Cut parsnips into halves or quarters length ways
then boil for 5 minutes. Drain.
Warm the oil in a roasting tin, then add
parsnips, shaking into the oil.
Remove from oven and brush on the honey
then the mustard and return to the oven for 10
minutes.
Oven-Baked
Mediterranean Potatoes
You
will need:
Quantity needed of small baking potatoes, Wild
Rocket pesto, Full flavoured hard cheese.
Instructions
Bake the potatoes in the oven until tender -
do not microwave as the skins need to be firm
and slightly crispy.
Halve the potatoes and scoop flesh into
a bowl and mix gently with pesto (about 4 tbsps
per 6 potatoes) then refill potato shells.
Cut a thick slice of your chosen cheese,
we like Red Leicester or Taleggio, and place
onto each potato.
Return to oven until cheese is bubbling.
Serve from oven.
Banana
Flambé
You
will need:
1oz (25g) Butter
2 Large Bananas (sliced)
1oz(25g) Light Muscovado Sugar
2tbspn Dark Rum
Crème Fraiche to serve
Handful of flaked almonds
Instructions
Melt the butter in a large frying pan on a low
heat. Add the thickly sliced bananas and cook
for about 2 minutes turning once. Tip in the
sugar and stir until caramelised.
Add the rum and heat until bubbling.
If you're confident, ignite with a taper
carefully to flambé.
When flame subsides, serve with crème
fraiche and flaked almonds.
Fruity
Tiramisu
You
will need:
14oz (400g) Mascarpone cheese
2 tbsps Caster Sugar
6 tbsps White Rum
1lb (500g) Strawberries (quartered)
200g Ready to serve custard
3 tbsps Whipped cream
10 Amoretti biscuits (crushed)
7 fl oz (200ml) Apple juice
25 Sponge fingers
Sprinkling of flaked almonds.
Instructions
Soften the mascarpone in a bowl with the caster
sugar. Add the custard and rum and mix well.
Mix in the whipped cream and approx.
¼ of the strawberries and ½ of the Amoretti
biscuits.
Dip some of the sponge fingers into the
apple juice then layer into your chosen serving
dish.
Arrange a layer of strawberries and then
some mascarpone mixture over the sponge fingers.
Continue to layer with the dipped sponge
fingers, strawberries and mascarpone mixture
until finished, reserving some strawberries.
To decorate use the remaining Amoretti
biscuits and reserved strawberries and sprinkle
with flaked almonds.
Chill for around 5-6 hours before serving.