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Carrot, Leek and Ginger Soup

By bluerider99
Place the oil, garlic, leek and ground ginger into a saucepan and gently fry for 2/3 minutes over a low heat, until...
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
- 1/2 leeks (finely chopped)
- pinch of ground ginger
- 1/2 carrots (finely chopped)
- 300ml stock/1 stock cube + 300ml water
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Mexican vegetable soup

By zoelwilson
A warming, delicious vegetable soup
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 potato (diced)
- 1 courgette (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 400g tinned tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1 fresh chilli
- 1l vegetable stock
- 4 tbsp fresh coriander (chopped)
Classic French onion soup

By Chef Damien
Peel and finely chop the onions
- 1 kg of onions
- 50g butter
- 10 cl dry white wine or beer
- 1 L chicken stock or beef
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- salt
- Ground pepper
- Espelette pepper (optional)
Courgette and goat cheese tart

By floflorence08
Wash and peel the courgettes, cut them into small pieces
- 1 pastry
- 34 courgettes
- 1 small goat cheese log
- 4 eggs
- 50 cl of crème fraîche
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Spinach Muthiya- Gujarati Snack, Steamed Dumplings

By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
Snacking is very popular in Indian families
- Whole wheat flour – ¼ cup
- Besan /chickpea flour/gram flour – ½ cup
- Semolina/Suji/ Rawa – ½ cup
- Corn meal/Makki ka atta-1 cup
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Spinach/palak- 2 cups washed and chopped
- Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
- Baking soda – ¼ tsp
- Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
- Fennel seeds – ½ tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Ginger paste – 1 tsp
- Garlic paste- 1tbsp
- Yogurt/curd/dahi-1 tbsp
- Green chillies – 4, chopped finely
- Coriander leaves/dhaniya – 10 sprigs, chopped finely
- Lemon juice – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 1 tsp
- For Tempering:
- Oil – 3 tsp
- Mustard seeds/rai/sarson – ½ tsp
- Sesame seeds/til – 2 tsp
Roast cherry tomato and bacon skewers with balsamic dip

By Tomates de France
Reduce the balsamic vinegar to 2/3 in a saucepan over low heat
- 1 punnet of cherry tomatoes
- 12 slices of bacon
- 1 bunch fresh sage
- 15cl balsamic vinegar
- A knob of butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Mary's Curried Carrot Soup

By vavenby, FPWS News
Saute carrots, onions, and garlic in a small amount of butter
- 1 pound carrots, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tsp curry powder
- chicken stock
- skim milk
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
Toasts with duck confit

By Labeyrie
Place the confit in the microwave, remove the bone and gently flake the meat
- 2 legs duck confit
- mixed raw vegetables (carrots, cucumber, red cabbage, celeriac, radishes, peppers, etc.)
- walnut oil,
- wine vinegar,
- 4 thick slices of bread.
Asian-steamed sea bass

By kierarowse
Score the sea bass on both sides at 2cm intervals, cutting roughly 1cm deep, then place into the steamer tray
- 1 x 1.5 kg whole sea bass, scaled, gutted and gills removed (ask your fishmonger to do this for you)
- sea salt
- 5 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
- 1 fresh red chilli, finely sliced
- a thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- a large bunch of fresh coriander, leaves roughly chopped, stalks finely sliced
- 1 lime
- low-salt soy sauce
- sesame oil
Tiffany Goodall’s Beetroot, British Asparagus & Smoked Salmon Salad with a Yoghurt and Pepper Dressing

By Love Beetroot, Visit the Love Beetroot site
“This salad is a gorgeous starter for late summer, and the horseradish gives it a perfect kick against the so...
- 1 pack (approx. 125g) asparagus tips
- 135g watercress and salad leaves
- 100g smoked salmon
- 2 cooked beetroot dipped in vinegar (not pickled), cut into eighths
- For the dressing:
- 3 tbsp horseradish cream
- 2 tbsp Rachel’s Organic Natural Yogurt
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- Black pepper to season
- 1 lemon, juiced
Ceasar salad

By Ziana
Toast some bread, scrub it with garlic, cut it to dices
- - ice lettuce
- - cucumber
- - 3 tomatoes
- - 1 onion
- - parmesan cheese (grated)
- - bread or toast
- - ceasar salad sauce
- - basel, seasoning
Corn Fritters

By rosygirl
This recipe is one my aunt shared with me, a nice side dish for sweetcorn lovers
- 2 eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1-1 1/2 tsp green chilli
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 large tin sweetcorn
- 1/4 cup grated cheese (or more)
- a handful of chopped green dhana (optional)
- olive oil to shallow fry
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