Recipes
Crunchy Lemon Coleslaw (feeds 6-8)
- 1 medium cabbage shredded
- 1 red or green pepper
- ½ small red onion or 2-3 spring onions
- 1 carrot
- Use your food processor to slice and grate the vegetables finely and then prepare the dressing
- ½ c mayonnaise or aoli
- ½ sour cream
- Grated rind and juice of two lemons
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp liquid honey
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper
Combine the ingredients for the dressing and mix into the coleslaw just before you are ready to eat.
Prune and Apple Cake with Coconut Topping
- 2 c water
- 3 c pitted prunes
- 2 tbsp baking soda
- 250 g softened butter
- 2 ½ sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 c plain flour
- 2 ½ c diced apple
Topping:
- 1 ½ c soft brown sugar
- 125 g butter
- 2 c desiccated coconut
- 175 ml milk
Preheat the oven to 150 C and prepare the cake tin(s). Put the water and prunes in a pot and simmer gently until very tender. Remove from the heat and add the baking soda.
Cream the butter and sugar and then beat in the eggs one at a time and then the vanilla. Mix in the sifted dry ingredients, diced apple and then the prunes and liquid.
Pour the mixture into the tin(s) and bake until a skewer comes out clean. This may take up to an hour and a half depending on the size of the tin.
To make the topping combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook until melted. Spoon over the cake and then bake for a further 20 minutes or until golden brown.