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Falafel & Fennel Pesto

Falafel & Fennel Pesto

“F” in our “Vegetarian Alphabet” gig was going to be based on foraged Fennel heads. But we discovered that we had everything we needed in for home brewed Falafel as well. So two “F’s” in one…..

Fennel Pesto

Ingredients:-

100g Rosecoco Beans
100g Fennel Tops, Stems and fronds
1 tbsp Spirit Vinegar
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 tsp Salt
50g of Grated mature Cheddar Cheese
Oil

Method:-

(1) Soak the beans over night.
(2) Drain, add fresh salted water and simmer for 10 minutes.
(3) Drain again and add to an oven tray with Oil and a sprinkling of Salt.
(4) Roast at 180c until they pop.
(5) Set aside to cool.
(6) Wuzz everything up in a food processor adding enough Oil to make a stiff paste.
(7) Add extra Salt and Vinegar to taste.

Fennel Vinaigrette Dressing

Ingredients:-

Fennel Fronds
Parsley, chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
A pinch of Sugar
Mustard Powder
A Pinch of crumbled Black Lime
Oil
Spirit Vinegar

Method:-

(1) Gently heat the Oil and all ingredients apart from the Vinegar until the Sugar dissolves.
(2) Allow to cool.
(3) Add to a bottle with the Vinegar.
(4) Shake well.

Falafel

Ingredients:-

200g Rosecoco Beans
1 Onion, roughly chopped
1 Leek top from the white upwards, finely chopped
Parsley
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 ½ tbsp Gram Flour
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Ground Coriander
¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper
A pinch of ground Cardamom
A pinch of Turmeric

Method:-

(1) Soak the beans for 5 hours.
(2) Drain, add fresh salted water and simmer for 15 minutes.
(3) Drain again and add to an oven tray with Oil and a sprinkling of Salt.
(4) Roast at 180c until they pop.
(5) Set aside to cool.
(6) Mix all the other ingredient in a bowl.
(7) Once the Beans have cooled add everything to a blender and wuzz. You’re looking for a smoothish consistency with a few larger bits of beans still visible.
(8) Cover and place in the fridge for 2 hours to harden up.
(9) Form into small balls and deep fry until they are golden brown.
(10) Drain on kitchen paper.

We added the remaining Fennel to chopped Kale with a little minced Garlic and flash fried in a Wok to make a base for the meal. As an additional side we made a salad with Red Cabbage, Fennel stems, Onion and sliced Tomato – Which we drizzled with the Vinaigrette.
 

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Schnitzel Strips with Green Tahini Dip recipe, eat well on universal credit

We like to have a bit of a theme to work with. It saves me defaulting to going to the Yellow Sticker Fridge and then having agreed on a recipe making several trips to gather the other bibs & bobs.

So we’re having a pop at a series of Jewish / Kosher recipes just for fun!

Ingredients for the green tahini dip:-

1 Clove garlic, minced
½ bunch parsley, chopped
The Juice of a Lemon
½ Tsp of salt
A Jar of Tahini
Water to thin the consistency

Method:-

(1) To make the green tahini, place the garlic clove and parsley in a food processor and pulse until very finely chopped.
(2) In a large bowl, combine the garlic and parsley mixture with the lemon juice, salt, tahini and water.
(3) Whisk together well.
(4) Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and lemon juice.
(5) Set aside.

Ingredients for the schnitzel strips:-

2 Chicken Breasts, sliced into strips
Plain Flour Gluten free for us)
1 Tsp of Mustard powder
¼ of a Tsp of black pepper
3 Eggs
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
4 Slices of Bread (Gluten free for us), wuzzed into Breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp of Italian style Grated Cheese
2 Tsp of Sesame Seeds
½ Tsp if Paprika
½ Tsp of Garlic powder
Salt & Black pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) In 3 separate dishes combine the dredging mixes. In the first container, mix the Flour, Mustard powder, salt and Pepper. In the second, whisk together the Eggs and Dijon mustard. In the third, combine the Breadcrumbs, Grated Cheese, Sesame seeds, Paprika, Garlic powder, Salt and Pepper.
(2) Heat Oil in a deep fat fryer to 160c when you’re ready to fry the schnitzel.
(3) Dredge the first batch of chicken strips in the flour mixture and shake off as much excess flour as possible before moving the strips to the egg mixture. Allow excess egg to drip off the strips before moving them to the breadcrumb mixture.
(4) Fry the coated Chicken until it is golden brown  golden brown and cooked through in batches.
(5) Remove the strips onto the cooling rack and sprinkle with salt.

The Sesame Seeds in the batter in the Schnitzels was a really good addition. I think it might become a regular gig here! We served outs with Chips and a salad.

 

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