Category Archives: Holidays

Onion Soup

Holidays, Soups, Vegetarian

  • 1350g/3lbs onions
  • Coarse salt
  • 3 large tbsp beef dripping
  • 4-5 heaped tbsp plain flour
  • 4 pints stock
  • Tomato puree
  • Pesto
  • Fresh parmesan to serve

1. Slice onions and place in a pan with coarse salt and beef dripping. Cook in low oven for about 2 hours.

2. Add plain flour and boiling stock until pan is full again, about 4 pints of stock. Put back in oven and cook until creamy.

3. Remove from oven and liquidise. Add some tomato puree and a small quantity of pesto.

4. Serve with freshly grated parmesan. Flavour improves with maturity.

Avocado and Rocket Salad

Holidays, Main Courses, Salads, Vegetarian
  • 2 Large or 3 Small Ripe Avocados
  • 1 Bag of Rocket (wild is more peppery)
  • 1 Pack of Lardons
  • 1/4 Cup of Pine Nuts
  • 3 Slices of white bread or rolls.
  • Good Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Frying.

Prepare a bed of rocket in a large flat salad dish. Then halve the avocados and with a tea spoon, scoup out balls of avocado and spread evenly over the rocket.
Toast the pine nuts in a small frying pan and then spread evenly over the salad.
Fry the lardons until crisp and brown and spread evenly over the salad.
Cut up a few white rolls or slices of white bread into chunks and then fry in olive oil until nicely and evenly browned. Spread the croutons over the salad.
Dress the salad with standard honey mustard dressing – recipe in heatherskitchen under dressings.