Vegetarian Recipes
Scrambled Eggs with Soda
Ingredients: Serves 4 12 eggs, best quality you can afford 150ml sparkling water 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper 20g butter 4 thick slices of sourdough, toasted/charred Method: Mix together the eggs, sparkling water, parmesan...
Gluten Free Macadamia Brownies
Ingredients: Makes 28 portions 12 eggs 800gm 900gm caster sugar 675gm 68% Madagascar chocolate 675gm-unsalted butter 225gm ground macadamia meal 225gm cocoa powder 300gm macadamia nuts Method: Preheat oven to 150 degrees Grease and line sponge tray with parchment...
Mushroom, Olive & Ricotta Fusilli
Ingredients: Serves 4 500gm field mushroom finely chopped 2 cups green olives 1/4 bunch mint 1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley 100gm ricotta cheese fresh Lemon juice and zest 1 clove of garlic 2 fresh red chillies Olive oil 1-cup thick cream 100gm Parmesan cheese Method: In...
Sweet Tooth Salad with Green Beans
Ingredients: Serves 2 Salad 1/8 Australian Kent pumpkin, skin on 1 tsp Australian extra virgin olive oil Pinch sea salt Cracked black pepper 4 Australian Jerusalem artichokes Handful Australian green beans 4 Australian prunes ¼ cup Australian pecans 2 tbsp goats...
Bagels
Ingredients: 255g lukewarm water 3g instant yeast 7g malt or brown sugar 10.5g salt 450g Laucke Wallaby flour Method: Combine water yeast and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, wait a few minutes until it becomes foamy. Add the flour and salt, mix on slow for a few...
Ravani – Moist Semolina Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup semolina 1 cup almonds, blanched, toasted and roughly chopped 2 cups self raising flour, sifted 2 tsp baking powder Rind of 1 lemon 6 eggs 250g butter at room temp Juice of 2 oranges 2 tbsp cognac or brandy 1 cup of caster. Sugar Shredded coconut as...
Almond Brownie Bliss Balls
Ingredients: Makes 12 ¾ cup Australian almonds 1/3 cup rolled oats 2 tbsp cacao powder ½ tsp vanilla extract 12 medjool dates 3 tbsp cacao nibs 1 tbsp Australian almond oil Method: In a food processor blend ¼ cup of the almonds until they are crushed lightly but not...
Berry Grape Jam and Macadamia Nut Butter Toast
Ingredients: Makes 2 small jars of jam and nut butter Jam ¼ cup fresh Australian raspberries ¼ cup fresh Australian blackberries ¼ cup fresh Australian strawberries ¼ cup fresh Australian blueberries ¼ cup fresh Australian red seedless grapes Splash Water ¼ cup chia...
Vodka, Raspberry and Lime Spritzer
Ingredients: Serves two 1/2 cup very cold vodka Juice of two limes 2 tablespoons sugar syrup 1/2 cup fresh raspberries 1/2 cup blueberries Approx 500ml sparkling water Ice Method: Bring together the vodka, lime juice, sugar syrup, raspberries, blueberries and...
Galatopita (Greek Custard Pie)
Ingredients: 8 egg yolks 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups white sugar 3 litres of milk Pinch of salt 120g butter 2 cups semolina 15 sheets of fillo pastry 150g butter melted (approx.) Icing sugar + cinnamon to serve Method: Separate egg yolks from whites Add vanilla...
Morning Mood Booster
Ingredients: Serves 4 4 ice cubes 2 cups Australian watermelon 1 cup Australian pineapple 1 Australian orange 2 Australian carrots 1 tsp fresh Australian ginger ¼ cup coconut water 1 tbsp fresh Australian mint leaves Method: Place all ingredients in a blender and...
Flourless Orange Cake with Lemon Buttercream
Ingredients: Flourless Orange Cake Oranges 3pcs Sugar 375g Ground cardamom 3g Cinnamon 1 large pinch Almond meal 450g Baking powder 7.5g Eggs 8 pcs Lemon Buttercream Eggs 110g Butter 500g Sugar 145g Water 40g Lemon juice 50g Method: Flourless Orange Cake Fill a pot...
Brinjal
Ingredients: 2 eggplants, cut in large cubes (up the number of eggplants depending on how many of you there is – I usually allow one large-ish eggplant per person if this is main meal) 3 medium onions, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon of pureed ginger (mince it yourself on...
Aussie Caprese Salad
Ingredients: Serves 6-8 1kg tomatoes Sea salt ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 bunch of fresh rosemary, leave picked 250g tub cottage cheese 2 clove garlic Freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup mixed chopped herbs, include basil, oregano and mint Method: Wash and...
Brazillian Garlic Bread
Ingredients: Serves 4-6 3 egg yolks 5 garlic cloves A good pinch of salt 250 ml (1 cup) extra virgin olive oil 250 ml (1 cup) thick / heavy cream 1 tablespoon dried oregano 2 cups grated mature cheddar 1 long baguette Method: Using a stick blender, blend the egg...
Crumpets
Ingredients: Makes 12 crumpets 6 Crumpet rings Oil spray 125ml water 10gm flour 20gm yeast 250gm semolina 250gm flour 3 eggs 125ml milk 375ml water Method: Yeast Mixture Combine the flour water and yeast in a bowl and allow to activate (becomes bubbly) Crumpets Place...
Toasted Marshmellow Pavlova
Ingredients: 180g or 6 egg whites 180g caster sugar 1tsp cornflour 1tsp Vanilla paste 400ml Cream 50g sifted icing sugar 1tsp vanilla paste 1 punnet Blackberries 1 punnet Raspberries 1 punnet Strawberries Few sprigs basil Method: Pre-heat oven to 170c, line a 30cm...
Aperol Spritz
Ingredients: Serves two 100ml aperol 150ml Prosecco Sparkling water 2 thick slices orange Ice Method: Add ice to the serving glasses along with approx 50ml aperol and half of the Prosecco in each glass. Top up with sparkling water and serve with a small orange slice....
Buttermilk Strawberry Bread
Ingredients: Bread 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large egg, at room temperature* 3/4 cup (150g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (50g) soft brown sugar 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk (no substitutions) 1/3 cup...
Knicker Blocker Glory
Ingredients: 300ml whipping cream 100g dark chocolate 250g strawberries 50g icing sugar 200g bought brownies 2 Snickers bars ½ cup toasted sliced or flaked coconut Chocolate or salted caramel ice cream (good quality) Method: Firstly, make your sauces. Pour 100 ml of...
Zucchini and Goats Curd Salad
Ingredients: 3x Green Zucchinis 3x Squashes 100g goats curd 50g aged goats cheese 50g goats feta 1x lemon, juice 50g almonds, soaked and chopped 1 tbsp Basil 1 tbsp parsley 1 tbsp mint 1 tbsp dill 1 green chilli, julienned Method: Slice vegetables on mandelin and...
Mango Chia Pudding with Pineapple and Mint
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Chia seeds 400 mls Coconut milk 3-5 tablespoons Pure maple syrup 1 tablespoon Pure vanilla extract 3 large Mangoes, peeled and diced 1 tablespoon Lime juice 1/4 Pineapple, peeled and diced 1 tablespoon Mint leaves or micro mint Freeze dried...
Tumeric Latte Porridge with Poached Pears
Ingredients: Serves 2 Porridge ½ cup rolled oats 2 cups milk ¼ tsp ground turmeric ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground ginger ½ vanilla bean (optional) 1 tbsp chia seeds ½ tbsp hemp seeds 2 tbsp Australian pistachios 2 tbsp Australian macadamias 1 tbsp Australian...
Corn and Coriander Hot Cakes
Ingredients: Serves 4 1 ½ cups plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 eggs separated 1 cup butter milk 1 cup ricotta 1 cup corn frozen 1 small bunch coriander leaves chopped 1 lg smashed avo 200g chopped tomatoes 1/4 medium red onion sliced 1 clove of garlic chopped...
Jam Sandwich
Ingredients: 1 round of white sliced bread per doughnut sandwich 1 tablespoon or as required Strawberry jam 1 tablespoon or as required Nutella spread Butter as required 500mls vegetable oil 1 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder Batter 1 cup Self raising...
Vege Soup with Chickpeas
Ingredients: 500g dried chickpeas, soaked in cold water overnight 1-2 sticks of celery, finely chopped 1 large onion, chopped 150ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving Juice of 1 lemon, or more if needed 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped A sprinkling...
Wholesome Carrot Cake
Ingredients: Serves 12 3 cups wholegrain spelt flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup rapadura sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp natural salt flakes 4 free-range eggs 300ml extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup pure maple syrup 2 tbsp natural vanilla extract 4 medium carrots,...
Chilli Sauce
Ingredients: Makes 500ml 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 cup chopped carrot 10 habanero or carolina reaper chillies 60 ml (1⁄4 cup) lime juice 60 ml (1⁄4 cup) white vinegar 1 teaspoon English mustard 1 teaspoon salt 250 ml...
Easy Peasy Muffins
Ingredients: Makes 6 - 8 large muffins depending on amount of filling 500gm flour 500ml milk 2 eggs 20gm Baking powder 1 cup veg oil Equipment 1 x Large 6 Muffin tray Baking paper cut into 15x15cm square and cut from point ¾ into the center to make a windmill kind of...
Peach Cobbler
Ingredients: Dough 2 x cups flour ¼ cup white sugar 1tbsp baking powder 1 egg 100g butter 2/3 cup cream Filling 10x peaches pitted and sliced ¼ cup corn flour 2 tbsp soft brown sugar ½ tsp cinnamon Method: Toss all the peaches, corn flour, sugar and cinnamon in to a...
Shakshuka with Kale
Ingredients: Serves 2 1 tbsp Australian extra virgin olive oil 1 Australian red onion Small bunch Australian spring onions Small bunch Australian Kale 1 Australian red capsicum 1 clove Australian garlic ½ tsp cumin 1 tsp paprika Pinch cayenne pepper (optional) 1 tin...
Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Ingredients: Serves 2 Flesh of 1 ripe Australian avocado 6 Medjool dates, pitted ¼ cup cacao powder ½ tsp vanilla extract Pinch sea salt To serve ¼ cup fresh Australian raspberries 1 tsp cacao nibs (optional) 1 sprig of fresh Australian mint Method: Place all...
Ginger Beer Margarita
Ingredients: Serves 2 60ml tequila 1 Lime, halved SodaStream Ginger Beer Syrup SodaStream Carbonated Water Ice Lime slices for garnish Method: Line the glasses with lime juice and salt. Add crushed ice to the serving glasses followed by tequila, SodaStream ginger beer...
Roasted Banana Cake with Maple Butter
Ingredients: Roasted bananas 300g Vanilla 1g Butter 112g Brown sugar 250g Eggs 100g Flour 275g Baking powder 10g Sea salt 5g Whipped Maple Butter Unsalted butter 250g Maple syrup 80g Sea salt 3g Method: Spread vanilla onto bananas, and roast in an oven at 180⁰c for 10...
Fig Carpaccio
Ingredients: Serves 4 10 ripe figs 2 long red chillies ½ bunch basil Extra virgin olive oil 4 slices of sour dough bread 50g parmesan cheese 2 whole buffalo mozzarella ½ cup of crème criache Baking paper Method: Grill the chillies on your stovetop to blacken and...
Gin and Tarragon Lemonade
Ingredients: Two servings Gin SodaStream Lemonade Syrup Approx 500ml Sodastream Carbonated Water 2 tarragon sprigs 1/2 lemon, finely sliced Ice Method: Fill the serving glasses with ice. Add lemonade syrup and top up with carbonated water Add the tarragon and lemon...
Kale Gnocchi
Ingredients: 320g semolina plus a little extra 40g greens such as spinach or Tuscan kale Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sea salt and cracked pepper Pesto 1 garlic clove, peeled 20g pine nuts 50g wild rocket 25g parmesan plus a little extra Juice of 1 lemon Method: To make the...
Easter Bread Scrolls
Ingredients: 500g Laucke Spelt Mix 4g Dried Yeast (supplied) 1 Egg 50g Sugar (white or brown) 50g Butter (Softened) 250g or 200g Water (50 g less if using a mixer or by hand or removing the dough from the breadmaker) 2ml Egg yellow colour if desired. 500g Dry Fruit...
Summer Pudding
Ingredients: Large bowl or glass pudding dish 50g caster sugar 50ml water 1 vanilla bean, split 500ml (2 cups) fruity light red wine (grenache) 600g mixed summer fruit frozen (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, etc.) 1 tablespoon chopped basil 1...
Vienesse Cookies
Ingredients: Butter 200g Icing sugar 75g Egg whites 30g Flour 225 Vanilla 1g Method: Cream butter and icing sugar in a mixing bowl with the paddle attachment. Once the mixture is pale, and creamy, gradually add in egg whites and vanilla. Mix well. Gradually add in...
Mushroom Omlette
Ingredients: Serves 1 2 tsp Australian extra virgin olive oil 1 cup Australian mushrooms – button, swiss brown and portobello ½ sprig fresh Australian thyme Pinch sea salt 2 eggs 1 tbsp goats cheese 1 tsp seeded mustard 1 tbsp sauerkraut Small handful Australian baby...
Crispy Rice Pancakes with Potato and Chickpeas
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cooked long-grain rice (from about 40g uncooked rice) 1 cup (200g) rice flour 1 cup (250ml) coconut milk 2 potatoes, peeled, cut into 1.5cm pieces 1 tbs sunflower oil 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 tsp...
Mango Flourless Cake
Ingredients: 125g Mango Puree 125g Ground Almonds 110g Caster Sugar 3 Whole Eggs 1 Tsp Baking Powder Method: Grease your cake Mould Preheat the oven to 180° Beat the eggs until light and fluffy. Add the mango, almonds, sugar and baking powder to the bowl and mix...
Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients: 230g dark brown sugar 250ml sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar 1 onion 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 star anise 1 chipotle chilli 2 teaspoons smoked paprika 60ml tomato sauce 200g tinned chopped tomatoes 1 tablespoon salt Method:...
Home Made Peaches and Thyme Syrup
Ingredients: Makes a small jar of syrup 500g fresh or frozen peaches 4 sprigs fresh thyme 100ml fresh water 80g coconut or raw sugar Pinch of sea salt Method: Place all of the syrup ingredients into a saucepan over a medium heat and cook stirring from time to time....
She’ll Be Apples
Ingredients: Serves 2 Salad 1 Australian apple 1 Australian sweet persimmon 3 tbsp pepitas 2 cups Australian baby spinach ½ cup Australian purple cabbage 1 tin chickpeas 1 tbsp baby capers 1 tbsp goji berries 1 tbsp Australian raisins 1 tbsp Australian currants ¼ cup...
Iceburg Lettice with Burnet Dressing
Ingredients: 1x iceberg lettuce 50g Parmesan cheese 1 lemon 1 tbsp chopped dill, finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped chives, finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped tarragon 1x onion, finely diced 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp mustard 2 tbsp white wine vinegar ½ cup of olive oil ½ cup sour...
Mandarin and Rosemary Soda
Ingredients: 2 mandarins 1 Fresh Rosemary Sprig 1/4 cup honey Ice Rosemary for garnish Method: Use a microplane or box grater to zest the mandarins and then juice the mandarin adding the zest into the juice. Pour the juice and zest into a small saucepan, add the honey...
Baked Sweet Potato
Ingredients: Serves 4 4 sweet potatoes, washed and dried 2 long green chillies, seeded and finely chopped Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Sea salt Method: Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Put the unpeeled sweet potatoes on a...
The Red Fizz
Ingredients: Serves 2 60g frozen berries 1 teaspoon coconut sugar 1/2 lemon, juiced 4-6 freshly picked mint leaves 1 vanilla pod, split Approx 500ml Sparkling water Ice Method: Pop the frozen berries, coconut sugar, lemon juice, mint and the vanilla bean into a small...