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Vanilla Porridge topped with Raspberry Coulis from @TheLittleGreenSpoon #FlahavansOats

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  • Warm things up this Monday morning with this simple porridge recipe from @TheLittleGreenSpoon – it’s Vanilla Porridge topped with 3 Minute Raspberry Coulis – yum! This recipe tastes t-oatally amazing and is 100% worth a little extra effort…we promise!
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    Serves 2|Takes 5 mins

    INGREDIENTS:

    90g of Flahavan’s Oats
    400ml of Almond Milk
    1 Vanilla Pod

    For the Raspberry Coulis
    120g of Fresh or Frozen Raspberries
    1 tbsp of Water
    1 tbsp of Maple Syrup

    METHOD:

    Add the oats and milk to a medium saucepan on medium heat and bring it up to a simmer.
    Let them simmer gently while you make the coulis.
    Add the frozen berries, water and maple syrup to a small saucepan on medium heat.
    Give it a stir and bring it up to a simmer.
    Turn the heat down so that it’s bubbling gently.
    Keep an eye on it as it bubbles and use a fork to gently mash the berries as they cook.
    Use a knife to carefully slice open the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape the seeds from inside straight into the oats. Stir well.
    After about 3 minutes, the berries should be soft and sticky.
    Serve the oats with the berries generously poured on top, and add some seeds from the cupboard if you have them handy.22h
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Mary Flahavan’s Baked Organic Salmon with Honey

Serves 4
Ingredients:
  • 640g Organic Fillet of Salmon
  • 100g Flahavan’s Organic Porridge Oats
  • 100g Organic Bread Crumbs
  • 100g Leeks
  • 50g Organic Herbs
  • 50g Organic Honey
  • 100ml Fish Stock
  • 100ml Creme Fraiche
  • 50g Cabbage
  • 2 Shallots
  • 1 Lemon
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Method:
  1. Place organic salmon on a chopping board, cut a slit down the centre.
  2. Toast the Flahavan’s Organic Porridge Oats in a pan, add breadcrumbs, chop shallots and sweat off in a small amount of butter.
  3. Place fresh herbs, Flahavan’s Organic Porridge Oats, breadcrumbs and shallots in a blender and blend to result in a green rustic oat crumb mixture.
  4. Brush the salmon with honey and top with the organic oat crumb mixture.
  5. Place the organic salmon on a baking tray, bake in oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
  6. Prepare the cabbage and leeks, blanch off in boiling water and refresh.
  7. To prepare the sauce, place the fish stock in a saucepan and reduce by half.
  8. Add honey, lemon juice and chopped herbs.
  9. To serve, place organic salmon on top of the cabbage and leeks, dress salmon with sauce and garnish.
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Michael Clifford’s Gourmet Lamb Stew

 

 This is adapted from a recipe from Cork chef Michael Clifford.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 1kg shoulder of lamb well trimmed and diced (keep the bones)
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 small white turnips, chopped
  • 4 potatoes, chopped
  • 2 sticks celery, chopped
  • 1 leek, finely sliced
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 50g approx. green cabbage, finely shredded125ml
  • 250ml cream
  • Dash of Worcester sauce
  • Chopped parsley

To Cook

Place the lamb in a large pot. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil.  Drain and rinse the lamb, place in a clean pot. Add the bones to the pot. cover with approx. 1 litre  water.  Add the vegetables, except the cabbage. Season.

Cover the pot and cook gently for approx. one hour, or until the meat is tender. Then remove the bones from the pot.

To finish the sauce, remove about 250ml of the liquid and vegetables from the pot. Process this with the cream and return to the pot with the finely shredded cabbage. Add the Worcester sauce. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the cabbage is heated through. Check the seasoning. Add the parsley and serve in deep plates.

 http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/lamb/pages/cliffordslambstew.aspx
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Simple Black Bean Stir Fry @dunnesstores #asianstyle

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  • Our Double Savers make midweek meals simple and delish without breaking the bank ✅✅ Try this tasty Black Bean Stir Fry using ingredients from our own label range 😋

    INGREDIENTS
    325g Dunnes Stores Stir Fry Irish Beef Strips
    475g My Family Favourites Black Bean Sauce
    1 head Dunnes Stores Fresh Broccoli
    150g Dunnes Stores Sliced Mushrooms
    250g Dunnes Stores Jasmine Rice

    METHOD
    Heat a large frying pan or wok over a medium, high heat and add some cooking oil.
    Stir fry the vegetables until just charred and barely cooked. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the rest of the oil to the pan and stir fry the beef until cooked and browned all over.
    Add the cooked vegetables back to the pan along with the black bean sauce and stir through until piping hot and coated evenly.
    Serve over steaming rice. Optional: garnish with coriander to serve.
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