Italian Slow Vegetable Roast

You will need:
Roastable vegetables, garlic, olive oil sea salt, black pepper ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS BALSAMIC VINEGAR SYRUP DRIZZLE and rosemary or thyme.

1. Peel and prepare sweet potatoes, parsnips, onions, peppers, yams (if available), or your choice of roastable vegetables.
2. Cut into roastable chunks, throw into a bowl
3. Peel garlic cloves and crush, add to bowl
4. Add olive oil and toss through vegetables
5. Season with sea salt and black pepper and rosemary or thyme
6. Tip into roasting dish and cook in medium oven until soft and golden
7. Remove from oven toss with ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS BALSAMIC VINEGAR SYRUP DRIZZLE
8. Place in large serving dish on the dinner table and use to accompany roasted meats or simple pasta dishes.

Pork Roast Wrap

You will need:
Left over roast pork from “Sunday dinner”, ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS BRAMLEY APPLE SAUCE. flour tortilla wraps, onions sliced finely, shredded iceberg lettuce, garlic and seasoning, a wok and olive oil.

1. Shred the leftover roast pork, heat the wok with olive add the pork and cook on a fierce hit until the pork colours.
2. Add the sliced onion and garlic (optional). Cook until onions soften and sweeten.
3. Add ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS BRAMLEY APPLE SAUCE to taste. Spoon onto flour wraps, dress with lettuce. roll and enjoy.

Grilled Lime & Herb Butter Salmon Fillets

You will need:
Salmon fillets, olive oil, unsalted butter, Essential Dressings Lime and Coriander Dressing, peeled and diced cucumber, rocket leaf.

1. Place salmon fillets in a heavy bottom pan, paint with olive oil and cook in a medium hot oven until firm.
2. Remove salmon from pan, keep warm. Place pan on gas and add warm the salmon juices and olive oil.
3. Whisk in 25g butter per person and a pinch of white sugar.
4. Pour Essential Dressings Lime and Coriander Dressing into pan as desired and whisk, bring to simmer and remove from heat.
5. Place cucumber in centre of plates, top with salmon. Dress with sauce and garnish with rocket leaf.
6. Present with good French bread and a glass of chenin blanc.

Raspberry Fruit “Fondue”

You will need:
Good firm fresh sliceable fruit (peaches, mango, paw paw, strawberries, apricots), castor sugar, Greek yoghurt or whipped fresh double cream, ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS RASPBERRY COULIS.

1. Slice the fruit into skewerable pieces, toss with castor sugar and grill on a hot heat for 3-4 minutes.
2. Warm the ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS RASPBERRY COULIS and pour into a small “dunkable” dish.
3. Spoon the yoghurt and / or double cream into separate dishes.
4. Present the fruit on a large oval dish and “dive in”. This dish is really good on summer days when you want to indulge but nothing too heavy.

Chicken Red Pepper & Tomato Pasta

You will need:
ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS RED PEPPER AND TOMATO DIP, roast chicken breast pieces, olive oil, pasta shape of choice, grated parmesan, ripped basil leaf, seasoning.

1. Set a pan of water to boil seasoned with sea salt and olive oil, ready for pasta.
2. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, toss in olive oil and season with sea salt and black pepper. Place under grill to golden and crisp.
3. Cook the desired amount of pasta to al dente and drain through a colander.
4. Put ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS RED PEPPER AND TOMATO DIP into the pan that was used to cook the pasta, warm and add a touch of olive oil if desired.
5. Add the pasta and toss.
6. Serve onto plates and dress with the roast chicken, parmesan and basil leaf.

Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Mousse with Chilli & Ginger Drizzle

You will need:
200g smoked salmon. 200ml double cream, 25g melted butter, juice of 1 lemon, sea salt and black pepper. ¼ cucumber peeled and finely diced. Rocket or mizuna to garnish, sliced French bread, ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS – CHILLI, GINGER AND LEMONGRASS DRIZZLE.

1. Place ¾ of the smoked salmon in a blender with the lemon and butter, blend.
2. Add cream and blend until smooth (blend too long and it will curdle!) try 5 seconds at a time!
3. Mix in cucumber carefully, transfer to ramekin dishes and place in fridge.
4. When required, garnish tops with remaining shredded smoked salmon and salad leaves.
5. Present with ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS CHILLI, GINGER AND LEMONGRASS DRIZZLE.
6. Spoon mousse onto bread and drizzle with ESSENTIAL DRESSINGS CHILLI, GINGER AND LEMONGRASS DRIZZLE.