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Category: Grains and pulses

BAKED POLENTA WITH FETA? BECHAMEL AND ZA’ ATAR TOMATOES

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 10, 2022
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  This is a happy-looking pie, with its yellows and reds and wonderfully golden edges, is absolutely delicious.  Serve with the chicory salad or anything leafy and green INGREDIENTS 80g … Continue Reading →

BULGUR AND BROAD BEAN SALAD

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 13, 2022
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A light salad with plenty of green vegetables, a chilli lime dressing, fresh mint  We’ve used vibrant broad beans to add a vibrant splash of colour. Fresh, light and full … Continue Reading →

CHICKPEA CURRY

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 18, 2021
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  A classic easy curry with chickpeas. This Chickpea curry is not complicated, but doesn’t skimp on flavour! This curry is the perfect weeknight dinner: it’s quick and easy to … Continue Reading →

BASMATI AND WILD RICE WITH CHICKPEAS, CURRANTS AND HERBS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 8, 2021
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  Another recipe from the Jerusalem cookbook – Basmati & Wild Rice with Chickpeas, Currants & Herbs. It’s absolutely delicious and can be served warm or at room temperature. Oh, … Continue Reading →

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE.

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 2, 2021
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  While it would be unfair to say that this is the risotto after which all others are based. But ts lovely simplicity is hard to match. It is a … Continue Reading →

CHICK PEAS AND PASTA

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 8, 2021
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  This unusual dish from the Puglia region of Italy combines pieces of crisp fried pasta, normal cooked pasta and tender chickpeas,  in a rich tomato sauce.  It is different, … Continue Reading →

LEMON PILAU RICE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 11, 2020
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Ingredients 40g butter plus an extra small knob 1 small onion finely chopped 200g basmati rice 320ml water 1 bay leaf 1 small lemon zested in thin strips using a … Continue Reading →

TURKISH WHITE BEAN SALAD (Piyaz)

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 17, 2020
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Turkish white bean salad. Another store cupboard menu. So simple: Beans, red onions, parsley, but it was the dressing, using tahini which was a taste bud revelation. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 … Continue Reading →

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