Posts Tagged 'Balsamic vinegar'

Brown onion soup

My ex-flatmate and friend Cat used to make brown onion soup on a cold winter night. It was so lovely to come home to caramelising onions and sweet balsamic; such a comforting smell which made the house feel warm and homely.
By looking just at the ingredients, it may look like a recipe from the famine, but the taste is refined and dignified.

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Onion tart with goats’ cheese and thyme

As promised, here is Karen’s recipe for onion and goats’ cheese tarts made with her Balsamic onion marmalade:
“Ready-made pastry and stored balsamic onion marmalade make these impressive tarts very quick and easy. Spoon the onion mixture into baked pastry cases and melt tangy goats’ cheese on top.”

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Balsamic onion marmalade

This is another of our former colleague Karen’s fail-safe recipes. Later in the week we will be posting her delicious onion and goats’ cheese tart recipe made with this marmalade, but in the meantime this makes a great pantry staple.

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An ode to ham – Part Two: Leftover ham torta

This recipe is similar to one that we cooked for our Design Sponge feature a few months ago, although for this feature we used all fresh ingredients: grilled eggplant and zucchini, prosciutto, tomato and anchovy sauce, parmesan and basil.

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Balsamic roasted beetroot and orange and thyme roasted carrots

Side dishes on Christmas day are crucial. Ours usually consist of salads and new season Oamaru potatoes but this year I will do something a little more traditional. Tradition doesn’t have to be boring; layering flavours onto simple, fresh vegetables is anything but. If you are using fresh produce, it’s important not to

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