Tender Beetroot, Orange and Bulgar Wheat Salad

By: Laurence Guy

  • Start by boiling your washed beetroot, either red or golden is fine but a combination looks fantastic.
  • Cook your bulgar wheat until tender using about 30g of dried bulgar wheat per person.
  • Make a simple dressing with one part red wine vinegar to three parts olive oil adding a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Peel your cooked beetroot before slicing into rounds.
  • Compose the salad on a large plate using alternating rounds of beetroot and cut orange slices with a scattering of the bulgar wheat.
  • Drizzle over the dressing and finish with some freshly chopped parsley and mint if you have some available.

Ingredients

Chard, Pea, Mint and Goats Cheese Cannelloni

By: Laurence Guy

  • First blanche 250g chard in boiling salted water for a good five minutes until tender. Drain and then finely chop and place in a bowl.
  • Add a further 100g of peas to the bowl along with a generous handful of chopped mint and some good quality soft goats cheese crumbled into pieces.
  • Finally grate some parmesan cheese into the mixture and stir well until combined.
  • Fill your dried cannelloni shells with the mixture and place into a baking dish.
  • Make a simple white sauce for the cannelloni by mixing 500g of crème fraiche with a little salt and pepper and a generous handful of grated parmesan. Loosen the mixture with a little milk until a light sauce is created.
  • Pour the white sauce over the cannelloni mixture and bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees C until golden brown and the pasta is tender, at least thirty minutes.

Ingredients

  • 250g Chard
  • 100g Peas
  • 50g Mint
  • 100g Soft Goats Cheese
  • 100g Parmesan
  • 250g Dried Canneloni
  • 500g Creme Fraiche
  • Milk
  • Salt and Pepper

Broad bean, Feta and Green Onion Burgers.

By: Laurence Guy

These fresh and flavourful burgers are a real taste of summer and great for long warm evenings with a glass of crisp white wine
  • Remove the broad beans from their pods and place in a pan of boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. Do not add salt as this will toughen the skins of the beans.
  • Drain and plunge into cold water to stop them overcooking.
  • When cooled, roughly chop the broad beans before placing in a bowl with the finely chopped green onion.
  • Season with a dash of olive oil and pepper before crumbling in the feta.
  • Add the oats, gram (chickpea) flour beaten eggs and mix well. Stir in the chopped mint
  • Leave to stand in a fridge for half an hour before forming into patties.
  • Fry in some olive oil until golden brown and crispy on both sides.

Ingredients

  • approx 500g Broad beans, podded
  • 1 greeen onion, finely sliced
  • Olive oil
  • Feta, to taste
  • 2 handfuls rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons gram (chickpea) flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 small bunch chopped fresh mint