Serves 4. Delicious served on it’s own or with grilled steak or chicken. Ingredients Salad 8 small new potatoes 6 cups mixed salad leaves 1 medium cucumber, diced 3 tomatoes, diced 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted 20 black olives 150g blue cheese Dressing 2 tbs olive oil 1 tbs walnut oil 1 tbs sherry vinegar salt and pepper Directions Steam the potatoes for about 15 minutes, or until tender. Mix the salad ingredients together. Place in a bowl with the potatoes and cover with dressing.
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You could use eggplant, Spanish onion and pumpkin for this recipe as well. Ingredients 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts 500g lamb backstrap 2 zucchini, sliced lengthways 1 red capsicum, quartered, deseeded, cut into thin strips baby spinach 50g parmesan shavings (or feta) Turkish bread, to serve Dressing 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves 1 tbs balsamic vinegar 2 tsp honey 2 cloves garlic salt and pepper Directions Place dressing ingredients in a whizzer and process until combined. Set aside. Cook lamb on a preheated bbq grill until cooked to your liking. Remove, cover with foil and allow...
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This dressing would be delicous served with a salad of baby cos lettuce, crispy pancetta, semi dried tomatoes, walnuts and avocado. Also lovely on roast or steamed potatoes. Yum! This recipe is for 12 as an accompaniment and will keep for up to 1 day in a sealed container in the fridge. Ingredients 75g blue cheese, chopped 1/2 cup sour cream 1 green shallot, thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbs white wine vinegar 1 tbs light olive oil 1 tbs whole egg mayonnaise 2 tsp Dijon mustard salt and pepper Directions Place all ingredients in a food processor...
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Stuart made this, complete with herbed turkish bread and it was on the table in 30 minutes. Really easy and really delicious! Ingredients 2 tbs balsamic vinegar 2 garlic clove, crushed 1 tsp chopped rosemary 2 tsp olive oil 500g lamb backstrap 200g drained canned baby beets, quartered chopped fetta cheese baby spinach leaves toasted walnuts 1 tbs fresh parsley, chopped Directions Combine vinegar, garlic and oil in a dish. Add the lamb and set aside for 5 minutes to marinate. Combine the beetroot, fetta, baby spinach, walnuts and parsley in a bowl Cook lamb on a preheated grill for...
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Ingredients 3/4 cup whole egg mayonnaise 1 tbs lemon juice 4 drained anchovy fillets, drained, chopped finely 3 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tbs water Directions Combine ingredients above. Serve with typical caesar salad ingredients such as cos lettuce, parmesan, croutons, cooked chicken or bacon.