nut free : OK gluten free : OK tips
Purée of cauliflower
Serves : 4 Cooked : on the hob
1 small cauliflower or ½ large cauliflower 30g butter salt and pepper freshly chopped parsley
Preparation time : 5 minutes Cooking time : 10 minutes
1 . Remove the green leaves and cut the cauliflower into florettes . Cook in salted boiling water until tender ( about 10 minutes ) and drain well in a colander . 2 . Return to the saucepan and blend using a hand blender until smooth adding the butter and seasoning well with lots of salt and pepper . Stir in the chopped parsley .
To serve : if you have room , spoon a good portion onto the plate next to the terracotta pot . if not serve in small dishes for the guests to help themselves to . dietary requirements : vegetarian : OK vegan : NO , omit butter
dairy free : NO , omit butter
nut free : OK gluten free : OK tips
Always use fresh cauliflower , never frozen or this will be too watery . This is more like a little well flavoured spoonable sauce rather than a vegetable .
Fresh French beans are difficult to find in the winter and can be extremely expensive but the ‘ extra fin ’ frozen beans are excellent quality . If you are cooking this recipe at home using fresh beans then cook them for 2-3 minutes in boiling salted water , drain well and then simply toss in the oil and garlic . sunday
French beans in garlic oil
Serves : 4 Cooked : on the hob
Preparation time : 2 minutes Cooking time : 10 minutes
300g-400g frozen extra fine french beans
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic , finely grated salt and pepper
1 . Allow the beans to defrost in fridge ( usually from the morning is ok but overnight is also ok ). 2 . Drain the beans well ( they have already been blanched before freezing so they only need re-heating now not re-cooking ). 3 . In 1-2 sauté / frying pans heat the oil , salt , pepper and garlic , add the beans and toss well until heated through ( add a lid or plate over the top if needed to heat faster ) this will take about 10 minutes . dietary requirements : vegetarian : OK vegan : OK dairy free : OK nut free : OK gluten free : OK
To serve : serve in a warmed bowl for guests to help themselves to .