Green Winter Salad
Stay healthy during winter with this warm and filling quinoa salad tossed with fresh seasonal greens – leek, baby spinach and broccoli. Perfect for packed lunches and full of protein and punch; enough to get you through even the gloomiest of winter days.
Roasted Carrot Soup
Carrots have been accumulating in the bottom of my fridge drawer over the last few weeks so it’s time to use them up in a sweet and spicy roasted carrot soup; speckled with chilli and ginger, this soup makes for a warming and inexpensive appetiser.
Toasted Quinoa Sushi
A simple spin on the usual sticky white rice sushi, this light and nutty variation uses toasted quinoa instead. Sushi is a fun way to mix-and-match your favourite post summer and autumn vegetables: capsicums, carrots, beans, mushrooms and most of all avocado. Fresh sushi tastes best, so serve shortly after rolling to keep the crunchiness of the seaweed. Enjoy with a bowl of hot miso soup sprinkled with chopped fresh spring onion.
Stuffed Flat Mushrooms on Polenta
I was excited to find a bag of flat mushrooms in this week’s Fair Food box as it gave me an opportunity to recreate this signature recipe from Georgia Cato’s father: barbecued flat mushrooms stuffed with a blend of fresh red chilli, garlic, italian parsley, olive oil and best of all, it reintegrates the stalks back into the filling. These hearty bites are quick and cheap to prepare and make a great accompaniment to any spring barbeque. If the weather turns nippy, just add a touch of extra chilli to spice you up.
Sago Gula Melaka (Sago Pudding)
Sago Gula Melaka is a traditional Malaysian dessert which combines translucent sago balls with rich coconut cream and sweet palm sugar syrup. Topped with mango or banana it makes a for a decadent hot weather dessert.
Vegan Stir Fried Noodles
This South East Asian inspired stir fry can be made using any type of noodles you have on hand, even cooked rice will work well as a substitute.
