Loquat Fattoush Fattoush, originally a salad to make use of stale bread in the same vein as panzanella, meant an extra search for me, for pittas. Luckily, I managed to track down some fried pitta squares; meaning I didn’t have to do any frying or, alternatively, baking to create the desired crisp bread shards required…
Blood Orange, Roasted Beetroot & Labneh Salad I once had a beetroot and chickpea salad at the gastropub temple that is The Eagle Farringdon. A fairly simple affair served on a flatbread … which was inspiring. Not only does the bread soak up all the lovely roasting juices and dressing, you can also cut sections off and…
Summer Salad of Courgette, Flat Peach & Labneh After visiting the Natoora stall at the “Taste of London” fair in 2017, I was inspired to create this summer salad of courgette, flat peach and Labneh. The courgette is prepared two ways: marinated and griddled. The courgette combo marries perfectly with the peach and creamy labneh and labneh is…
Bone Marrow Hamburger This bone marrow hamburger is the tastiest burger I’ve ever eaten. The addition of roasted bone marrow gives this hamburger next level umami – Mmm 😋. Although I am a self-confessed flexitarian, there is something I am very rigid about; and that is the quality of the food that goes into my body.…
Beetroot Juice Shot Beetroot juice shot with lemon and ginger. Beetroot contains naturally occurring nitrates NO3- that, with a little help from your saliva, are transformed via nitrites NO2- to nitric oxide NO. This molecules is a vasodilator and so can help to reduce your blood pressure. Beetroot also contains the phytonutrients/ phytochemicals betacyanin and betanin; both…