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.
spring:
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.
miso-glazed tofu
9 January 2011 4 Comments
Miso-glazed tofu with greens + soba noodles: a wholesome bowl that feels good and is incredibly more-ish. Perfect food for whatever ails you.
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.
baked beans + poached eggs
10 December 2010 3 Comments
An easy little weekend fry-up of eggs poached in home-made ‘baked’ beans. Real flavours for a late Sunday breakfast. Pan to plate in under 20 minutes. Make with coffee in hand, serve with the papers!
roasted baby capsicums w. fettucine
4 December 2010 2 Comments
A chunky, rustic pasta sauce of roasted baby capsicums, garlic + olives. Sweet with a hint of burnt-caramelly goodness. Simple, one-handed weeknight cooking, with minimal knife work. The roasted capsicums make a killer accompaniment to sourdough, in salads or as an antipasto.
coriander + chilli pesto
28 November 2010 3 Comments
With a headstrong garlicky fragrance and backnotes of coriander, chilli + cashew, this pesto is a punchy little number. Spread it on sandwiches/wraps, serve it as a dip with corn chips, or heap it onto burgers. Add a bit more olive oil and drizzle over roasted vegies + couscous or dress a soba noodle salad with it. Stores in the fridge for several weeks.
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.
warm pumpkin salad w. sesame salt
15 November 2010 2 Comments
A simple warm salad of roasted pumpkin, asparagus and cannelini beans, dotted with feta and sesame salt. Hands-off weeknight fare. So good, you’ll want to make extra for leftover lunches! The sesame salt adds spark to salads, rice dishes, stir-fries and only takes a few minutes.
thai green chicken curry (& how to make perfect steamed rice)
6 November 2010 6 Comments
My favourite Thai green curry, fragrant with kaffir lime, punchy like a king-hit. Thai basil, beansprouts and lime juice keep it clean. Stupendous weeknight fare. And how to make perfect steamed white rice without a rice cooker.
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.
eggplant with polenta
3 October 2010 1 Comment
Silken fried eggplant in a simple tomato sauce, served over creamy polenta, with liberal dustings of peccorino. This is simple, comforting couch food, adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi’s sweetcorn polenta and aubergine sauce.
strawberry thyme jam
19 September 2010 1 Comment
Strawberries and thyme, muddled and simmered for five minutes into a rough jam. Ever-so-slightly savoury meets minimalist sweet. Serve warm on buttery sourdough toast.
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.
quick poached cumquats
6 September 2010 Leave a Comment
Straight-backed and tart, these poached cumquats are bursting with citrus punch and background notes of cinnamon and star anise. Spoon over muesli/porridge or across toast.
grilled portuguese chicken
30 August 2010 7 Comments
Grilled chicken with a spicy marinade of Portuguese flavours – loads of sweet paprika, garlic, lemon and lime, olive oil and cayenne pepper. Serve with rice or on flatbread with a simple tomato-yoghurt salad.
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.
