A classic South African recipe which is good served with a Tomato and Onion Salad. Any leftover filling will be even more delicious the next day served with rice or salad. It’s from Nokx Majozi and I found it in ” Chefs at Home” . The book was written to support Hospitality Action during Lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, and contains recipes from UK based chefs.
A popular way with scallops for very special occasions as its a bit of a palaver to make. It’s from from ” Butter” by James Martin. The salt baked celeriac is best made a day in advance and is very good served on its own as a vegetarian dish too.
These Moorish skewers are a popular tapas in Andalucia, Spain. You will need 4-8 skewers, depending on their length, and could use lamb instead of pork if preferred. The recipe is from ” Moro:the Cookbook” by Sam and Sam Clark.
A favourite spanish dish from ” The Cooking of Spain” by Elizabeth Luard. It is best made when the broad beans are small and tender and the pods can be included. You can use older podded beans or frozen ones if later in the season. It is lovely with thick slices of bread, rubbed with garlic and trickled with olive oil. Any leftovers, drained of extra juices, make a very good tortilla.
My friend Angela introduced me to this colourful and healthy all in one daal from Rukmini Iyer’s ” The Green Roasting Tin”. It was so good i had to cook it myself a few days later, omitting the cashews and serving with sausages. But it is also very good on its own, served with naan or rice. I was a bit doubtful that the lentils would cook properly in the oven, but they were perfect.
Here’s a more unusual recipe for this game bird from the ” Belgo Cookbook” by Denis Blais and Andre Plisnier. This is good served with sauted potatoes.
