TASTE GOURMET RECIPES

Each fortnight in our newsletters, we publish some of our favorite recipes using some of the gourmet goodies to be found in store. Here's a selection to get you started!

Gwydir Grove  SALMON & AVOCADO SALAD

Easter Chocolate Nut Fudge Log

Ingredients

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

250g packet Taste Gourmet Callebaut Milk or Dark Chocolate Pieces

1/2 cup Taste Gourmet dark chocolate macadamias, chopped

Method

Place Condensed Milk and Chocolate pieces in small pan, stir over low heat until chocolate has just melted and mixture combines.

Spoon mixture onto greaseproof paper, roll up to form a log. Twist to seal both ends, refrigerate until firm. Unwrap fudge and roll over macadamias to coat evenly.

If desired, drizzle melted chocolate pieces over log before cutting into slices.

Our Prosciutto & Mushroom Fettuccine

Ingredients (serves 4)

375g Bellata Gold fettuccine

1 tbs olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

150g proscuitto ham, shaved (from our deli)

200g button mushrooms, sliced

1/2 cup (125ml) white wine

400g can chopped tomatoes

Sea salt & freshly ground pepper

1 cup (250ml) thickened cream

1 cup (60g) finely grated parmesan

3/4 cup continental parsley leaves, chopped

Method

Cook the fettuccine, drain and return to the pot. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, add the garlic, proscuitto and mushrooms, and cook for 3-4 minutes until soft. Add white wine & reduce by half. Add tomatoes and bring to the boil. Simmer 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add cream and half the parmesan, and cook for 3-4 minutes or until thickens slightly. Add to the pasta with the parsley and toss to combine. Serve immediately with remaining parmesan.

Summer King Prawns in Takatala Sauce

This delicious recipe uses Beerenberg’s Takatala Sauce as a base and our own Basmati Rice, for this easy to prepare summer meal!

Ingredients

16 Green Prawns

50ml Oil

2 tbs Beerenberg Crushed Garlic

200ml Beerenberg Takatala Marinade

Steamed Basmati Rice

Prepare

Place a fry pan over a high heat, add oil.

Add prawns and saute until prawns become transparent.

Add Takatala and continue to saute until prawns are cooked through.

Serve with rice.  Serves 2.

Thanks to Beerenberg for the recipe! See their website, www.beerenberg.com.au for more recipes!

Aussie Pasta Summer Salad

This delicious recipe uses our Bellata Gold Rotini (spiral) Pasta as a base and Pukara Estate Olive Oil, for this easy to prepare summer salad!

Ingredients:

Bellata Gold Rotini Spiral Pasta

¼ cup Taste Kalamata Pitted Olives

¼ cup Taste Semi Dried Tomatoes

¼ cup Taste Chargrilled Eggplant

¼ cup Taste Chargrilled Capsicum

¼ cup Joseph Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 teaspoon Salt Flakes

1/4 cup Taste Shaved Parmesan

Prepare:

Cook 375gms rotini until al dente (firm to bite). Cool and drain. Chop tomatoes, eggplants and capsicum into bite sized pieces. In a big bowl, toss all of the above and olive oil and salt flakes. Add torn pieces of fresh coriander or parsley and mix well. Serve cold.

Add thin sliced salami strips or bacon pieces for variation.

Lots of uses for Tapenade

Taste Gourmet carries several kinds of tapenades(olive paste) including kalamata and sundried tomato!

Not sure what to do with tapenade?  We suggest:

•  use as a spread on thick Italian bread, sourdough or foccacia
• use as a base for bruschetta, then top with tomatoes and basil
• use as a dip with Italian bread
• use as a filling for chicken or game fillets, stuff fillet then roll into parcel, and bake or fry
• mix with breadcrumbs and coat chicken, poultry or game, then bake in oven as usual
• use as a base for pizza (instead of tomato paste) top with chicken, fresh parmesan and eggplant
• use a large dollop of tapenade with grilled fish, such as a snapper cutlet or tuna steak

Lots of uses for Pesto

Taste Gourmet carries several kinds of fresh pesto including basil and roasted capsicum.

Not sure what to do with pesto?

Here are some of our favorites!

• traditional - toss through or served over Taste Gourmet’s own fresh pastas
• stir-fry chicken tenderloins, and toss pesto & chicken through hot pasta
• stir-fry, barbeque or grill chicken, fish, tofu, Meat ort vegetables and then toss through pesto to serve
• mix with breadcrumbs and coat chicken, poultry, or game, then bake in oven as usual
• use as a filling for chicken or game fillets, stuff fillet then roll into parcel, and bake or fry
• use as a topping for garlic bread or bruschetta
• add a large spoonful of olive oil and a dash of vinegar, shake and use as a dressing for warm chicken salad

Lamb Shanks with Truffle Oil & Mushroom Sauce

This delicious recipe uses our Taste Truffle Oil & Mushroom Pasta Sauce as a base for this really easy to prepare and very moreish meal!

Place 4 lamb shanks in a deep frying pan or large saucepan and brown using a little olive oil.

Add jar of Taste Truffle Oil & Mushroom Pasta Sauce, a teaspoon of dried Italian Herbs and 1 cup of red wine & bring to the boil.

Cover and simmer for 1 hour until lamb is tender. Add more wine during this time if required.

Once meat is cooked, increase heat to reduce to sauce to a thick consistency.

Serve with oven roasted potatoes or mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and thick crusty Taste Pane Di Casa Bread.

Serves 4.

Roast Duck, Star Anise and Ginger Ravioli with creamy Chilli Jam Sauce

This delicious recipe uses our Roast Duck Ravioli as a base for this really easy to prepare and very moreish meal!

Cook Pasta in rapidly boiling water for 4-5 minutes.

In a separate pan, add two spoonfuls of your favourite chilli jam (we stock several) and a cup of cream. Warm slowly and mix until blended.

Drain pasta and place back in hot pot. Add sauce and gently mix.

Serve and top with some grated Grano Padano Parmesan Cheese. Serve with some crusty Italian Pagnotta or Pane Di Casa Bread.

Serves 4.

Butter Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

1 tub Taste Gourmet Butter Chicken Sauce

1 litre water or chicken stock

800 gms chicken thighs, diced

3 Potatoes, peeled and diced into small cubes

1 large onion sliced in large pieces

500 mls cream

Method

Microwave potato for 4 mins on high, then brown chicken, onion and potato in frypan. Add all other ingredients and bring to boil.

Simmer quickly for 15 mins. Add 500 mls of cream and simmer for 5 mins.

Serve with Basmati Rice and Taste Gourmet Chutney.

Serves 4.

Baby Rocket & Hunterbelle Marinated Feta Salad

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

220g baby rocket leaves

200g Hunterbelle Marinated Feta, crumbled

100g Taste roasted macadamia nuts

50g caperberries, halved

100g Taste semi-dried tomatoes

60ml macadamia nut oil

Method

Combine rocket, Fetabelle, macadamia nuts, caperberries and semi-dried tomatoes.

Drizzle with macadamia nut oil just prior to serving.

Serves 2

Recipe from Hunter Belle Cheeses