Category: Starters

  • Goat’s cheese and red pepper tart

    Ingredients 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled 3 red peppers, halved 1 tbsp light muscovado sugar 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 75ml Cabernet Sauvignon red wine 1 tbsp olive oil 2 small red onions, thinly sliced 2 x 100g rounds Somerset goat’s cheese Small handful shredded fresh basil 2 medium eggs 142ml carton double cream For the pastry…

  • Tomato and goat’s cheese tarts

    Ingredients: 375g packet ready-rolled puff pastry Plain flour, for dusting 150g goat’s cheese 250g punnet vine cherry or pomodorino tomatoes, halved 1 egg, beaten with a little water Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling Large sprigs basil leaves, to garnish 4 slices Parma ham (optional) Rocket, to serve The Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.…

  • Fish Cakes

    Serves 4 The Ingredients: 500g Hebridean white crab meat 2 tbsp Desiccated coconut 50g Coconut cream 5cm Fresh root ginger, peeled and grated 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce 1 tbsp Oyster sauce 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 Eggs, beaten 1 Lime, juice (or enough to taste) 25–50g Fresh white breadcrumbs 750ml Vegetable oil, for…