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Beetroot, Feta & Basil SaladBy danieldiverDelicious, simple & packed with flavour. This salad may be easy to throw together, any day of the week, but is full of nutritious goodness. I love food that not only makes me feel good as I cook and eat but after too. The very appearance of this salad is mood-enhancing. Earthy purple-toned beetroot, sweet red apple matchsticks, salty pale feta, and refreshingly zingy basil are brought together with aged balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of Nigella seeds that complete the dish with a savoury, lemony pepperiness.
Bread SauceBy danieldiverA simple and delicious sauce that is the perfect accompaniment to turkey or chicken.
ColcannonBy danieldiverA favourite dish in Ireland. Creamy mashed potatoes with bacon and cabbage and let's not forget a river of butter. The perfect accompaniment to any dish.
Crispy Potato WedgesBy danieldiverThese crispy potato wedges are a bit of a hybrid somewhat of a cross between a roast potato and a potato wedge. A crispy spiced exterior with a delicious fluffy interior. Eat with sour cream and chilli sauce for dipping or as an easy home alternative to chips.
Garlic BreadBy danieldiverWho doesn't love garlic bread? and why not? Warm buttery bread with lots of garlic. Yes please! It also only take minutes to make. This recipe is for a cheesy garlic bread.
GuacamoleBy danieldiverA quick nubbly guacamole recipe. Deliciously simple.
Halloumi, Mint & Pomegranate SaladBy danieldiverA refreshing and vibrant salad. Halloumi has a rubbery salty consistency when heated and browned in a dry frying pan it turns it into what I think of as vegetarian bacon. The combination of rocket, mint leaves, and pomegranate seeds give you a peppery refreshing salad with bursts of fruitiness.
Honey Roast ParsnipsBy danieldiverI don't think Christmas dinner would be complete without these sweet earthy glazed parsnips. Although, I think they are a great accompaniment to a roast dinner at other times of year too.
Hot & Crunchy SlawBy danieldiverThe perfect hot sauce slaw to accompany fried chicken or cold cuts. The buttermilk brings balance and make this slaw lighter and less clergy than the usual coleslaw. The finely shredded cabbage and carrot retain there crunch in the creamy dressing.
Mulled Cider Red CabbageBy danieldiverI love cranberries and use the repeatedly in many dishes over the Christmas period. I have for quite awhile been using them in my braised cabbage. This recipe is fairly new to me. I make cider braised red cabbage quite a bit and recently I had leftover mulled cider and thought why not add it to my cabbage I normally would add cider, star anise and cinnamon to the pan anyways doing it with leftover mulled cider made sense as these are the key ingredients to any mulled cider. So if you haven't got mulled cider simply use the same amount of apple cider along with a star anise and a cinnamon stick. It never ceases to amaze may just how far this goes, I cool and freeze half for future use.
PastaBy danieldiverThis is a simple pasta recipe. You don't need any fancy equipment. A rolling pin is about the most complex piece of equipment required for this recipe. It may also be noted that this recipe works fantastically with plain flour if 00 flour is hard to get hold of or unavailable.
Potato & Turnip GratinBy danieldiverThis makes the perfect side dish for almost any roast dinner. I usually have it to accompany a plain roast chicken or roast duck. I do find potato gratin or dauphinoise can be a little too sickly the sweet earthiness of the thinly sliced turnip or swede if you prefer cuts the richness of the dish. Note: If you are roasting a joint of meat you can also cook on a lower heat 170°C for 1 - 2 hours until tender. Allowing you to cook both meat and potatoes in the same oven.
Sausage, Sage & Apple StuffingBy danieldiverFor me Christmas dinner is all about tradition and it is traditional in our house to have a sausage meat stuffing. I use a couple of eggs in the stuffing to bind it all together so that it can be sliced later into thick slices and squeezed between two slices of thick good bread with some cold turkey, hot crispy bacon, bread sauce and a little cranberry sauce too. Making ahead: After the sausage meat mixture has been cooked and breadcrumbs stirred through, cover with cling film and refrigerate. When ready to cook add the eggs and continue on as normal with the recipe.
Smashed Salt & Vinegar PotatoesBy danieldiverA go to side dish for me. I love these potatoes they have an intense salt and vinegar flavour like a packet of good crisp. I make these most often not as a side dish but as dinner itself. A much easier alternative to chips. Intensely salty vinegary crispy roast potatoes.