fish or calamari for a light dinner.
quick fried rice
26 September 2010 Leave a Comment
Simple bowl food: warmed brown rice, slivers of ginger, chopped baby spinach, omelette style eggs and beansprouts. Season with sesame oil and soy. Quick as, super healthy, utterly delish.
warm zucchini salad w. chickpea & fennel
10 September 2010 6 Comments
A warm spring salad of white zucchini, chickpeas and fennel, browned in the pan and dressed with lemon, feta and mint. Serve with grilled meat and a glass of something chilled on a warm night. Or mix it up with brown rice and spinach for a workday lunch.
warrigal greens w. pepperberries & lemon
20 August 2010 1 Comment
Wilted warrigal greens with red cabbage, lemon, garlic and Australian native pepperberries – a quick side dish that can be gathered and prepared at the beach or at home.
quick lime crunch coleslaw
10 August 2010 5 Comments
A fresh, crunchy, summery coleslaw to make on the hop when you’re craving something healthy and light. Add mint, coriander, cashews or chicken, or get fancy with a sweet-salty-sour dressing.
panfried chickpeas w. garlic and lemon
27 June 2010 2 Comments
Real fast food: chickpeas in a pan with onion, garlic, lemon, brocolli and red cabbage. A twist of seasalt and pepper. Add a splash of miso soup on the side and dinner’s ready.
okonomiyaki
15 May 2010 3 Comments
Corn and spring onions pan fried in an eggy buckwheat batter – a fast, wholesome Japanese styled pancake, worth making for the smell of the corn frying alone! Serve with salad or sesame wilted greens.
red bean and rice salad
5 May 2010 2 Comments
A light and fragrant rice and red bean salad packed with lemon zest, parsley and dill. Inspired by a beach picnic, this would be fabulous with grilled chicken or fish, barbecued vegies or felafels.
five spice quinoa
8 April 2010 5 Comments
A quick, fragrant side dish or simple salad using quinoa, Chinese five spice, fresh dill, lemon and pinenuts.
roasted lime and cayenne potato wedges
3 April 2010 4 Comments
Roasted lime, cayenne and pepperberry-dashed purple pontiac potatoes with red onion… the most exquisite potato wedges. Ten minutes prep, an hour in the oven. Spoon the semi-caramelized lime pulp over the spuds and serve with whole-egg mayonnaise. Bliss!
zucchini and feta polpette
27 March 2010 1 Comment
One of my favourite comfort foods is a contemporary twist on something my Mum used to make. Her tuna patties somehow morphed in my adulthood into zucchini and feta patties (I think ‘polpette’ is more refined, even though it means ‘meatball’ in Italian! Stay with me on this!). You might notice this is the second [...]
red quinoa, orange and feta salad
26 January 2010 Leave a Comment
This summer has been unbearably hot and humid. And seems to be lasting way too long. So I’ve been clawing after ideas for lighter dinners – preferably ones that can be quickly put together at the end of a long day. I’d not tried red quinoa (or “red birdseed”, as the betrothed affectionately calls it), [...]
