Category Archives: functional food

Asparagus, Asparagus, Asparagus

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Such a delicious addition / focus of many a dish. I find the quickest and easiest way to cook it is to pan fry it – in coconut oil. Stir occasionally to ensure coated in the oil. It takes 5 – 10 mins on a high heat. 20160326_140310

Here are several different ways we eat it:

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With butter sautéed button mushrooms – sprinkled with parmesan – starter or main.

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Served with quail eggs and sprinkled with parmesan – a delicious combination of flavours. Perfect as a starter – 3 eggs and 5 stems or main dish.

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Served with quail eggs, roasted salmon, tomatoes and a Greek yoghurt and chilli flake dip.

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Cold in a salad – here with sprouted brown chick peas, tomatoes and mozzarella on a bed of watercress.

…and probably my favourite…

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Served on gluten-free muffins with poached free range eggs and serves with a generous dollop of hollandaise sauce.

Quinoa tabbouleh topped with free range eggs

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A simple one pan dish

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Ingredients:

1 cup of quinoa well rinsed, cooked and drained

1 red onion – chopped

2 peppers – roughly chopped

Handful of kale

Tamari (soy sauce if not needing gf)

1 – 2 tsp Garam masala

Coconut oil

2 free range eggs per person

Method

In a large frying pan, saute the onions and peppers in coconut oil. Add Garam Masala and the kale. Cook until the veg is the desired crunch. Add the cooked quinoa and generous splash of Tamari. Once heated through, crack the eggs in to small wells and cook until desired consistency.

 

 

Cheese stuffed baked smoked cod

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This is so simple to make and absolutely delicious.

Pre heat oven to Gas mark 5 / 190 c

Ingredients:

1 fillet of smoked cod per person

Gruyère cheese

Fresh dill

Method:

Simply mix some chopped dill with the Gruyère cheese. Spread a layer on to the underside of the cod fillet and roll up. Secure with a stick.

Wrap loosely in tin foil and place on a baking tray. Cook in the centre of the oven for 10 – 15 minutes.

I served this with in season new potatoes, quail eggs from my lovely ladies and pan-fried asparagus topped with parmesan.

 

Turmeric milk

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A delicious drink that is packed full of goodness and very simple to make.

Ingredients:

Mug of full fat milk

1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp cinnamon / piece of cinnamon stick

1 tsp ground ginger / finely chopped cm piece of fresh ginger

Pinch of black pepper

Method:

Put all the ingredients in to a saucepan and heat gently bringing to the boil. Remove from  the heat and if you have used fresh ginger and cinnamon stick – strain the liquid.

Drink and enjoy – I often have this with a piece of 85% dark chocolate.