The New York Times cooking app is a must for any keen cook.Its a mine of great ideas from really good contributors populated with simple recipes covering the widest range of cookery styles and cuisines. This recipe is from Hetty Lui McKinnon and is a really good simple salad with a Mexican vibe. We had it with a quinoa salad and ground meat skewers. Here is the recipe and Hetty’s intro Charred corn is a bankable foundation for a simple and satiating summer meal. Just a few minutes in a hot pan will turn the kernels from starchy to sweet, while delivering smoky notes. A light dusting of ground cumin and smoked paprika reinforces these scorched flavors. In a loose nod to esquites, this salad is dressed with a simplified version of Mexican crema, tangy from the lime and spiked with garlic. If you like, add some heat with some sliced jalapeños or a sprinkle of crushed red pepper. Serves: 4 persons INGREDIENTS 1 cup sour cream Zest and juice of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons juice) 1garlic cl
I made this Skye Gyngell recipe the other day for our great friends Peter and Suzy who are visiting for our son’s wedding. It’s from her book A year in my kitchen. I had forgotten how stress free it is to put together because many of the elements can be prepped ahead of the game. This is the perfect salad for a hot day/evening where you want to serve something interesting without breaking a sweat. Serves 4 Ingredients 800g piece fillet of beef sea salt and freshly ground pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 600g little new potatoes 300g fine green beans, topped but not tailed grated zest and juice of 1/2 lemon 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil handful of mixed salad leaves 1 tbsp freshly grated parmesan Slow roasted tomatoes 6 good quality small plum tomatoes like pomp de mori 10g/2 tsp caster sugar 10g/2 tsp sea salt 10g/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper Roasted red onions 5 medium red onions, peeled 100g caster sugar seal salt and freshly ground black pepper 200g balsamic vinegar 50ml extra virgi