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Soups and Starters
Ingredients
25g (1oz) butter
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
700g (1
lb) peeled carrots, sliced
1/2
700ml (1
pints) vegetable stock
1/4
grated zest of
orange
1/2
90ml (6tbsp) orange juice
60ml (4tbsp) crème fraiche
salt & black pepper
15ml (1tbsp) fresh chives, cut into pieces
I
ngredients
250g (9oz) ready made puff pastry
15 ml (1tbsp) olive oil
225g (8oz) onions peeled & sliced
25g (1oz) pine nuts
100g (4oz) feta cheese crumbled
25g (1oz) pitted black olives roughly chopped
75g (3oz) sun-dried tomatoes, roughly
chopped
15g (
oz) capers
1/2
salt and freshly ground black pepper
fresh oregano sprigs to garnish
Ingredients
200g (7oz) or 4-5 large flat mushrooms
10ml (2 tsp) olive oil
8 slices ciabatta
25g (1oz) softened butter beaten with 1
chopped clove of garlic
150g (5oz) jar roasted red peppers, sliced if
necessary
100g (4oz) firm goat's cheese
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Dish: 3 litre (6 pt) bowl
Oven Accessory: glass turntable
1. Place the butter and onion in a large bowl. Place on glass turntable and cook on HIGH
MICROWAVE for 2 mins.
2. Add the carrots, cover and cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 10 mins. stirring halfway.
3. Add stock and orange zest and juice. Cover and cook on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 15 mins.
or until the carrots are soft, stirring halfway.
4. Place in liquidiser and puree until smooth.
5. Stir in creme fraiche and season to taste. Heat on MEDIUM MICROWAVE for 3 mins. or until
piping hot.
6. Garnish with fresh chives.
Dish: 3 litre (6 pint) bowl and 2 round baking or pizza trays, greased
Oven Accessory: glass turntable + low wire rack on metal tray
1. Roll out the puff pastry and cut out 6 circles each 10cm (4 inches) in diameter. Chill pastry
for 30 mins.
2. Put oil and onions into large bowl. Cover, place on glass turntable and cook on HIGH
MICROWAVE for 15 mins. Cool for 5 mins.
3. Preheat oven on CONVECTION 230°C.
4. Stir nuts, cheese, olives, sun-dried tomatoes and capers into onion mixture. Season well.
5. Place 3 pastry circles on each baking sheet and prick with a fork.
6. Divide the onion mixture among the pastry circles.
7. Place one tray on the low rack and cook on CONVECTION 230°C for 15mins. or until golden
brown.
8. Repeat with the remaining tray.
Dish: large bowl
Oven Accessory: glass turntable + metal tray on high wire rack
1. Slice mushrooms, place in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Place on glass turntable and
cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 3 mins. Leave to cool slightly
2. Spread one side of each slice of ciabatta with garlic butter.
3. Place the ciabatta slices on the metal tray and toast on GRILL 1 for 2-3 mins.
4. Turn the ciabatta slices over and layer mushrooms and pepper on top of them. Cut the goatʼs
cheese into 8 slices and put one slice on top of each stack.
5. Cook on GRILL 1 + SIMMER MICROWAVE for 4 mins.
Serves 4
Serves 6
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