Insalata Primaverile – Spring Pasta Salad
Serves 4 Ingredients 325g fusilli bucati corti pasta 150g fresh broad (fava) beans (ful) (shelled weight) 150g fresh peas (shelled weight) 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 60g grated Pecorino, plus extra shavings to serve 2 slices of prosciutto (Parma ham), finely chopped 1 garlic clove, very finely chopped or minced ½ … <a href="https://served.mt/insalata-primaverile-spring-pasta-salad/">Continued</a>
Slow-cooked Saddle of Lamb
Merguez sausage, Lambchetta, braised pearl barley, broad bean puree, peas, pomme dauphine, lamb jus. Serves 4 Prep time 90 minutes Ingredients For the Saddle 1 x 1.2kg saddle of lamb (bone out and skin removed) 100g chicken breast (minced) 1 egg white 90g fresh cream 70g Chevre (soft goat’s chees) Chives Thyme 2 sheets Nori 2 … <a href="https://served.mt/slow-cooked-saddle-of-lamb/">Continued</a>
Braised lamb shank with broad beans, peas and mint
The ideal Sunday Lunch Braised Lamb Shank with this spring’s seasonal star, broad beans. Serves: 2 Prep time: 1 ½ hrs Ingredients: salt 2 lamb shanks 200ml port 1 small onion, halved 1 small carrot, halved 2 sticks celery, cut into 3 ½ head garlic, halved 1 sprig rosemary 500g fresh broad beans, removed from … <a href="https://served.mt/braised-lamb-shank-with-broad-beans-peas-and-mint/">Continued</a>
Spaghetti Broad Beans
Featuring this seasons’ star, broad beans, this dish is quick, easy, light and fresh, perfect for a light lunch or a sharing pasta dish. Serves 4 Prep time: 40 minutes Ingredients 400g Spaghetti 4 artichokes 1 lemon for acidulated water 600g broad beans, young, pods 500g peas, young, in their pods 1 large white, sliced … <a href="https://served.mt/spaghetti-broad-beans/">Continued</a>
Artichoke Pea Cups
Makes 16 Prep time 30 minutes Ingredients 2 tins of artichoke 1/2 cup or peas 1/2 cup of broad beans Vegan pastry cups (available from supermarket) 2 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp. vegan cream cheese 1 lemon Baby pea shoots (or micro greens) Method Place the artichokes, peas, beans, cream cheese and garlic into a … <a href="https://served.mt/artichoke-pea-cups/">Continued</a>
Broad Bean and Artichoke Salad
A quick and simple salad using preserved artichokes, which are obtainable from good Italian delis, and convenient frozen broad beans, which are lightly cooked until tender. It can be served as a starter, as a side dish to lamb dishes or as a light lunch with some crusty bread. Serves 2-4 Prep time 10 minutes … <a href="https://served.mt/broad-bean-and-artichoke-salad/">Continued</a>
Turkish Gozlome filled with ġbejna…
…Za’atar, kale and smashed broad beans A Maltese twist with a Turkish bread recipe. Gozlome is a type of flat bread that is enhanced with yogurt, making it more flexible when it is cooked and lending it a pleasant tang. Here I have chosen to use traditional Maltese ingredients in a way that we don’t … <a href="https://served.mt/recipes-turkish-gozlome/">Continued</a>
Smoked beetroot salad
Serves 4 as a starter or 6 as a shared platter Prep time 20 mins Ingredients 4 smoked beetroots Labneh ( the yield from 500 g yoghurt) (make your own Labneh recipe) 1/3 cup shelled broad beans 2 tbsp. pecans (roughly chopped) 1 tsp. lemon zest 1½ tsp. fresh mint (roughly chopped) ½ tsp. pink … <a href="https://served.mt/smoked-beetroot-salad/">Continued</a>
Tumbrell’ with broad beans and guanciale
Serves 4 Prep time 25 mins Ingredients Fresh tumbrell 100g peeled broad beans Zest of half a lemon Juice of half a lemon Half a lemon ½ medium sized garlic or 1 small clove 5 sprigs thyme 40g guanciale (pork cheek) Salt Pepper Pinch red chilli flakes Method In a bowl place the broad beans, … <a href="https://served.mt/tumbrell-with-broad-beans-and-guanciale/">Continued</a>
Roasted Double Chop & Loin of Lamb
…Pressed lamb shoulder, lamb shank pithivier, Celeriac, fricassee of peas & broad beans, lamb jus Serves four Ingredients For the Lamb 4 Lamb Racks For Lamb Shoulder 500 gram de-boned lamb shoulder Salt rub 400 g rock salt 200 g caster sugar 4 star anise 8 juniper berries 10 coriander seeds 10 pink peppercorns 2 … <a href="https://served.mt/roasted-double-chop-loin-of-lamb/">Continued</a>
Pan-Seared Black Spotted Bream…
…Steamed Clams, Saffron & Cream sauce. Serves 2 Prep Time: 1 hr Ingredients 2x black spotted bream fillets (Bazuk) (ask your fishmonger to fillet it for you). 150g clams 1tbsp. black caviar 150ml dry white wine 200ml fresh cream 40g fresh broad beans 50g fresh peas 4 small asparagus 4 stalks bok choy 1 small white … <a href="https://served.mt/pan-seared-black-spotted-bream/">Continued</a>