Feed yourself Fabulous with Dale Pinnock
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Parsnip soup
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 large white onion, finely chopped2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped1 tbsp olive oilpinch of sea salt5-6 large parsnips, small dice, skins left on500ml vegetable stockMethod
Place the onion and garlic in a deep saucepan with a little olive oil and a good pinch of sea salt, until the onion has softened and started to turn translucent
Add the diced parsnip and enough vegetable stock to just cover everything. Simmer for around 20 minutes, or until the parsnips have softened, and then blitz into a smooth creamy soup.
LEVEL: EASYPAN TO PLATE IN: 20FREEZE: YESVEGETARIAN: YESFIVE A DAY: 2
Applejacks
Makes: 8-10 bars
Ingredients
2 fresh apples – any sweet eating apple / avoid granny smith2 tablespoons of honey2 tablespoons of butter or coconut oil180g of porridge oats2 teaspoons of cinnamon
Preheated oven gas 4/180c
Method
Cut the apples into quarters, remove the seeds, and then place into a food processor. Process the apples into a coarse puree.
Melt the butter and honey together in a pan over a high heat
Once the oil and honey have combined, stir in the apple puree, and mix well
Add the oats and the cinnamon, and mix thoroughly to form a sticky mixture
Transfer the mixture into a greased baking tin, push the mixture down well, and place the tray on the top shelf of a preheated oven gas 4/180c
Bake for around 20 minutes, or until the top has become a golden brown
Allow to cool fully before cutting into inch and a half squares
LEVEL: EASYPAN TO PLATE IN: 30VEGETARIAN: YESFREEZE: YES