Suggested Receipes with: Dairy & Plant Based Cream
Ingredients 1 higher-welfare chicken breast ½ fresh red chilli 2 sprigs fresh marjoram or oregano 1 pinch sea salt 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 1 medium butternut squash a little single cream grated nutmeg salt pepper olive oil Method Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Put 1 chicken breast, with its skin left on, in a bowl. Deseed and slice up half a fresh red chilli and add to the bowl with the leaves from a couple of sprigs of fresh marjoram or oregano and a pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss together. Very carefully cut a medium butternut squash into quarters. Remove the seeds and slice one quarter of the squash as finely as you can. Place the chicken breast and flavourings from the bowl into the tray and snugly fit your squash slices around the chicken. Carefully pour a little single cream around the squash, not on the chicken. Season with grated nutmeg and salt and pepper then drizzle with some olive oil and cook in the middle of the oven for 25 - 35'. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 1 bunch of spring onions 15 gr. anchovies in oil 6 cloves of garlic 700 gr. asparagus 500 gr. frozen peas 300 gr. frozen broad beans 60 gr. fresh mint 300 ml single cream 1 lemon 300 ml organic vegetable stock 500 gr. cottage cheese 500 gr. fresh lasagne sheets Parmesan cheese olive oil a few sprigs of fresh thyme Method Preheat the grill to full whack. Trim and finely slice the spring onions. Pour the oil from the anchovy tin into a large frying pan over a high heat, then add the spring onions and anchovie. Using a garlic crusher, crush the garlic straight into the pan and toss everything together well. Line up the asparagus, trim off the woody ends, then finely slice and add the stems to the pan, reserving the tips for later. Season with sea salt and black pepper, add 1 splash of boiling water and cook for a few minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally. Add the peas and broad beans to the pan, then pick, roughly chop and add the mint along with the cream. Finely grate in half the lemon zest. Roughly mash and squash everything in the pan using a fork or a potato masher, then season to perfection with salt and pepper. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, then stir in 1 tub of cottage cheese, the consistency should be creamy and loose. Assembly Place a deep 30 x 35 cm roasting tray on a medium heat. Spoon in a quarter of the veggie mixture to cover the bottom of the tray, then top with a layer of lasagne sheets, and a good grating of Parmesan. Repeat the layers with the rest of the veg and pasta, finishing with a layer of lasagne sheets. Mix the remaining tub of cottage cheese with 1 splash of water to loosen, then spread evenly over the top of the lasagne. Toss the reserved asparagus tips in a drizzle of oil, then tip onto the lasagne, pushing everything down with the back of a spoon to compact. Strip over the thyme leaves and finish with a drizzle of oil and a generous grating of Parmesan. Turn the heat under the tray up to high and cook until the lasagne starts to bubble, then place under the grill on the middle shelf for 8' or until golden and gorgeous. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 1½ teaspoons cumin seeds 2½ teaspoons caraway seeds 1 large baking potato, about 500 gr. 100 gr. red quinoa olive oil 1 onion 1 tablespoon Urfa chilli flakes, or ⅔ teaspoon regular chilli flakes 600 gr. smoked mackerel fillets , skin off, pin-boned 1 bunch of fresh parsley ½ a bunch of fresh tarragon 1 large free-range egg 2½ lemons 120 gr. soured cream, optional Method Lightly toast the cumin and caraway seeds, crush and set aside. Preheat the oven to 220 ºC. Place the potato on a small baking tray and bake for 45 - 60', or until soft in the middle. Slice in half, scoop the flesh into a bowl, you should have roughly 350 grams, the skin can be discarded or eaten. Roughly mash the flesh and set aside to cool. Turn the oven down to 190 ºC. Bring a small pan filled with plenty of water to the boil over a high heat. Add the quinoa and cook for 14 to 15 minutes, or until it’s cooked but still retains a bite. Drain and stir through the potato. Add 3 tablespoons of oil to a medium frying pan and place over a medium–high heat. Peel and finely chop the onion. Once the pan is hot, add the onion and a pinch of sea salt and fry for 8', or until soft and caramelised, stirring frequently. Stir in the cumin, caraway and chilli flakes for 1', then add the onion and spices to the potato and quinoa. Flake the mackerel into 1 - 2 cm pieces, pick and roughly chop the herbs and beat the egg; Add it all to the mixture along with ¾ of a teaspoon of salt, the zest of 1½ lemons and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Mix to combine. Shape the mixture into 12 patties 6 - 7 cm wide and 2 - 3 cm thick, then set aside. Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a large frying pan and place over a medium–high heat. Once hot, add half the patties and fry for 3 - 4', or until golden-brown on both sides, carefully turning halfway through. Remove from the pan and place on a lined baking tray. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and continue with the remaining patties in the same way. Finish them off in the oven for about 8', or until cooked through. Cut the remaining lemon into wedges and serve with the hot patties along with soured cream for dipping, if you like. Sources: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 500 gr. plain flour , plus extra for dusting 1 tbsp baking powder 125 ml groundnut oil , plus extra for frying 2 cloves of garlic , finely sliced 2 onions , finely chopped 1 tsp cumin 800gr. tins of kidney beans , drained 2 tbsp sour cream a splash of white wine vinegar 1–2 red chillies , deseeded and finely chopped, to serve 1 bunch of coriander , finely chopped to serve lime wedges , to serve Topping options 220 gr. chorizo , sliced and fried 150 gr. Cheddar cheese , coarsely grated 150 gr. Feta cheese , broken into chunks 2 - 4 avocados , sliced and dressed with lime juice 4 - 6 large free-range eggs , fried chilli sauce Method Sift the flour, baking powder and 2 teaspoons of salt together in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the groundnut oil and about 200 ml of warm water, or as much as you need to form a dough, mixing with a knife until it comes together. Tip the dough onto a floured work surface and knead for 4 - 5', until smooth and elastic, then return it to the bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave to prove for 1 hour. Place a large non-stick frying pan over a low–medium heat and pour in a glug of the oil. Add the garlic, onions and cumin and sauté for about 10', until soft and sticky. Turn up the heat to medium, stir in the kidney beans, sour cream and vinegar, season well and simmer for about 5', until the beans have softened. Mash your refried beans for a coarse texture, or blitz them in a blender if you prefer them smooth. Return the beans to the pan and leave to one side for reheating later. When your dough has risen, divide it into 12 even pieces and roll them into balls. Flatten out each one with your hand, then, on a floured surface, roll them out into a tortilla 2mm thick and about 18cm in diameter. Place a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and, once hot, dry-fry each tortilla for 1' on each side, until just coloured Cover with warm tortillas with kitchen foil while you fry the rest. When you're ready to serve, lay out your chosen toppings. Place the pan of bean mixture over a low-medium heat for 1 - 2', until warmed through, then spread a couple of spoonfuls over each tortilla. Scatter over the chilli and coriander, add your toppings and serve with lime wedges on the side, for squeezing over. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 300 gr. dried spaghetti olive oil 100 gr. leftover hard cheese , such as Parmesan, Cheddar, Gruyère 3 large free-range eggs 250 ml double cream 250 gr. leftover cooked smoked higher-welfare ham 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary Method Preheat the oven to 180 ºC. Cook the spaghetti in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain and leave to steam dry and cool. Rub the inside of a 20 cm loose-bottomed cake tin with oil, then finely grate a thin layer of cheese all over the base, shaking it up the sides. Once the spaghetti is cool, transfer it to a large bowl, gently pulling it apart, then beat and add the eggs, along with the cream and a generous pinch of black pepper. Chop and add the ham, finely grate in the rest of your cheese, and pick, chop and add the rosemary leaves. Toss together well, then pack into the cake tin and place on a baking tray. Bake for 35', or until golden, crisp and cooked through. Leave the carbonara cake to sit for 3' in the tin, then carefully and confidently run a knife around the rim and release it proudly on to a board. Serve with a fresh, zingy lemon-dressed salad on the side. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 4 large sweet potatoes olive oil 8 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon 125 gr. Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese 4 spring onions 1-2 fresh red chillies soured cream , to serve Method Set up your barbecue for the heat canyon technique by placing coals on opposite sides of the barbecue to make two heat walls. Cover with the lid and allow to heat up like an outdoor oven, you want a temperature of around 175 °C. Scrub the sweet potatoes clean, then rub all over with a drizzle of oil and a good pinch of sea salt. Place on the middle of the barbecue, cover with the lid and bake for around 1 hour. Fry the bacon, in a pan over a high heat, or until golden and crisp, then set aside for later. Split the potatoes open, crumble in the bacon and grate over the cheese. Return to the indirect heat on the barbecue for a further 5 - 10' with the lid on,or until the cheese has melted. Trim and finely slice the spring onions and chilli then sprinkle over the potatoes, serve with spoonfuls of soured cream and devour. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 200 gr. quality dark chocolate 70% 125 ml full-fat milk 250 ml double cream 4 green cardamom pods 55 gr. golden caster sugar 1 large free-range egg yolk 200 gr. raspberries, a mixture of red and golden, if available icing sugar , to serve crème fraîche , to serve Sweet shortcrust pastry 125 gr. butter , plus extra for greasing 100 gr. icing sugar 225 gr. plain flour 2 large free-range egg yolks 1 vanilla pod 1 orange 2 tbsp cold milk Method For the pastry, use a food processor or mixing bowl and wooden spoon, if you’re feeling energetic, to cream the butter and sugar together. Score the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape in the seeds. Grate in the orange zest, pulse in the flour, egg yolks and a pinch of salt, then add little splashes of milk until it forms a ball. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for an hour. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to line a greased, loose-bottomed 27 cm-diameter, 2.5 cm-deep tart tin. Push the pastry into the sides, prick with a fork, line with 4 pieces of clingfilm, then fill with rice or dried beans. Chill the tart case for 1 to 2 hours. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180 °C. Bake the tart case, clingfilm and rice in place, for 10', then remove the clingfilm and rice, and cook for another 5'. Remove and turn the oven down to 170 °C. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Smash the cardamom pods and heat the milk, cream and cardamom in a pan, then remove from the heat and infuse for 10'. Beat the sugar and egg yolk with a pinch of salt, then stir into chocolate. Stirring all the while, add the milk by straining it through a sieve, discarding the cardamom. Pour the chocolate mixture into the tart case and scatter over the raspberries. Bake for about 25', the tart should still be wobbly in the middle. Remove from the oven, leave to cool, then chill in the fridge before dusting with icing sugar and serving with crème fraîche, or simply with more berries. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 110 gr. butter , softened 100 gr. caster sugar 1 free-range egg , beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 150 gr. flour 30 gr. cocoa powder Icing sugar , for dusting Peppermint meringue filling 275 gr. caster sugar 4 free-range egg , whites 1/2 tsp cream of tartar a few drops of pure peppermint extract Chocolate topping 100 gr. 70% cocoa chocolate , broken into pieces 1 tbsp vegetable oil Method Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Whisk in half the beaten egg and the vanilla extract, then stir in the flour and cocoa powder until just combined. Divide the mixture in half, shape each into balls, wrap both in clingfilm, then chill for a couple of hours until the dough has firmed up. Preheat the oven to 180 °C, and grease and line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper. Dust a work surface with icing sugar and roll out 1 batch of dough to 5 mm thick. Cut out rounds using a 5 cm cutter, re-roll and cut any trimmings, then transfer the biscuits to the baking sheet. Bake for 10' till cooked through. Cool on the baking sheet for 10', then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, repeat with the second batch of dough. Peppermint meringue filling Place the sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar and 1½ tablespoons of water in a large heatproof bowl. Beat with an electric whisk till fluffed up, about 1'. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water set over the lowest heat possible, and continue to beat at high speed for 10 - 12', until stiff peaks form. Remove from the heat, add a few drops of peppermint extract and beat for 2 more minutes, until the meringue has thickened even more. Fit a 1 cm plain nozzle to a piping bag and fill the bag with the peppermint meringue. Pipe onto the biscuits in an upward spiral, working from the outside in; leave a small border around the edge, aim for a swirl around 3-4cm tall. Place the biscuits on a tray and leave to set in the fridge while you make the chocolate topping. Place the chocolate pieces and oil in a small heatproof bowl and gently melt over a pan of simmering water until completely smooth and glossy. Transfer to a small, deep bowl and leave to cool at room temperature for about 10'. Hold the chilled biscuits by the base and gently dip the meringue into the melted chocolate, swirling so it’s completely covered. Or, place the biscuits on a wire rack with greaseproof paper underneath and drizzle over the chocolate until each biscuit is covered. Chill the biscuits for a few hours until the chocolate has completely set, and serve. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients 6 large free-range egg whites 300 gr. golden caster sugar , plus extra for sprinkling 1 big pinch of sea salt 500 gr. mixed fresh berries , such as strawberries, raspberries and blackberries 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 1 splash of balsamic vinegar 1 vanilla pod 250 ml double cream 1 tablespoon icing sugar 250 gr. fat-free Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons hazelnuts , optional 50 gr. dark chocolate 70% cocoa solids Method Preheat the oven to 130 ºC. Place the egg whites into a squeaky clean and dry bowl. Beat with an electric whisk on a medium speed until it forms stiff peaks. With your mixer still running, gradually add the caster sugar and salt, then whisk on a high speed for 7 - 8', or until white and glossy. To test whether it's done you can pinch some between your fingers, if it feels completely smooth it's ready, if it's slightly granular it needs a little more whisking. Line 2 large baking trays with greaseproof paper. Divide the mixture between each tray, then use the back of a spoon to shape and swirl it across the trays, leaving a 3 cm gap around the edges. Bake in the oven for 70', or until crisp on the outside and a little soft and sticky inside. Once cooked, leave the meringues to cool. Meanwhile, halve or quarter any large strawberries, then place the fruit in a bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of caster sugar, the vanilla bean paste and balsamic, stir well, then leave aside to macerate. Halve the vanilla pod lengthways, scrape out the seeds, then add to a large bowl with the cream and icing sugar. Whip until soft peaks form, then fold in the Greek yoghurt. Toast the nuts in a dry frying pan, if using, until golden, then lightly crush in a pestle and mortar. Gently melt the chocolate in a small pan over a low heat. Spoon half the vanilla cream over one of the cooled meringues and spread it out to the edges. Top with half the berries, half the melted chocolate and half the nuts. Layer over the second meringue and repeat with the remaining ingredients. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/
Ingredients Biscuit base 75 gr. unsalted butter , plus extra for greasing 300 gr. dark chocolate biscuits Filling 850 gr. dark cherries in syrup 2 clementines 350 gr. caster sugar 6 large free-range eggs 400 ml double cream 560 gr. Philadelphia plain cream cheese 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Topping 200 gr. dark chocolate 70% cocoa solids, plus extra for serving 1 dash of double cream 50 gr. unsalted butter 1 clementine Method Preheat the oven to 180 ºC. Grease the sides and line the base of a deep 23 cm loose-bottomed cake tin. To make the biscuit base, melt the butter in a pan over a low heat. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until they resemble fine crumbs, then add to the melted butter. Mix well to coat the crumbs, then tip into the prepared cake tin, spreading it out evenly. Place in the hot oven for 10', or until darker in colour, then remove and leave to cool. Meanwhile, to make the filling, add the tinned cherries and their syrup, the clementine zest and juice and 150 gr. of sugar to a pan over a medium heat. Cook for around 20', or until reduced to a syrupy consistency. Leave to cool and set aside. Separate the egg yolks and whites into 2 separate bowls. Add the remaining 200 gr. of sugar to the yolks, then use an electric whisk to beat for 5 - 7', or until pale and fluffy. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Place the cream, cream cheese and vanilla extract into a third bowl and beat into soft peaks. Fold the egg yolk mixture into the cream cheese mixture and gently fold through the egg whites. Spoon the mixture onto the biscuit base, then gently swirl through the cherry syrup. Place the cheesecake in the freezer to set overnight. When you’re nearly ready to serve, make the chocolate glaze topping. Place a medium heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, then add the dark chocolate, cream and butter. Allow to melt, stirring occasionally. Remove the cheesecake from the tin and place on a cake stand. Pour over the chocolate glaze, then decorate with some gratings of dark chocolate and clementine zest. Serve with a gold leaf and sparklers to make it extra special. Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/