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Odlums summer pavlova @CatherineLeyden

odlums pavlova

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Holiday Cheese Board @kerrygoldusa #farmhousecheese

MEAL TYPE:Ā STARTERS PRODUCT:Ā KERRYGOLD CASHEL BLUE FARMHOUSE CHEESE, KERRYGOLD AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE, KERRYGOLD RESERVE CHEDDAR, KERRYGOLD DUBLINER CHEESE, KERRYGOLD SALTED BUTTER SERVES:Ā 5-10 PREP TIME:Ā 15 MINUTES

INGREDIENTSKerrygold

DublinerĀ® CheeseKerrygold

Reserve Cheddar CheeseKerrygold

Aged Cheddar CheeseKerrygold

Cashel Blue Farmhouse CheeseKerrygold

Salted ButterProsciuttoFig JamPickled Red OnionsMixed NutsBrown BreadCrackersCranberriesRosemary Sprigs

Instructions:

  1. Start with evenly spacing Kerrygold Dubliner, Kerrygold Aged Cheddar, Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar, Kerrygold Cashel Blue, and a block of Kerrygold Salted Butter evenly on your charcuterie board.
  2. Fold and place your prosciutto across the board in small piles.
  3. Place your pickled red onions, fig jam, and mixed nuts around the cheese and prosciutto.
  4. Fill the remaining spaces with your sliced brown bread and crackers for an added crunch.
  5. Lastly, add some festive garnish with cranberries and fresh rosemary sprigs.
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Mary Flahavan’s Chunky Tomato and Oat Soup- a meal in a bowl!

fla tomato soup

Chunky Tomato and Oat Soup
A meal in a bowl!
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 stick celery
1 small onion, peeled
1 carrot
2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
750g/1 Ā½lb vine tomatoes, chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
400g can tomatoes
300ml/ Ā½pt veg stock
50g/2oz Flahavanā€™s Organic Oats
I tsp sugar or balsamic vinegar
Olive oil to drizzle
6 basil leaves, torn, to decorate
Method
Dice the celery, onion and carrot finely. Heat the olive oil in a large pan and fry the vegetables gently for 5 minutes until softened but not browned. Add the garlic and fry for a few seconds then add the vine tomatoes and red pepper. Cook for a further 5 minutes until softened. Add the canned tomatoes with 200ml water and the stock then bring to the boil.  Add the oats, stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.  Season to taste and sweeten with a little sugar or balsamic vinegar if necessary. Decorate with basil leaves and drizzle with olive oil before serving.