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Mozzarella with Anchovies

Ingredients
2 balls buffalo mozzarella
100 g rocket leaves
about 7 anchovies per person
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

Method
Toss the rocket leaves lightly in a bowl with about 2 tablespoons olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper.

Divide the rocket salad between 2 plates. Drain the liquid from the mozzarella balls and set them on top of the rocket.

Grind a little black pepper over each mozzarella and lay the anchovies on top. Finish with drizzle of olive oil and serve with some crispy bread.

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by Bernadette Evers

Fried cod with lemon and capers

Ingredients
2 cod fillets of 175 g with skin
1 shalllot
100 g butter
1 lemon
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
1 small bunch flat leaf parsley
olive oil
salt and pepper
wilted spinach, to serve

Method
Finely slice the shallot and parsley. Thinly slice the lemon, removing any seeds.

Dry the cod fillets with kitchen paper, drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Heat a frying pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat and fry the cod for about 1 minute on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the shallot to the pan and sweat gently for about 2 minutes. Add the butter. When it begins to foam and is lightly browned add the capers, lemon slices and chopped parsley.

Return the cod to the pan to heat through and finish cooking, this should only take a couple of minutes.

Serve the cod with wilted spinach and the butter sauce spooned over.

by Bernadette Evers

Challah French Toast

Challah is an enriched braided bread eaten by many cultures, most significantly associated with the Jewish Sabbath.

Ingredients
4 thick slices challah, crusts removed
2 eggs
200 ml milk
small splash vanilla extract
castor sugar, to taste
knob of butter
selection of red fruits and berries
maple syrup and icing sugar, to serve

Method
In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla extract and sugar (about 1 tablespoon), to taste.

Heat a non-stick frying pan with a knob of butter. While the pan and butter are heating up, soak the challah slices briefly in the eggy mixture. Fry them over a medium heat until golden on both sides.

Transfer to serving plates. Drizzle the french toast with maple syrup. Spoon over a selection of berries and red fruits and finish with a light dusting of icing sugar.

by Bernadette Evers

White chocolate panna cotta with apricots

For about 6 servings

Ingredients
600ml cream
150ml milk
60g sugar
7g gelatine leaves
200g white chocolate
9 apricots
3 tablespoons honey
Marsala or Vin Santo (optional)

Method
Put the cream, milk and sugar into a saucepan and melt the sugar, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for a few minutes.

When the cream begins to bubble up the sides of the pan, take the pan off the heat. Stir in the white chocolate until melted. Squeeze excess water from the gelatine and add them to the mixture, stirring to dissolve. Pour into 6-8 dariole moulds or cups. Stand the moulds on a tray and refrigerate for 5-6 hours or overnight until set.

Preheat the oven to 200° C. Halve the apricots, remove the stones and lay them, flat side down, in a roasting dish. Spoon over the honey and roast in the oven for 8-10 minutes. An optional extra is to add 2 tablespoons Marsala or vin santo to the apricots before roasting.

Dip the base of the cups or moulds in hot water for 10-15 seconds to loosen the panna cotta. Turn each panna cotta out onto a plate and serve with the roasted apricots. Spoon the juices from the apricots over (thinned out if necessary with a little extra Marsala or vin santo).

by Bernadette Evers

Herring Tartare

Ingredients
2 Dutch new herrings
1 shallot
small bunch chives
125 g tub creme fraiche
1 lemon
50 g mesclun salad
1 pack mustard cress

Method
Finely chop the chives. Cut the herring into 1/2cm cubes and place all the ingredients is a bowl.

Cut the lemon in half and add a few drops to taste to the chopped herring. Add 1 tablespoon creme fraiche and season with salt and pepper.

Finely slice the shallot into thin rings. Snip the mustard cress and mix together in a bowl with the mesclun salad.

Line 2 cups or ramekins with cling wrap, divide the the herring tartare between the moulds. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the salad and season with salt and pepper.

Unmould the herring tartare and top each with a teaspoonful of creme fraiche.

Arrange the salad around the tartare and serve with a wedge of lemon.

by Bernadette Evers

Sardines in saor

Ingredients
12 fresh sardines
flour for dusting
salt and pepper
60 ml olive oil, plus extra
2 onions
2 bay leaves
150ml white wine or rice vinegar
30 g-40 g sugar, or to taste
handful toasted pinenuts
handful sultanas
pinch of ground allspice

Method
Get your fishmonger to fillet the sardines for you. If they are unable to, this is how to do it. Ensure that the guts have been removed. With the spine of the fish pointing up towards you, gently press the fish on a board to flatten. Now turn the sardine over and you should easily be able to pull out the centre bone. Try and remove any little pin bones. Rinse the fish under cold water and dry well on a clean tea towel.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Season the flour with salt and pepper. Dredge the sardines in the flour and fry in the hot olive oil until golden. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.

Slice the onions and fry gently with the bay leaves and allspice in a pan with 4 tablespoons olive oil for about 20 minutes until soft.

Add the sugar and vinegar to the onions, followed by the pine nuts and sultanas. Take a small dish and place a layer of the onions in the bottom. Then layer the sardines on top. Repeat the process finishing with a layer of onions.

It's best to let this marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving.

by Bernadette Evers

Baba au Limoncello

Ingredients
100g butter, softened to room temperature
25g fresh yeast or 10g dried yeast
250g flour, sifted
25g sugar
generous pinch of salt
4 eggs
grated zest of 1 lemon
50g melted butter, for greasing

SYRUP
1 liter water
500g sugar
1 cup limoncello

Method
Mix the yeast with 2 tablespoons warm water. Put the flour in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the sugar and salt, 2 eggs and the yeast mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until the dough is elastic, then add the other egg. Work this in and then add the final egg and work it in. Finally add the softened butter and the lemon zest.

Brush 16 dariole moulds with the melted butter. Divide the dough into 16 small pieces and put a piece into each mould. Leave in a warm place until the dough has risen to fill the moulds. Preheat the oven to 200°C and then bake them for 15-20 minutes. Turn the babas out immediately onto a rack and allow to cool completely.

Prepare the syrup by boiling together the water and sugar. Add the limoncello. Dip each baba into the boiling syrup and leave submerged until no more air bubbles are released. Drain and place on a cake rack resting over a dish. As the limoncello syrup collects in this dish, repeatedly spoon it over the babas to keep them very moist.

by Bernadette Evers

Ravioli with ricotta, mint and peas

Ingredients
16 pea, mint and ricotta ravioli
125 g ricotta
1 lemon
200 g fresh or frozen peas
1 container pea cress or 50 g rocket
grated Parmesan, to finish

Method
Bring a pot of salted water to the boil.

Place the ricotta in a bowl. Grate the zest from half the lemon over the ricotta. Mix together along with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Place the ravioli and peas in the pot of boiling water and cook gently for about 2-3 minutes. Drain off the ravioli and peas and return to the pot.

Mix the ravioli and peas gently together with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper. Divide between 2 plates. Spoon the lemon-ricotta on top. Finish with the pea cress or rocket, a drizzle of olive oil and a grating of Parmesan.

by Bernadette Evers

Summer apricot cake

Ingredients
250 g brown sugar
125 g unsalted butter, softened
8-12 apricots, halved and pits removed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
125 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
85 ml cream
creme fraiche, to serve

Method
Preheat the oven to 175° C. Combine 150 g of the brown sugar with 60 g of the butter in a saucepan. Stir over a low heat until well combined and smooth. Remove from the heat and pour into a well-greased, round, 23 cm cake tin, spreading it out evenly. Place the apricot halves on top, cut-side down.

Beat the remaining 65 g butter and 100 g sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in the vanilla extract. Sift the flour and baking powder to combine with a pinch of salt. Fold into the butter mixture, add the cream and mix well. Spoon the batter over the apricots and bake for about 40 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out on to a plate.

Serve with creme fraiche. The cake will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Note: Other stone fruit such as plums or small peached and nectarines also work well.

by Bernadette Evers

Greek Souvlakia

Ingredients

For the souvlakia
1 kg boneless pork or lamb (eg. fillet or steaks)
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tsp dried oregano
150ml extra virgin olive oil
4 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 onion, grated
2 bay leaves, roughly torn
salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the tzatziki
½ cucumber, peeled and finely diced
1 tbsp white or red wine vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
150g thick Greek-style yoghurt
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped

Method
Cut the pork or lamb into 2cm/¾in cubes, trimming off any gristle or other unwanted fat.

Mix all the remaining souvlakia ingredients and then pour over the meat.

Turn so that all the pieces are coated, then cover and leave to marinate for at least two hours, but preferably for to 24 hours, regrigereated.

To make the tzatziki, spread the cucumber dice out in a colander or sieve, and sprinkle over the vinegar and a little salt.

Leave to drain for one hour, then pat dry with kitchen paper or a clean tea towel.

Mix with the rest of the tzatziki ingredients, then taste and adjust seasoning. Serve either lightly chilled or at room temperature. Back to the souvlakia. Soak wooden skewers in cold water for an hour or two, and then thread the meat on the skewers. Don't push the cubes right up against each other, but leave a minuscule gap between each pair, just enough space for the heat to curl round every cube, cooking it evenly.

Preheat either the barbecue or grill or an oiled griddle pan (place over a high heat for about 3-5 minutes), then cook the kebabs close to the heat, or on the griddle pan, turning and brushing occasionally with the leftover marinade, until they are crusty and brown.

Serve sizzling hot, with a wedge of lemon and the tzatziki.

Delicious served as part of a mezzo with hummus, baba ganoush, pita breads and fattoush.

by Bernadette Evers