Tartiflette
Serves 4 Prep time 30 minutes Ingredients Salt to taste 100g lard/butter 1kg local, small potatoes, washed, skin on 2 large onions, peeled and cut into thick slices 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 250g smoked, diced pancetta 100ml white wine 200ml cream 450g-500g Reblochon cheese, cubed (skin on) Method Cook potatoes in a pan … <a href="https://served.mt/tartiflette-3/">Continued</a>
Smoked Haddock Oeufs Cocotte
Serves 4 Prep time 20 minutes Ingredients Ingredients: 250g smoked haddock, skin off 4 eggs 8 tbsp cream 200g spinach 60g Gruyere cheese, grated Salt to taste 4 thick slices Maltese bread, buttered on both sides and toasted on a griddle or non -stick pan Method Poach haddock in water for 3-4 minutes. Take off … <a href="https://served.mt/smoked-haddock-oeufs-cocotte-3/">Continued</a>
Freekeh Tabbouleh
Serves 2-4 Prep time 30 minutes Ingredients 150g freekeh Salt to taste 2 tsp ginger, minced 1 lemon, juiced Glug olive oil ½ bunch mint, roughly chopped ½ bunch parsley, roughly chopped 1 spring onion, finely sliced Method Cook freekeh in salted boiling water (double volume of freekeh). Simmer for 15- 20 minutes or until … <a href="https://served.mt/freekeh-tabbouleh-3/">Continued</a>
Fish Tartare
Serves 2 Prep time 10 minutes Ingredients 160g local, sustainable fish fillet (I used mackerel) 6 orange segments, roughly chopped 6 pink grapefruit segments, roughly chopped 1 tbsp spring onions, finely sliced 2 tsp chopped dill 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small breakfast radish, halved and thinly sliced 2 tsp honey mustard dressing Juice of … <a href="https://served.mt/fish-tartare-3/">Continued</a>
Charred Veg Salad
Serves 2-4 Prep time 20 minutes Ingredients 3 small carrots, peeled and halved 2 small courgettes, cut into 3 thick slices each 6 large broccoli Romanesco florets, halved 3 tomatoes, halved 1 small radicchio, cut into 6 wedges 10 basil leaves, torn 2-3 handfuls rocket Olive oil and salt Ingredients For the Honey mustard dressing … <a href="https://served.mt/charred-veg-salad-3/">Continued</a>
Beetroot Soup with Goat’s Cheese
Serves 6-8 Prep time 30-40 minutes Ingredients 2 onions 3 carrots 6 sticks celery 5-6 large beetroots 2 cloves garlic, sliced 100g butter 50ml olive oil 100g sugar 120ml apple cider vinegar Salt to taste 6 sprigs thyme, chopped 300g Chevre 300g toasted walnuts, chopped Method Peel and roughly chop the onions, carrot, celery and … <a href="https://served.mt/beetroot-soup-with-goats-cheese-3/">Continued</a>
Pomegranate Molasses and Glazed Salmon
Serves 2 Prep time 25 minutes Ingredients 2 x 200g portions organic salmon fillet Salt to taste Ingredients For the Glaze 200ml pomegranate molasses 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tsp sweet chilli sauce 1 tsp black and white sesame seeds Ingredients For Slaw 1 small head fennel, halved and thinly sliced ½ large carrot, peeled … <a href="https://served.mt/pomegranate-molasses-and-glazed-salmon-3/">Continued</a>
Fish Pastillas
Serves 1 Prep time 10 minutes Ingredients 120g local, sustainable fish fillet, (I used mackerel) ½tsp ras el-hanout Salt to taste 2 spring roll wrappers (rice paper) 2 limes, 1 halved for serving, 1 juiced 2tbsp Greek yoghurt 1tbsp sumac 2tsp olive oil Oil for frying Method Mix the yoghurt, sumac, olive oil and lime … <a href="https://served.mt/fish-pastillas-3/">Continued</a>
Linguine with Prawns
Serves 4 Prep time 20 minutes Ingredients 3 green zucchini 2 cloves of garlic 1 fresh red chili 1 bunch of fresh parsley 500g linguine Extra virgin olive oil 400g raw peeled prawns 1 lime Method Finely grate the zucchini. Peel and finely slice the garlic, then deseed and finely slice the chilies. Pick and … <a href="https://served.mt/linguine-with-prawns-3/">Continued</a>
Farfalle with Zucchini and Mint Pesto
Serves 4 Prep time 25 minutes Ingredients 400g Farfalle 2-3 zucchini 30g pine nuts 8 fresh mint leaves 50g grated Pecorino Romano cheese 50g grated Parmigiano cheese Extra virgin olive oil 1 pinch of salt 1 clove of garlic 14-16 cherry tomatoes different colors, I used red and yellow Method Put a pot of salted … <a href="https://served.mt/farfalle-with-zucchini-and-mint-pesto/">Continued</a>
Pear and Gianduja Mousse
Serves 4 Prep time 2 hours 20 minutes Ingredients For Gianduja Mousse 50ml milk 50ml cream ½ a gelatine sheet 25g gianduja Pinch of orange zest ½ an egg yolk 5g sugar Ingredients For Pear Bavarois 100ml milk 20g egg yolk 20g sugar 75g pear puree 4.5g gelatine 100ml fresh cream Ingredients For Milk Chocolate … <a href="https://served.mt/ear-and-gianduja-mousse-poached-pear-compote-raspberry-gel/">Continued</a>
Dove-Shaped Easter Cake
COLOMBA Dove-Shaped Easter Cake Gennaro Contaldo Dove-shaped breads can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, and biblically the dove has always been a symbol of peace. There are many legends about the origins of this sweet bread, but Colomba was first produced industrially in the 1930s by Milanese company, Motta, makers of … <a href="https://served.mt/dove-shaped-easter-cake-3/">Continued</a>
Oriental Fruit Salad
This is another dessert from the cookbook of my late grandmother, veteran actress Maryrose Bonello. Serves 6 Prep time 5 minutes + soak overnight Ingredients 10 figs, chopped 10 dates, chopped 70g hazelnuts 70g almonds 1 tin pineapple chunks 250ml sherry (or brandy) Fresh cream, to preference Method Mix together the fruit, including the juice … <a href="https://served.mt/oriental-fruit-salad-3/">Continued</a>
Vegan Lemon & Poppy Seed cake
Makes 1 Cake Prep time 60 minutes Dry Ingredients 300g wheat flour type ‘0’ 25g poppy seeds 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp Baking powder ¼ tsp salt Wet Ingredients 200ml unsweetened plant milk (we used soy) 100ml agave syrup 100ml raw coconut oil 2 tbsp unsweetened plant yogurt (we used almond) Juice of … <a href="https://served.mt/vegan-lemon-poppy-seed-cake-3/">Continued</a>
Strawberry Pavlova
Serves 6-8 Prep time 30-40 minutes Ingredients 4 egg whites 250g caster sugar 1tsp apple cider vinegar 1tsp cornflour Ingredients For Topping 750g strawberries, hulled and halved 100g caster sugar 300ml cream 200ml Greek yoghurt 6tbsp icing sugar Method Mark the circumference of a dinner plate on parchment paper. Whisk the egg whites with a … <a href="https://served.mt/strawberry-pavlova-pavlova/">Continued</a>
Chocolate Fondant
Serves 4 Prep time 20 + 30 minutes setting minutes Ingredients 4 large tbsp Greek yoghurt 85g caster sugar 150g butter, chopped 150g dark chocolate, chopped (70% cocoa solids) 3 yolks 3 eggs 1tbsp flour Method Put the sugar, butter and chocolate in a heat proof bowl and set over a pan of simmering water, … <a href="https://served.mt/chocolate-fondant-3/">Continued</a>
Egg Florentine with black truffle shavings
Poached free range egg, wilted spinach, crispy Parma ham, hollandaise sauce. Serves 2 Prep time 30 minutes Ingredients For the Hollandaise sauce 100g butter, cut into cubes 2 free-range egg yolks ½ tbsp. cold water ½ tbsp. lemon juice ½ tbsp. white wine vinegar reduction ½ tsp English mustard salt Ingredients For the Eggs Florentine … <a href="https://served.mt/egg-florentine-with-black-truffle-shavings/">Continued</a>
Pancake with fresh cream, honey & fresh berries
Serves 4 Prep time 45 minutes Ingredients 100g plain flour 2 large eggs 300ml milk 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil, plus a little extra for frying 4 strawberries 4 blackberries 4 raspberries 10 blueberries 300ml whipped cream 3 blood orange wedges Icing sugar Method Put flour, eggs, milk, sunflower or vegetable oil and a … <a href="https://served.mt/pancake-with-fresh-cream-honey-fresh-barriers3/">Continued</a>
Turmeric Hummus Poached Egg
Serves 2 Prep time 30 minutes Ingredients 200g canned chickpeas 1 lemon, juiced 1 tsp ground turmeric 10g tahini ½ garlic clove ½ tsp ground cumin 50ml extra virgin olive oil Salt Pepper Ingredients For Tahini yoghurt 3 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt 1 tbsp tahini paste 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp extra virgin olive … <a href="https://served.mt/turmeric-hummus-poached-egg-3/">Continued</a>
Pork & Bacon Scotch Egg
Serves 4 Prep time 60 minutes Ingredients 250g pork mince 125g bacon mince 1 tsp rosemary, chopped 1 pinch of black pepper 4 whole eggs Plain flour, for dusting 3 eggs, beaten 200g Panko breadcrumbs Oil, for deep-frying 1 leeks washed and diced Ingredients For Butternut Squash puree 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut … <a href="https://served.mt/pork-bacon-scotch-egg-with-butternut-squash-puree/">Continued</a>