WALNUT PATE (Zoe Bingley)

August 22, 2021 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments

“Each time I serve this moreish appetizer, I love watching guests try to guess what gives it such a creamy taste and texture“.   Serves 6-8

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped
  • 2 Tab extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 100g button mushrooms, finely sliced
  • 50g walnuts, chopped
  • 175g cashews, finely ground
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • good pinch of paprika
  • good pinch of dried thyme
  • salt and black pepper
  • 4 wholemeal pita bread, cut into triangles

    Step 1.
    In a large frying pan add a little olive oil, onions, celery, garlic and mushroom, and cook for 5-10 minutes, until brown.

    Step 2.
    Remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts, ground cashews, egg, paprika and thyme. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon into a ramekin and allow to cool.

    Step 3.
    Preheat the oven to 200C. Place the pita on a baking tray and toast until brown.

    Step 4.
    Serve the walnut pate with the pita on the side.

Raw Chocolate Christmas Pudding Cups

May 22, 2021 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments 

Packed with a mixture of heart healthy nuts and antioxidant-rich cacao, this decadent raw chocolate pudding is zero parts naughty and all parts nice.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

Raw pudding

  • ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup dried figs, hard stalk removed
  • ½ cup medjool dates
  • ¼ cup cranberries
  • 2-3 Tab coconut oil, melted
  • Pinch ground ginger
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • Pinch ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbs Bioglan Organic Cacao Powder

Cashew cream

  • 1 cup raw cashews (pre-soaked)
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • 1 Tab maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Toppings

  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries, stalks removed and cut in half
  • Fresh mint leaves

    Step 1.
    To make the cashew cream, add all ingredients to a food processor and blend. Adjust sweetness to taste, scoop into serving glasses and set aside in the fridge.

    Step 2.
    In a food processor, combine nuts, figs, dates, cranberries, spices, cacao and coconut oil and pulse until the mixture starts to bind.

    Step 3.
    To serve, top the chilled cashew layer with the raw pudding layer and garnish with berries and fresh mint leaves.

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