This is my work lunch this week and I’m obsessed. Sticky stir fried egg plant with golden roasted cashew and loads of garlic and spring onion. What’s not to love?
Rapini and Pine Nut Pesto
Have you heard or rapini? It gets called broccoli raab or rabe too and you can usually find it at green grocers or farmer’s markets. I’ve never seen it at a big supermarket in Melbourne but if you have, let me know. It’s part of both the cabbage and turnip families and used in Italian cooking. I love it as it’s like spinach with bite. If you can’t find it you could use spinach with a small handful of rocket thrown in for that bit of bite.
Corn and Cabbage Slaw with Satay Sauce
I love a crunchy salad. And I love Satay sauce. This salad is made both more delicious and more filling with the addition of roasted nuts and a creamy satay sauce.
Lentil, Kale and Haloumi Salad
This easy and delicious salad is made even better with sautéed leek. It’s a serves one recipe but you easy double it or more.
Mushroom Satay Skewers
These are so full of flavour and a great alternative to meet skewers. I tried a new technique to cook the mushrooms and it allows the marinade flavour to really soak in AND for the mushrooms to get lovely and golden.
Butternut Pumpkin and Cashew Curry
This creamy vegan curry is a delight on a cold night. It’s full of warm flavours, buttery roasted cashews and sweet pumpkin. The curry paste is quick and simple to make, you should have it on the table in 45 minutes!
Twice Cooked Soy Poached Mushrooms
Dad made a delicious soy poached whole chicken for dinner in Sunday, and I was thinking how great that idea would be for big King Oyster Mushrooms, or ceps! And great it was:)
Vegetarian Lasagna with a Mushroom and Eggplant Ragu
This winner has been coming for a while. I’ve made different versions of it so many times. You can add extra layers of sliced vegetables if you like but it’s perfect as is. A rich vegetarian ragu full of umami flavour layered with cheesy sauce and silky pasta. Oh yes.
Carrot and Sage Soup with Haloumi Croutons
Crisp mornings and sunny days are the perfect time for this sunny bowl of goodness. And if you use the non Haloumi type of croutons then it’s vegan too! But, haloumi is delicious…
Pumpkin, Sundried Tomato and Haloumi Pie
I love a pie in winter. Flakey pastry encasing a delicious savoury filling – it’s my favourite. And yep I’m much more into a savoury pie than a sweet one and I totally get that a savoury pumpkin pie problem sets alarm bells off for any North American followers. But in this part of the world pumpkin is a savoury thing, thus my savoury pumpkin pie.