EASY
GREATVALUE
Preparation: 30 minutes,plus
30 minutes’ soaking time
fennel1 largebulbor 2 small, trimmed
chicory2 heads
celery2 sticks,thinlysliced
largeavocados2,scooped into balls
lemonjuice1 T
Woolworthssheepand goat’s milk
Greekfeta300 g
oliveoil2 T
seasaltandfreshly ground black
pepper,totaste
fresh mint,to garnish
Forthedressing,mix:
buttermilk½cup
thickmayonnaise½cup
Dijonmustard1 t
honey½t
lemonjuice1 t
mint2–3T finelychopped
seasaltandfreshly ground black
pepper, to taste
1 Halvethefennelandsoakincoldwater
forabouthalfanhour,thendryandshave
thinly. Slice the chicory lengthways into
longshreds. 2 Mixthefennel,chicory
andcelerywiththedressing.Checkthe
seasoning.Turnoutontoa suitablesmall
platter.Topwiththeavocado,moisten
withlemonjuiceandseasonwitha little
salt. 3 Breakthecheeseoverthesalad,then
drizzlewitholiveoil.Adda twistor two of
pepperandgarnishwithmint.
CARB-CONSCIOUS,HEALTH-
CONSCIOUS,MEAT-FREE, WHEAT-
ANDGLUTEN-FREE
WINE:IonaSauvignonBlanc 2019
GREENMINESTRONE
“Thisis morelikea vegetablestewthana true
soup.Feelfreetothinit down with stock if it
seems too thick for you.”
Serves 6
EASY
GREATVALUE
Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour 10 minutes
oliveoil¼cup,plusextraforserving
springonions1 bunch,finelychopped
babyleeks4,finelychopped
celery2 sticks,finelychopped
garlic2 cloves,finelychopped
Italian parsley20 g, finely chopped
Swisschard 200 g,shredded
kale 180 g,shredded
babymarrows 150 g,chopped
greenbeans 150 g,thinlysliced
chickenorvegetablestock6 cups
seasaltandfreshly ground black
pepper,totaste
shelledgreenpeas 80 g
tinypasta(suchasditalini) 50 g
tornbasilleavesorchopped Italian
parsley,forserving
Parmesan,grated,for serving
1 Heattheoilina panandgentlycook
thespringonions,leeksandceleryuntil
startingtosoften.Stirinthegarlicand
parsley.Addthechardandkaleandcook
for 10 minutes,addinga littlemoreoil.
2 Addthemarrowsandbeansandcook
fora further5 minutes.Pouroverthestock
andseasontotaste.Coverandsimmer
for 40 minutes.Stirinthepeasandpasta
andcookuntiltender.Seasontotaste.
3 Servesprinkledwithbasilorparsley
andParmesananddrizzlewitholiveoil.
CARB-CONSCIOUS,FAT-CONSCIOUS,
HEALTH-CONSCIOUS, WHEAT- AND
GLUTEN-FREE
WINE:BlackOystercatcher Sauvignon
Blanc 2018
AVOCADO,CHICORYANDFENNEL
SLAWWITHMINTANDFETA
R38 PER SERVING
88 TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019
BEST EVER: SPRING RECIPES