Living and Loving – August 2019

family life

RECIPES AND STYLING

MARGIE ELS-BURGER

ASSISTED BY

NOMVUSELELO MNCUBE

PHOTOGRAPHY

DYLAN SWART

L&L | AUGUST 2019 | 75

Savoury waffle dippers

Serves about 8

YOU WILL NEED

FOR THE BEETROOT HUMMUS

410g tin chickpeas, drained

1 cooked beetroot

1 garlic clove, crushed

½ tsp cumin (optional)

2 tbsp plain yoghurt

FOR THE WAFFLES

1½ cups self-raising flour

½ cup Cheddar, grated

1 medium zucchini,

finely grated (excess

liquid squeezed out)

1 carrot, finely grated

4 thin slices ham, finely

chopped (optional)

½ cup sunflower oil + extra

215g tin creamed corn

¾ cup milk

2 eggs

Pinch salt

METHOD

1 For the hummus, blitz together all

the ingredients. Season with salt.

2 For the waffles, combine the flour,

Cheddar, veggies and ham. Add

the oil, corn, milk, eggs and salt.

3 Heat waffle maker on medium high

and grease with extra oil. Add about

125ml of the batter, close lid and

cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

Repeat with the rest. Cut into wedges.

Carrot sticks

with pea dip

Serves about 6

YOU WILL NEED

FOR THE CARROT STICKS

1½ cups grated carrots

½ cup cheddar cheese, grated

2 eggs

¼ cup oat flour

FOR THE PEA DIP

1 cup cooked peas

400g tin cannellini beans, drained

2 tbsp tahini

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp olive oil

METHOD

1 For the sticks, preheat oven to 180°C.

Place the carrots in a microwave-

safe bowl and cover with just enough

hot water. Cover and microwave

for about 4 minutes until tender.

Drain, place on a clean cloth

and squeeze out all the liquid.

2 Mix together the carrots and

remaining ingredients. Season with

salt. Roll out into an 18cm x 30cm

rectangle between two sheets of

baking paper. Place on a baking

tray and remove top layer of paper.

3 Bake for about 13 minutes until

crispy on the sides. Cut into 2cm

x 9cm sticks. Cool on the tray.

4 For the dip, blitz together all the

ingredients. Season with salt.

HIGH

PROTEIN

& GLUTEN-

FREE!

FILLERS

Pack the

hummus and

waffles into

lunchboxes

with carrot

sticks,

cucumber

stars, cheese

cubes and

apple.

TOP TIP

These waffles freeze

well. Simply cool,

cover and freeze. Pop

straight into lunchboxes

to defrosted by

lunchtime.