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Christmas Pickles

Christmas Pickles

These Scandinavian-inspired pickles became a highlight of my Nordic Christmas Eve table, and they’re exactly the sort of jars you’ll want to keep on hand throughout the entire holiday period.…
Roasted Beetroot, apple and black pudding in baby gem

Roasted Beetroot, apple and black pudding in baby gem

These and other canapes were designed to show case a range of products Odysea Limited released in collaboration with Kew Gardens, specifically here the apple cider vinegar which is truly…
Roasted Beetroot, apple, black pudding, apple balsamic vinegar

Roasted Beetroot, apple, black pudding, apple balsamic vinegar

Beetroot is used here to hold together the delicious filling.  These are a little fiddly and if you do not fancy the work,  you can get the same impact of…
Savoury Kiounefe with mozzarella and feta with a date molasses dressing

Savoury Kiounefe with mozzarella and feta with a date molasses dressing

I served this with a griddled green tomato salad with pickled baby gooseberries but it would be delicious with just a green leaf salad or other pickles.  It would just…
Deep fried cod wrapped in kataifi with wild garlic mayonnaise and oven baked crispy sweet potato fries

Deep fried cod wrapped in kataifi with wild garlic mayonnaise and oven baked crispy sweet potato fries

You can wrap many things to fry and serve in a similar fashion.  I fried king prawns and served at the MasterChef challenge where we catered for Sir Ranulph Fiennes…
Kataifi nest with griddled manouri, young green leaves and grape molasses drizzle

Kataifi nest with griddled manouri, young green leaves and grape molasses drizzle

To make the kataifi next you will need a ‘nest frying spoon’ like the one at the bottom of this page.  But you can make smaller nests (as I did…
Cured Salmon Side

Cured Salmon Side

This is a great recipe for a dinner party or a festive meal, perfect from taking some holiday period stress out of your life! An effortless and delicious starter where…
Gridled watermelon, feta, pickled melon and cucumber, spicy crumb

Gridled watermelon, feta, pickled melon and cucumber, spicy crumb

This is a delicious appetiser or light lunch for the summer months but as feta can be found all year round and so can watermelon, in the UK at least, …
Luxurious feta cream with caramelised tangerine slices and maple and rosemary pecans

Luxurious feta cream with caramelised tangerine slices and maple and rosemary pecans

This recipe makes for a great starter for your festive table or as one of many sharing plates. Ingredients (serves 6) For the feta cream 200g feta 100g cream cheese…