Cauliflower Con Queso (Aldi’s) – hot dip

Makes 10 dipping serves

Ingredients


4 cups cauliflower florets (no stalks)
1 Tab coconut oil
1 brown onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, peeled & finely diced (or crushed)
1 red capsicum, deseeded & diced
2 cups Vegetable Stock
5 Tab almond milk
4 sun dried tomatoes, diced
Quarter cup natural cashews
½ tsp ground cumin
1½ tsp chilli flakes
Quarter tsp ground turmeric
Salt & pepper to taste
corn chips, to serve

  • Soak cashews in a bowl of hot water for 1 hour.
  • Heat frypan over medium heat. Add coconut oil, onion, garlic, capsicum and 1 tsp chilli to pan and sauté until soft & fragrant. Remove half of the mixture and set aside.
  • Add cauliflower & stock to frypan and cook for approximately 15 minutes or until cauliflower is tender and has absorbed the stock.
  • Drain cashews and place in food processor. Add cauliflower mixture to processor with the remainder of ingredients and process for 2 minutes. Then blend through remainder of capsicum mix. Add to a bowl to serve.
  • Garnish with chopped chilli flakes and lime wedges. Serve with corn chips.

TIP: For an optional flavour change you can add a quarter cup of fresh coriander to your food processor and blitz with the cauliflower mixture.

SQUID PAELLA

serves 8

INGREDIENTS
500g baby squid (or tubes) cut into 3cm pieces
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 c oil
1 red capsicum, diced
1 onion, diced
1 can tomatoes
pinch of nutmeg
1 tsp crushed garlic
550g short grain rice
1/2 tsp turmeric
1.5 L chicken stock
1 c frozen peas
2 cabbage leaves, finely shredded
1/2 bunch parsley
1/2 of a chorizo (opt)

In a large frypan cook squid in oil 3-4 mins. Remove from pan.
Cook chopped chorizo (if desired).
Add capsicum, cabbage and onion – cooked until soft.
Add garlic, paprika and turmeric. Cook for 1 minute – no longer.
Add the rice and the stock, simmer 20 mins til rice is almost cooked.
Return cooked squid to pan, add peas & parsley, then cook a further 3 mins.
Garnish with your choice of dill, lemon wedges or paprika.