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Sprinkle a little sunshine into your menu this month with a lean, juicy turkey burger and creamy herbed slaw seasoned with two bright, beachy blends.

Turkey Burger with Pesto Coleslaw

mayonnaise

cilantro

basil

parmesan

Hidden Cove Lemon Garlic Blend

lime, juiced

garlic,

pre-shredded coleslaw mix

turkey

red onion

Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro

Tbsp. Coastal Cali Fennel Pollen Rub

Tbsp. yellow mustard

vegetable oil

hamburger buns

tomato, sliced

Slow-roasted Middle Eastern-style lamb leg

Slow-Roasted Middle Eastern-Style Lamb Leg

Leg of lamb

cm Fresh ginger, crushed

Garlic, crushed

Fresh coriander, chopped

Lemon, rind and juice

Tbsp Olive oil

Water

tsp Black pepper

tsp Ground cloves

tsp Ground cumin

Fennel seeds

tsp Ground cinnamon

Tbsp Paprika

Salt

Lebanese cucumber

Plain unsweetened yoghurt

Flaky sea salt

Mint leaves

Sumac powder

120 g Tomatoes, chopped

Tomato paste

Harissa paste

Score the surface of the lamb with a sharp knife, making 2cm slits in the fat and skin.

Put the ginger, garlic, coriander, lemon rind and juice and oil in a small bowl and mix well. Add the spice mix ingredients and stir in.

Rub the marinade over the surface of the lamb, working it into the cuts. Leave it at room temperature for an hour or refrigerate overnight so the flavours are absorbed.

Put the lamb into a roasting pan with 2 cups of water, cover with foil, then roast for about 3½ hours or until the meat is very tender.

Baste often with the liquid in the pan. Remove the foil, then increase the heat a little for 20-30 minutes so the skin becomes crisp. Remove from the oven and rest the meat before slicing.

Serve with Middle Eastern-style flat bread and the accompaniments listed below.

Peel the cucumber lightly and cut into thin strips. Place these in a small serving bowl and toss well with the yoghurt and salt.

Add the mint leaves and gently toss through so that they are just mixed but not drowned by the yoghurt. Sprinkle the sumac over the top and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

Griesmeel pudding

Sugar

Ltr Milk

Lemon,

tsp Vanilla essence/extract (Main)

Semolina flour

Eggs, separated

Heat the first 5 ingredients together to dissolve the sugar.

Stir in the semolina and boil, stirring all the time. It will become quite thick.

Remove from the heat and beat in the egg yolks.

Whip the egg whites till they have soft peaks, then fold into the cooled mixture.

Rinse the mould with cold water (if you want to turn the pudding out) and pour the above into the mould or your serving bowl. Serve when completely cold.

Reader recipe: Twice-cooked belly pork pies

½ kgs Pork belly, well scored (Main)

Apple cider,

Apples,

Cloves

Flaky pastry sheets, use more as required

Heat oven to 150C. Place the pork in a small roasting dish, skin-side up. Pour over cider or juice and place apples and cloves alongside. Cover tightly with a sheet of foil and bake for 3 hours.

Remove the cloves and strain juices into a saucepan and simmer to thicken into an apple gravy/sauce.

Meanwhile, increase oven temperature to 180C. Rub some salt and oil into the skin of the pork and roast until it crackles.

Remove crackling from pork and set aside. Slice the pork and place in the pie tins with the apples and sauce. Seal with pastry tops and bake for 30 minutes.

Serve pies with a piece of crackling on top and some mashed potato.

How to make coddled egg

tsp Butter

Tbsp Cream (Main)

Egg, fresh, organic (Main)

In a large pot (coddler, tea cup, or ramekin), bring water to the boil on the oven top.

Take your coddler and grease the inside with butter (using your fingertips is probably the easiest way).

Pour the cream into the coddler and then break the egg on top. Season with salt and pepper and a little dab of butter if you like.

Put the lid on, or cover with tin foil if using a cup or ramekin. Then, place it in the boiling water, making sure the water comes halfway up the side of the coddler.

Simmer in the pot for about five minutes. Check to see that it is cooked and looks like a poached egg – you may need to leave it for a few minutes more if not. Serve with hot buttered toast.

Fig, gorgonzola, walnut and watercress salad

Figs (Main)

150 g Gorgonzola (Main)

Walnut halves

Watercress, (or a large punnet of picked leaves)

tsp Vincotto, (available from delis and some supermarkets)

Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil

Lemon, (juice)

& pepper

Halve or quarter the figs, depending on size. Cut off the stems.

Arrange the watercress on a large platter and scatter over the walnuts. If not using fresh, lightly toast walnuts for 10 minutes in a medium-hot oven - 180C.

Arrange the figs and the cheese, then drizzle over the vincotto, olive oil, lemon juice and seasoning. Toss very gently with your hands and serve.

Two Raw Sisters: Easter chocolate bowls

dark chocolate

water balloons

Scoop ice cream of

Add your chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt over a double boiler. Once it is melted, leave too cool until it is at room temperature.

While the chocolate is cooling, blow up the water balloons to the size you want your bowls to be and tie them off.

Line a flat baking tray with baking paper.

Once your chocolate has reached room temperature, hold a balloon at the top and begin to dip the bottom in chocolate. Swirling it around so it has a good layer of chocolate and the chocolate comes a third to halfway up the balloon (depending on how big you blew them up).

Gently move the balloon to the lined baking paper, holding it there until the chocolate slightly drips to create a base for the bowl.

Repeat until you have used all of your balloons.

You should have a little leftover chocolate and scattered space on your baking tray. With this, make little bunny faces and ears placing puffed quinoa as the eyes of the face.

Place the baking tray into the freezer for 20-30mins.

Once set, remove balloons from freezer. Press around the sides gently, breaking the seal between the balloon and the chocolate. Then lightly pierce the balloon with a knife and slowly release the air from the balloon, removing any excess balloon.

Fill balloons with ice cream and top with the little bunny faces. Serve immediately. (Leftover bowls will store in your freezer in an airtight container for up to 5 months.)

Emma Galloway's Smoky Carrot & Black Bean Tacos with Corn & Jalapeno Salsa

1kg carrots, chopped into bite-sized chunks

black beans

olive oil

oregano

tsp smoked paprika

1½ tsp ground cumin

coriander, including stems & roots

salt & black pepper,

gluten-free corn tortillas

iceberg lettuce

Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

corn cobs, kernels

red onion, finely diced

jalapenos

juice of 1 lime lemon

large, ripe avocados

Combine chopped carrots, drained black beans, olive oil, oregano and spices in a large bowl. Roughly chop the coriander leaves and some of the tender stems and set aside in a medium bowl to use in the salsa. Finely chop remaining coriander stems and roots and add to the carrots. Season well with salt and pepper. Transfer to an oven tray and roast, stirring occasionally, for 25–30 minutes or until carrots are tender and golden.

To make the salsa, heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add corn kernels and cook, stirring often, for 6–8 minutes or until charred in places. Remove from the heat and cool slightly before adding to the bowl of coriander. Stir through red onion, jalapenos and lime/lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To make the guacamole, mash avocados in a small bowl, add lime/lemon juice to taste, then season to taste with salt and pepper.

To serve, heat a corn tortilla in a hot dry pan or over a gas flame, then transfer to a clean tea towel to keep warm while you heat the rest. Spread a little mashed avocado down the centre of each tortilla, add a little shredded lettuce, a handful of roasted carrots and black beans, then top generously with salsa and serve immediately.

Emma Galloway's Tomato Pilaf with Black Lentils & Caramelised Onion

black (beluga) lentils,

tomatoes (I like to use cherry), finely chopped

white basmati rice, rinsed & drained well

water

onions

fine salt, to taste

Place lentils into a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15–20 minutes, or until just tender. Drain and set aside.

Heat a large heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Add oil and garlic and cook for 30 seconds, before adding chopped tomato. Cook, stirring often, for 3–4 minutes, or until soft and juicy. Add rice and stir then add water and a good pinch of salt.

Bring to the boil, cover with a lid, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside with the lid on for a further 10 minutes.

To make the caramelised onions, as soon as your rice is happily cooking away, heat oil in a large heavy-based frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring often, for 20–25 minutes or until deeply golden, taking care in the final 5–10 minutes to ensure the bottom doesn't catch and burn. Season with salt. These can be prepared in advance and will store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 3 days.

When the rice is cooked, remove the lid, stir through lentils, adjust seasoning if needed and serve topped with caramelised onions and chopped coriander.

Emma Galloway's Tempeh & Mushroom Burgers with Smashed Avocado

onion, finely diced

button mushrooms, trimmed & finely chopped

tsp finely chopped fresh thyme leaves

paprika

tempeh, rough chopped

gluten-free breadcrumbs

olive oil,

gluten-free buns, sliced in half

avocado, pepper

lettuce

Heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil and onion and cook, stirring often, for 4–5 minutes or until tender and golden. Add garlic, finely chopped mushroom and thyme and cook, stirring often, for a good 5–8 minutes or more, until the mushrooms have released their juices and these have evaporated, so that the mushrooms are almost dry, tender and golden (this is important because you don't want any excess moisture or your patties won't hold together). Add paprika and cook for a further 20–30 seconds.

Transfer to a food processor, add tempeh and breadcrumbs and pulse until finely ground. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into 4 large patties, cover and chill for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 days if preparing ahead of time. If you don't have a food processor, finely chop the tempeh, add onion mixture and breadcrumbs then, using your hands, scrunch everything together until it holds its shape.

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add a splash of olive oil and cook the patties for 3–4 minutes on each side, or until golden. Grill buns on the cut side until golden. Spread a little mayonnaise and pesto onto the base of each burger bun, then add a patty, a few micro greens or lettuce, some onion slices. Top with smashed avocado and spread a little relish on the cut side of the top bun and place over.

If you still think tofu is a flavourless block of boring, we challenge you to give this one a whirl. The tofu's crispy, nutty coating provides an excellent vehicle for its zesty pal, the chilli lime sauce.

Coconut Crusted Tofu with Chilli Lime Sauce

300 g firm silken tofu,

cornflour

coconut milk

coconut

salt

Sichuan peppercorns, crushed

sesame oil*

sweet chilli sauce

lime juice

brown sugar

soy sauce

sesame oil

Spread flour and coconut over two separate plates and pour coconut milk into a bowl.

Coat tofu in flour, dip in coconut milk and then coat in desiccated coconut. 

Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Fry tofu on each side until golden. 

To make the dipping sauce, mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. 

Serve tofu on a platter with dressing on the side. 

Chicken pie topped with potato & thyme crust

butter

Tbsp flavourless oil

leeks,

carrot, finely chopped

celery stalks, finely chopped

garlic cloves, crushed

leaves

skinless chicken thighs,

Tbsp plain flour (gluten-free if necessary)

white wine

chicken stock

bay leaf

tsp wholegrain mustard

Dijon mustard

Tbsp double cream

nutmeg

To taste sea salt

1kg small desirée potatoes, thinly sliced

butter, melted

thyme, leaves picked

To taste sea salt and black pepper

Heat the butter and oil in a heavy-based pan, add the leeks, carrot, celery, garlic and thyme and cook for 2 minutes until starting to soften.

Add the chicken and cook gently without colouring for up to 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

Pour in the wine and stir continuously, making sure that the wine reduces and the sauce thickens. Pour in the chicken stock one-third at a time, stirring continuously and making sure the sauce is thick and smooth before adding the next batch.

Add the bay leaf, cover the pan and cook gently for 1 hour.

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