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Friday night Italian pizzas @flahavansoats

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No Friday would be complete without a seriously delicious pizza. Check out how easy these gorgeous pizzas are to re-create at home (using our very own Progress Oatlets), and you’ll be making your own Italian fakeaways every Friday night. Ciao! #FlahavansOats

Serves 2 pizza bases|Takes 15 mins

Ingredients:
For the Pizza Bases:
85g Progress Oats
1 large egg white
½ tsp salt
Optional – 1tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1tbsp grated parmesan or 1tsp nutritional yeast
For the tomato topping:
400g tin chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 tsp honey
1 tsp sea salt flakes
Couple of grinds of black pepper

Method:
For the Pizza Bases:
Pre-heat the oven 200C
Combine the oats, egg white, salt and season in a high-speed blender and blitz for 2 minutes until completely blended.
Heat a small heavy based frying pan over a medium heat.
Add one tsp of vegetable oil.
Spread half the oat mixture over the pan and cook for 2 minutes until the mixture firms up.
Move the oat base onto a lined baking sheet and spread over the toppings and bake for 5 minutes until the pizza is cooked through

For the tomato topping:

Drain the tinned tomatoes through a sieve over a bowl, pressing with the back of a ladle until about most of the juice has drained.
Tip the sieved tomatoes into a bowl and stir in the tomato purée, herbs, sugar and plenty of salt and pepper.
Pour the tomato mix into a high-speed blender and blitz for 1 minute.

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Oat Bars with Fresh Berries by Daniel Davey @BordBia

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 Another great nutritious egg recipe from Daniel Davey, Sports Nutritionist

Serves 8 bars

Ingredients

  • 175g porridge oats
  • 2 large bananas, mashed
  • 2 tablesp. honey
  • 2 large eggs, beaten

To Cook

1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C (350°F).
2. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients, except your chosen toppings.
3. Transfer the mixture to a small baking tin, approximately 25cm x 20cm, lined with greaseproof paper. It mixture should be about 2½-3cm deep.
4. Add your choice of toppings and bake in a pre-heated oven for 30 minutes.
5. Allow to cool, slice and serve.

Serving Suggestions

Topping ideas: desiccated coconut, flaked almonds, walnuts, goji berries, fresh berries, raw cocoa nibs.

http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/eggs/Pages/OatBarswithFreshBerries.aspx

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Chocolate Banana Smoothie with Flahavan’s Barista Oat Drink #FlahavansOats😃😘

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  • Happy National Smoothie Day! To start your day with a double dose of deliciousness and a much-needed mid-week energy boost, we’re sharing one of our favourite smoothie recipes – Chocolate Banana Smoothie! 🌞💪 Made using our very own Flahavan’s Barista Oat Drink, this smoothie is a game-changer…. cool, refreshing and moreish, it’s the perfect blend of health and indulgence. Enjoy! 🍌🍫
    #FlahavansOats #OatSmoothies

    Serves 1|Takes 5 mins

    Ingredients:
    1 Ripe Banana, sliced and frozen
    1 tablespoon of Cocoa Powder
    250ml Flahavan’s Barista Oat Drink
    Chocolate/Cacao nibs to decorate

    Method:
    Combine all the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
    If the bananas aren’t frozen, add a couple of ice cubes to the ingredients.
    Garnish with a few slices of banana and some chocolate nibs and serve immediately.
    And Enjoy your tasty smoothie on National Smoothie day !!22h
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Royal Hillsborough Farmer’s Market @visitbelfast

Royal Hillsborough Farmer’s Market, Co.Down

Come and explore over 50 stalls of artisan food produce, craft, art and sustainable homewares at the Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market.

Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market returns this Saturday 28 September. With 50 stalls of the finest local and seasonal farm-to-market produce and artisan food from across Lisburn and Castlereagh for you to discover. Guest traders from across Northern Ireland will join them to present a fantastic array  of local food, art and artisan crafts.

Food and drink is at the heart of Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market so you can expect to find regeneratively farmed and outdoor reared heritage meats from local farmers. Plus fruit and vegetables, breads, cakes, Irish cheeses, jams, chutneys and pickles, olives, pesto and tapenades, charcuterie, chocolate, coffee, fresh fish, shellfish and smoked salmon.

Stalls will feature foodie favourites to include Kin and Folk, Round House Bakery, Tori’s Bakery, Tom and Ollie, Crawfords Rock Seaweed Company, Royal Hillsborough’s own independent plant nursery, Potter’s Hill Plants will be in attendance.

You’ll also get to browse through stalls from local designers and artists. Plus pick up unique gifts and treats of organic skincare, and sustainable living products.

If you get hungry from browsing the stalls there will be plenty of  gourmet street food and speciality coffee from the local food trucks.

For children there will be some fun craft activities, face painting and balloon modelling.

There will be seating on the lawn of the fort to sit, enjoy the market vibes and listen to the live music from local acoustic musicians.

They’d love to see you!

For updates on who is trading at each market, follow the Visit Lisburn Castlereagh social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X and also on their website.

When: Saturday 28 September

Time: 10am-3pm

Place: In the heart of Royal Hillsborough Village, located along The Dark Walk at Hillsborough Fort.

Payments: Most vendors accept card payments but not all.

Parking:

  • Hillsborough Forest
  • Ballynahinch St Pay & Display Car Park

For further information on upcoming food and drink events please visit www.visitlisburncastlereagh.com with frequent updates on Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council on Facebook.com/VisitLisburnCastlereagh, Twitter @VisitLisburn and Instagram @visitlisburncastlereagh.

Contact vic.lisburn@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk for more information.