Healthy Recipes

The ultimate picnic feast

Four delicious recipes perfect for taking on a picnic this spring....

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Gluten-Free Buckwheat Pancakes with Peaches, Banana and Honey

Made with buckwheat flour and sunflower oil, these gluten-free buckwheat pancakes are a healthier take on traditional pancakes, but just as delicious. Serve with peaches, banana and honey.

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Indian Spiced Lamb Rump Burger with Naan

These succulent Indian Spiced Lamb Rump Burgers with Naan are a great week-night dinner option. Using Silver Fern Farms PURE 99% Lamb Burgers with Rump and naan instead of a burger bun, these put a spin on a traditional burger and are fun to eat.

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Piri Piri Chicken with Barbecue Sweet Potatoes and Green Olive Jalapeño Salsa

Piri Piri Chicken with Barbecue Sweet Potatoes and Green Olive Jalapeño Salsa. Pack on the flavour with this delicious and […]

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Gin and Pepper Berry Glazed Side of Trout 

Brushed with a smokey gin and pepper berry glaze, this sticky and golden trout is perfect for entertaining guests. Serve with a pangrattato and radicchio salad and baby lemon balm.

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Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder with Rosé Wine and Quince Paste

Marinaded in quince, sumac, mustard and vinegar before being slow-roasted in a pan with rosé and bay leaves, this succulent and flavourful lamb shoulder is sure to be a family favourite.

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Ottolenghi’s Pappardelle with Rose Harissa, Black Olives and Capers

Pappare means ‘to gobble up’, in Italian, which is the destiny of this dish. It’s a lovely spicy dish, but the quantity of harissa can easily be reduced. Make the sauce 3 days ahead if you like and keep in the fridge until needed.

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Ottolenghi’s Braised Eggs with Leek and Za’atar

This is a quick way to get a very comforting meal on the table in a wonderfully short amount of time. It’s a dish as happily eaten for brunch, with coffee, as it is for a light supper with some crusty white bread and a glass of wine.

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Ottolenghi’s Hot Charred Cherry Tomatoes with Cold Yoghurt

One of the beauties of this dish lies in the exciting contrast between the hot, juicy tomatoes and fridge-cold yoghurt, so make sure the tomatoes are straight out of the oven and the yoghurt is straight out of the fridge.

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Ottolenghi’s Cauliflower, Pomegranate and Pistachio Salad

It was a little moment of revelation, I remember, when I first combined roasted cauliflower and raw grated cauliflower in the same dish. So different from one another, but working so well combined.

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Lamb and Manchego Croquettes with Mojo Verde

Have a ball with these delectable lamb and manchego croquettes. The lamb is slow-cooked to perfection before being added to the croquettes.

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Gluten-Free Burnt Butter Honey Almond Joy Cake

For centuries, different cultures have favoured almond desserts…and for good reason. They bring a deliciously tart flavour to the sweetest of treats, like this easy gluten-free honey almond cake.

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Chips and Crispy Chickpea Board

Pita chips, crispy chickpeas, harissa-sumac sauce, manouri cheese and black olives make up this moreish Chips and Crispy Chickpea Board.

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Mānuka Smoked Lamb Leg with Green Lip Mussel Salsa and Kūmara and Watercress Gratin

Previous Masterchef NZ winners Kasey and Karena Bird have collaborated with Silver Fern Farms to create a new lamb recipe especially for Matariki celebrations.

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The Big Quick Alternative Mezze Platter

DIPS! We love a dip. If we’re at a party and someone brings out dips and crudités, we’re straight over there, dipping away. If you’re wanting to up your dip game and impress guests at your next party, these recipes are gonna help you out. You’re definitely going to need a food processor here and if you’re making them all, having a silicone spatula to hand would be very helpful to speed up the process. We’ve coupled the dips with crudités, flatbreads, pickled green chillies and dolmades because we love them. You can feel free to use whatever floats your boat.

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Sweet and Savoury Vol-au-vents

Sweet or savoury, these simple but special morsels will keep your guests happy!

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Kiwifruit Breakfast Puddings

The delicious & nutritious kiwifruit is the star ingredient in these delicious breakfast puddings. Make with either quinoa or chia seeds and decorate with your favourite toppings.

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Egg, Bacon and Veggie Pie

This Egg, Bacon & Veggie pie is the perfect meal to whip up when you’ve got the mid-winter blues.

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Slow-Baked Beans

These home-made baked beans from The Shared Table by Clare Scrine are perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are such a cheap and easy addition to any meal and offer so much flavour. Perfect for those chilly winter nights.

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7 Potato Salad Recipes To Try

With BBQ season in full swing there’s no better time to try one of these delicious 7 Potato Salad Recipes. […]

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Grilled Potato and Spring Onion Salad with Burrata Dressing Recipe

You can’t have a BBQ without a big bowl of potato salad! This year we’ve trying out this delicious in-season […]

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Olives wrapped in Olive Oil Pastry

Love olives? Impress your family and friends with this tasty pre-dinner appetiser of Olives wrapped in Olive Oil Pastry. Olives […]

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Roasted Leek and Farro Salad with Pecans and Cranberries Recipe

Roasted Leek and Farro Salad with Pecans and Cranberries. Stuck in a cooking rut? Try this hearty summer salad with Curry […]

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Poached Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe

This fresh and crunchy Poached Chicken Caesar Salad is the perfect picnic sharing plate. With flavoursome pancetta, chicken and crunchy […]

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Mongolian Lamb Skewers with Spring Onion Roti

Mongolian Lamb Skewers with Spring Onion Roti is a delicious meal you can get started in advance. You can prepare […]

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