Varoma

Colourful Quinoa Salmon Salad

  • Posted on: 9 February 2017
  • By: Monica

Ingredients

  • 300g salmon fillet
  • zest of one lemon
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 30g olive oil
  • 50g quinoa
  • 500g water
  • 3 sprigs basil
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • small amount of fresh chives
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinger or lemon juice
  • 100g baby spinach
  • 1/4 red onion
  • 1/4 red capsicum, halved
  • 1 small cucumber, halved 
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 avocado, cut into slices
  • 2 tbs pepita seeds
  • 2 tbs dried cranberries

 

Chicken cacciatore with mashed potato

  • Posted on: 2 October 2016
  • By: Monica

Ingredients

  • 1 brown onion, halved
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 springs of parsley
  • 2 sprigs of basil
  • 30g olive oil
  • 1 kg chicken thighs cut into halves
  • 400g can tinned tomatoes
  • 100g white wine
  • 1 tbs chicken stock
  • 1tsp coconut sugar
  • 2 pinches of salt & pepper
  • 150g mushrooms sliced
  • 1 green capsicum (or red) sliced
  • 2 potatoes, peeled & diced
  • 2 small sweet potatoes peeled & diced
  • 100g baby spinach roughly chopped
  •  50g milk of choice plus seasoning or herbamare for mash
  • sliced olives to serve

Moo Pie

  • Posted on: 22 September 2016
  • By: Monica

Ingredients

  • 500g beef mince
  • 1 onion
  • 40g olive oil
  • 2 small carrots
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1/2 red capsicum
  • 75g frozen peas 
  • 100g red wine
  • 1 kg red potatoes peeled & diced (i prefer to peel mine but many people don't)
  • if you don't want potatoes use celeriac or sweet potato
  • 1 tsp beef stock
  • 1 jar pasta sauce
  • 1 tbs vegetable stock
  • 1/2 - 1 cup water or milk
  • Your choice of cheese