Recipes of the Month

Cream of tomato soup

1 kg ripe plum tomatoes 
1 onions sliced 
1/2 tea spoon garlic puree 
100g butter 
½  packs of basil
 2 springs bunch of thyme 
20g brown sugar
50mls veg oil
Salt & Pepper

Method
1. Cut the tomato in half length ways.
2. Add the oil, thyme, sugar & a little salt and pepper roast this in the oven @ 180 for 20-30 mins 
3. Add in a thick bottom pan the butter - when melted add the onions, and  the garlic puree and sauté slowly with no colour 
4. Now add the tomato mix and cook out
5. Add basil 
6. Now blitz and pass 

Quenelle of crème fraiche 
Season with salt and pepper 

Vegetable tagine with Moroccan spiced cous cous

1 sweet potato 1 inch dice
½ butternut squash 1 inch dice
1 red and 1 yellow pepper
3 sticks celery 1 inch dice
800g tin chick peas
2 small red onions cut into wedges
2 large shallots fine dice 
6 tablespoon tom paste
80 ml oil
200g dried apricots ¼ 
2 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
3 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric
40g fresh ginger finely diced
1 ½ teaspoon garlic puree
1 large chilli finely diced
3 teaspoon grd cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 cardamom pods
4 bay leaves
Salt and pepper

Method
Sauté shallots in oil add all the spices cook out for 2-3 minutes add all vegetables and apricots sweat off then add tom paste cook out for a couple more minutes then cover with water simmer till veg is cooked and has thickened season and chill.

Spice mix

 
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
½ teaspoon cinnamon 
¼ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon turmeric
Pinch of cayenne
1 bay leaf
50ml oil
20g butter
1 large shallot
½ of each yellow green and red pepper
1 courgette
½ teaspoon garlic puree
500g cous cous
500ml water
Juice 1 lemon
15g chopped fresh coriander

Heat oil in pan add butter, sauté shallot, garlic, peppers and courgette add spice mix cook out for 2-3 mins add water bring to boil then add cous cous stir and cover for 4 minutes stir season and add lemon juice chill and add coriander.

Served with a little mint and yogurt mixed together and a red onion salad