Recipes
Roasted Vegetable Pie with Spiced Saucy Jam
This layered vegetable pie can be made the day before your event and can be eaten hot or cold.
This layered vegetable pie can be made the day before your event and can be eaten hot or cold. Pop it into your picnic basket for a casual outdoor lunch or heat it at home for a family dinner. Slice it into chunky wedges, add a hint of spiced saucy jam and you have a healthy and impressive meal your whole family will love. (GF)
Recipe by Ang Quinlan from GH Nutrition
Ingredients
3 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced (lengthways)
1 large sweet potato, peeled and thinly sliced
½ butternut pumpkin, thinly sliced
2 large zucchinis, thinly sliced longways
1 roasted red capsicum (from your Deli)
1 eggplant, thinly sliced
1 cup baby spinach leaves
½ cup grated cheddar cheese
Olive oil, to drizzle
2 eggs
½ cup cream
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Spiced Saucy jam:
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 bird’s eye chillies, roughly chopped
1 green chilli, roughly chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 red capsicum, roughly chopped
3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 lime freshly, squeezed
1 kaffir lime leaf
1 tablespoon salt
Pepper, to taste
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon caramelised balsamic dressing
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup water
¼ cup white wine vinegar
Equipment
24 cm springform tin
Recipe
Heat oven at 180 °C.
Line a springform tin with two pieces of baking paper.
Place potatoes, carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin, zucchini’s, and eggplant slices on baking trays. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with paprika, and season generously with salt and pepper. Bake in oven for about 20 – 25 minutes until vegetables are soft. Set aside to cool.
Whisk eggs, add cream, chilli flakes, parsley and one teaspoon of paprika, mix thoroughly and set aside.
Layer the vegetables, starting with a layer of potatoes as the base, ensuring the pie looks colourful with each layer. Add spinach leaves at about halfway through the layers. Top with grated cheese.
Press the vegetables firmly down in the springform tin. Pour the cream mixture over the vegetables and bake in the oven for 50 – 60 minutes. It is cooked when a skewer is inserted and is removed cleanly.
Slice into wedges and serve with spiced saucy jam.
Spiced Saucy jam
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over a low heat. Add onion and ginger and cook until translucent.
Add remaining ingredients and cook off for about 50 – 60 minutes until all ingredients have collapsed. Stir occasionally. Remove kaffir lime leaf once cooked.
Pour ingredients into a blender and blend until well combined or leave chunky if desired.
Return saucy jam to the saucepan and reduce liquid for about 15–20 minutes until mixture thickens.
Pour into a sterilised jar and cool. (Will keep refrigerated for approximately three to four weeks).
Leftover Roast Veggie Frittata Muffins
This recipe makes for a healthy lunch or snack and is a brilliant way to use up leftover roast veggies from dinner.
This recipe makes for a healthy lunch or snack and is a brilliant way to use up leftover roast veggies from dinner.
Recipe by GH Nutrition.
Ingredients
6 free-range eggs
1/2 cup milk
1+1/2 cups leftover roast veggies, diced i.e. sweet potato, pumpkin, capsicum, red onion, zucchini
1 handful of baby spinach, chopped
1/2 cup goat's cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup pepitas
1/4 cup chives, chopped
Sea salt and cracked black pepper, to season
Equipment
12 Cup Muffin Tray
Recipe
Preheat a fan-forced oven to 180 degrees celsius. Line a 12-cup muffin tray with muffin cases.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
At the base of the muffin cases, add a mix of the leftover roast veggies (fill to halfway). Top with the egg mixture and sprinkle over the spinach leaves, goat's cheese, pepitas and chives.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through in the centre.
Once cooked, remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.
I love to serve mine with a small side salad, including spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes, pepitas, goat’s cheese and a drizzle of caramelised balsamic vinegar!
Muffins can keep in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Going meat-free never looked or tasted so good.
Going meat-free never looked or tasted so good. Full of colour and flavour, this simple recipe makes for the perfect midweek meal.
Recipe by GH Nutrition.
Ingredients
4 small sweet potatoes, skin left on
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 small red onion, diced
1 capsicum, deseeded, diced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 limes, juiced
1 x 420g corn kernels, drained and rinsed
1 avocado, cut into small cubes, to serve
1 cup coriander leaves, to serve
200g Greek yoghurt, to serve
Lime wedges, to serve
Equipment
Baking Dish
Large Frypan
Recipe
Preheat a fan-forced oven to 200 degrees celsius.
Line a large baking dish with baking paper and place on sweet potatoes. Lightly drizzle sweet potatoes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Prick sweet potatoes with a fork a few times and place in the oven to cook for 60-minutes, or until the skin is nice and brown and caramelised.
While the sweet potatoes are cooking, add a drizzle of olive oil to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft. Add the capsicum, beans, garlic, spices, lime juice and corn and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until all is mixed together.
Once the sweet potatoes are cooked, remove from oven and allow to cool. Cut half-way through the sweet potatoes, leaving them enclosed at the bottom and stuff with the bean mixture.
Top the stuffed sweet potatoes with avocado, coriander and yoghurt and serve with lime wedges.
Roast Beetroot Tart
This delicious roast beetroot tart with rainbow chard and feta is perfect for a light spring lunch paired with a fresh pear and rocket salad, and perhaps a glass of chilled sauvignon blanc!
This delicious roast beetroot tart with rainbow chard and feta is perfect for a light spring lunch paired with a fresh pear and rocket salad, and perhaps a glass of chilled sauvignon blanc! You could roast and slice the beetroot ahead of time, then store it in the fridge until you want to assemble and bake the tarts.
Nutrition tip: Beetroots are of exceptional nutritional value; especially the leafy greens on the end, which are rich in calcium, iron and vitamins A and C. The beets themselves are a rich source of folic acid, fibre, manganese and potassium. Cook the leafy greens on the end the same way as you would with spinach.
Recipe by Accredited Practising Dietitian Georgia Houston from GH Nutrition.
Ingredients
2 x bunches (600g) of mixed heirloom beetroots, trimmed
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
150g rainbow chard (silverbeet), shredded
200g feta, crumbled, plus extra to serve
1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped, plus extra to serve
1 egg
1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
2 pastry sheets, thawed and made into a large square (cut the second sheet into columns and place around the edges of the first sheet to make larger)
Sea salt and cracked black pepper, to season
Equipment
LARGE OVEN TRAY
Recipe
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees celsius. Place the beetroots on a large sheet of aluminium foil. Mix the vinegar and maple syrup and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over beetroot and wrap to enclose.
Place on a large oven tray and cook for 40-45 minutes, until tender. Once cooled, slice the beetroots into thin layers.
While the beetroots are cooking, prepare the pastry and place on a large oven tray.
Combine the rainbow chard and feta in a medium bowl and mix to combine.
Leaving a 5cm border. arrange the rainbow chard and feta over the pastry. Top with the beetroot and walnuts and gently fold over the pastry edges, pressing lightly to seal.
Crack the egg in a small bowl and whisk. Using a cooking brush, gently brush the egg mixture over the pastry so it creates a golden colour.
Place tart in the oven and cook for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is cooked.
Sprinkle over fresh dill, feta and walnuts and serve.
Roasted Beetroot Salad with Barley, Hazelnuts and Goats Cheese
This richly coloured beetroot salad with barley, hazelnuts and goat’s cheese is full of nutrients, flavours and crunch.
This richly coloured beetroot salad with barley, hazelnuts and goat’s cheese is full of nutrients, flavours and crunch. Easy to combine, this vegetarian salad is sure to impress.
Recipe by GH Nutrition
Ingredients
3 beetroots, peeled and quartered
1/4 cup Extra Virgin olive oil + extra to drizzle
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
3/4 cup pearl barley
1/2 small red onion, finely sliced
3 baby colourful beetroots, peeled and finely sliced
3 radish, finely sliced
Roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped, to serve
100g goat’s cheese, crumbled, to serve
Equipment
Baking Tray
Large Saucepan
Recipe
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Line a baking tray with baking paper and add beetroot. Toss with 1 tbsp olive oil and season to taste. Cover pan tightly with foil and roast until tender (50-55 minutes). Once cooked, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and half the vinegar.
Meanwhile, cook barley in a large saucepan of boiling water (20-25 minutes). Drain and cool.
To serve, spread barley on a platter and top with roasted beetroot, raw beetroot, onion, hazelnuts, goat’s cheese and remaining vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste.
Crunchy Slaw with Creamy Yoghurt and Chilli
This crunchy slaw can be prepared the day before your guests arrive, and assembled ready for your table.
This crunchy slaw can be prepared the day before your guests arrive, and assembled ready for your table. The creamy dressing has a healthy little zing to tempt the taste buds.
Recipe by Ang Quinlan from GH Nutrition
Ingredients
1 large carrot thinly sliced into straws (ensure all vegetables are around the same size)
1 large red capsicum thinly sliced
½ red onion thinly sliced
2 spring onions finely sliced
Approximately 10 -15 snow peas thinly sliced into straws
1 Lebanese cucumber thinly sliced into straws
½ red cabbage thinly shredded (may require more depending on size)
½ Chinese wombok OR green cabbage (if unavailable) thinly shredded (may require more depending on size)
1 cup baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons each of shredded mint and coriander leaves
½ cup dry roasted cashews
6 sugar snap peas (for presentation)
Dressing:
250 ml natural Greek yoghurt
1½ cups of good quality egg mayonnaise
1 lime, freshly squeezed
½ teaspoon finely grated lime rind
2 teaspoons dried chilli flakes
Equipment
Large Bowl
Recipe
Combine all chopped salad ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. (This can be done ahead of time and covered with cling wrap until required).
Dressing: combine Greek yoghurt and mayonnaise in a bowl, add lime juice, grated lime and dried chilli. Stir until combined.
Pour over salad and mix well. Garnish with extra mint, coriander leaves, dry roasted cashews, and sugar snap peas.
Halloumi Spring Salad with Chilli Yoghurt
When you’re after a lighter lunch or dinner, try this pan-fried halloumi spring salad.
When you’re after a lighter lunch or dinner, try this pan-fried halloumi spring salad. Filled with greens and gluten-free quinoa for added protein, it makes for a speedy and satisfying meal.
Recipe from GH Nutrition
Ingredients
1 + 1/2 cups tri coloured quinoa
3 cups water
3/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
3/4 cup mint leaves
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
200g halloumi, cut into matchsticks
Large handful snow peas, trimmed, blanched and halved
1 Lebanese cucumber, halved and cut into matchsticks
1 avocado, sliced
Lemon wedges, to serve
Chilli Mint Yoghurt Dressing:
1/3 cup Greek yoghurt
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
Equipment
small saucepan
Large Saucepan
Frypan
Recipe
Place the quinoa and water in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes, or until the quinoa is cooked and water has been absorbed. Set aside.
In a separate small saucepan, fill to halfway with water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and blanch snow peas for 1-2 minutes.
Meanwhile, to make the chilli mint yoghurt dressing, place the yoghurt, mint, and chilli sauce in a small bowl and combine. Set aside.
Place the quinoa, parsley, mint and half the dressing in a large bowl and toss to combine.
Heat olive oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the halloumi and cook for 1–2 minutes each side, or until golden.
Divide the quinoa, snow peas, cucumber, avocado and remaining dressing between the plates. Top with the halloumi and serve with lemon wedges.