Recipes
Buttons and Bows Salad
- 250 g bow shaped pasta
- ½ c slivered almonds
- 4 spring onions
- 125 g diced ham
- 1/3 c mayonnaise
- 2 T sour cream
- 1 tsp whole grain mustard
- 1 T lemon juice
Cook the pasta as per pack instructions, drain and cool. Blend the mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Toss through the salad with the rest of the ingredients, and sprinkle with some extra almonds.
Chocolate Tarts with Fresh Berries
- 200 g Oreo cookies
- 30 g melted butter
- 200 ml cream
- 200 g good quality dark chocolate
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
Grease tart dishes/pans. Place the biscuits in the food processor and blitz until fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse to combine. Press the crumb mixture into the base and up the sides of the dishes and chill for 15 minutes to allow them to firm up. Preheat the oven to 160C
Place a bowl over a pot of hot water. Pop the cream and chocolate into the bowl and melt the chocolate. Stir until smooth. Cool a little before adding in the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix well. Pour the chocolate into the tart shells and bake for about 15 minutes or until just set. Serve with fresh berries and a light dusting of cocoa or finely grated chocolate and icecream.