Beef & Black Pepper Skewers

Beef & Black Pepper Skewers

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 2 porterhouse steaks, diced in 3 cm cubs

• 2 red onions, cut into chunks

Marinade

• 1 tbsp cracked black pepper, toasted

• ½ tsp Sichuan pepper, toasted

• 3 tbsp light soy sauce

• 2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine

• 2 tsp caster sugar

• 1 thumb size piece of ginger, grated

• 1 tbsp sesame oil

• 12 bamboo skewers, soaked in water

Method

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Remove half the marinade to use as a glaze. Add the beef to the remaining marinade and mix to coat. Leave to marinade for 4 - 6 hours or overnight.  

• To make the skewers, place a piece of beef onto the skewer followed by a piece of onion followed by another piece of meat.

• Heat a BBQ until smoking hot. Add the skewers to the BBQ and cook, glazing every time you turn until the meat is caramelized and cooked too medium. Brush with one last layer of glaze and serve.

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Green Goddess

Green Goddess

Recipe By Frankie Cox

Ingredients

• 1 cup spinach

• 1 cup cooked barley

• 5-6 med size florets roasted broccoli - some portions of stalk would also be great. Cut away

• skin and portion into oblique cuts.

• 6-8 green beans, blanched. Top can be removed but keep bottom tail on if possible

• ⅓ cup shaved parmesan - flaky little sheets

• ¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds

• chilli flakes to taste

• salt flakes to taste

• pepper, ground, to taste

 Dressing

• 1 bunch flat leaf parsley

• 1 bunch coriander

• ½ bunch mint

• ½ bunch dill

• 1 cm knob ginger, peeled, rough chop

• 1 - 2 cloves garlic, peeled rough chop

• 1 tsp dijon mustard

• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1 tsp chilli flakes

Method

• Combine all salad ingredients into a bowl.

• Blitz all dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad.

• Toss and serve straight away.

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Hot Smoked Salmon, Potato & Pickles Salad

Hot Smoked Salmon, Potato & Pickles Salad

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 1 kg Coles baby red royal potatoes, halved

• 6 free range eggs, hard boiled, quartered

• 1 red onion, sliced thinly

Dressing

• 1 cup Coles whole egg mayonnaise

• ½ cup Coles whole dill pickles, chopped

• 2 tbsp whole grain mustard

• 1 garlic clove, grated

• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• pinch of salt

• pinch of black pepper

• 1 bunch of chives, chopped

• 1 bunch of parsley, chopped

• 1 bunch of dill, chopped

• 1 pack Coles hot smoked salmon

Method

• Add the potatoes to a pot with a pinch of salt. Cover in water. Place over a medium heat and boil until tender. Drain and leave to steam.

• In a large mix bowl mix together the dressing ingredients. Fold the herbs through. Add in the hot potatoes, eggs, red onion and smoked salmon (reserving a few chunks for the top). Fold together to coat everything in the dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking.

• Serve the potato salad on large platter or picnic platter topped with the extra salmon.

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Grilled Cauliflower With Date & Pistachio Gremolata

Grilled Cauliflower With Date & Pistachio Gremolata

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 1 whole head cauliflower

• ⅓ cup (80 ml) Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• sea salt and pepper to taste

• 1 tsp ground cumin

Gremolata

4 large medjool dates, pitted, chopped

⅓ cup pistachio nuts, chopped

½ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped

½ cup mint leaves, chopped

1 lemon, juice and peel, julienne

½ clove garlic, minced

Method

• Preheat a griddle pan to a medium heat. Chop the cauliflower into 2 cm wedges or florets, leaving the outside leaves intact. Drizzle the cauliflower with 30 ml of the oil and sprinkle with cumin and sea salt.

• Grill the cauliflower for 4 minutes each side, or until it is slightly charred and tender. Remove from the grill and place onto a serving plate.

• Place the dates, pistachio nuts, parsley and mint into a bowl. Peel 4 strips from the outside of the lemon and finely cut the strips into a fine julienne. Add the lemon strips, lemon juice, garlic, remaining oil and a pinch of salt and black pepper into the bowl. Toss to combine.

• Scatter the gremolata all over the cauliflower before serving.

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Warm Olive Oil Dip With Whipped Feta

Warm Olive Oil Dip With Whipped Feta

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• ¾ cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

  2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

  1 large anchovy fillet, chopped

  ½ cup pitted green olives, chopped

  1 tbsp Coles baby capers, chopped

  ¼ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped

  1 lemon

  sea salt and black pepper to taste

  ⅔ cup Jalna Greek yoghurt

  1 tbsp honey

  120 g Coles deli feta cheese

Method

• Place the oil into a medium sized frying pan over a low heat. Add in the garlic an anchovy and warm through gently for 2 minutes to melt the anchovy into the oil. Add in the olives and capers then leave on a very gentle heat for 3 - 4 minutes to warm everything through. Use a vegetable peeler to peel some strips from the outside of the lemon and add to the pan. Turn off the heat and set aside to infuse.

  Meanwhile place the yoghurt, honey, feta and a tablespoon of the lemon juice into a small food processor and blitz until smooth and creamy.

  Spread the whipped feta onto the base of a serving plate.

  Add the parsley into the olive oil mixture and season with a pinch of salt and cracked black pepper. Spon the olive oil mixture over the whipped feta and serve with crusty bread.

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Baby Gem Salad With Greek Yoghurt Dressing Crispy Prosciutto

Baby Gem Salad With Greek Yoghurt Dressing Crispy Prosciutto

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 4 baby gem lettuce, washed, quartered

• 2 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

• sea salt and pepper to taste

• 6 slices prosciutto

Green Yoghurt

• ½ cup basil leaves

• 1 bunch chives, 1 tbsp reserved to garnish

• 1/2 clove garlic

• 1 anchovy fillet

• juice and zest of ½ lemon

• 2 tsp honey

• ¾ cup Jalna Greek yoghurt

• 25 g parmesan cheese, add into the mix after you have finished with the blender, plus extra shavings to serve

Method

• For the dressing, place the basil, chives, garlic, anchovy fillet, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, parmesan, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt into the jug of a stick blender. Blitz until smooth and bright green. Place the yoghurt into a bowl and whisk through the herb mixture until smooth. Set aside.

  Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the prosciutto for 2-3 minutes, or until crispy. Remove and allow to cool before breaking into rough shards.

  Arrange the lettuce wedges onto a serving platter and drizzle with the green yoghurt dressing.

  Scatter the crispy prosciutto over the top and garnish with chives and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

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Stir Fried Green Beans & Pork

Stir Fried Green Beans & Pork

Recipe By Louis Tikaram

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp oil

• 250 g Coles pork mince

• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce

• 1 tsp Coles cornflour

• 350 g green beans, top & tailed

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1 large red chilli, sliced

• 2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 tsp sugar

Method

• Mix the pork mince, soy sauce and cornflour and mix well then set aside and cut the green beans into 3 cm lengths.

• Heat a wok over high heat and add the oil. Fry the beans in the oil for about 4 minutes, until they appear dry and wrinkled. Remove the beans from the wok with a slotted, leaving the oil in the wok.

  Add the garlic and chilli to the wok and fry until the garlic and chili is aromatic.

• Add the marinated pork and break up while stirring constantly frying until well browned, return the beans to the wok, add the oyster sauce, sugar and a spoon of water then continue to toss, serve up as a snack by itself or as part of a shared meal.

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Chilli Charred Brussels Sprout Macadamia Cream

Chilli Charred Brussels Sprout Macadamia Cream

Recipe By Nornie Bero

Ingredients

• 400 g brussels sprouts

• 2 tbsp macadamias, crushed

• 1 tsp ginger, crushed

• 1 tsp crushed garlic

• 2 tbsp chilli flakes

• pinch lemon aspen salt

• 6 caperberries, halved

• 2 shallots

• 1 tsp bush tomato

• extra virgin olive oil

Method

• In a small bowl mix ground ginger, crushed garlic, chilli flakes, macadamia and a 3 tbsp of olive oil.

• Slice brussels sprouts in half and blanch in a large pot in boiling water for 4 mins, drain and set.

• In a frying pan add a good dash of olive oil, fry off shallots and brussel sprouts making sure to give the inner sliced side a good charring for about 3 minutes.

• Add 1 tbsp of crushed macadamia, bush tomato, 1 tbsp chilli mix and caperberries. Cook for 2 more minutes and finish with a pinch of lemon aspen salt.

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Asian Guacamole

Asian Guacamole

Recipe By Louis Tikaram

Ingredients

• 3 large ripe hass avocados, halved, pitted, and scooped out

• ¼ medium red onion, minced

• 1 tsp fresh lime juice

• ½ tsp fish sauce

• ½ tsp Coles Asia sesame seed oil

• 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

• 2 tbsp chopped coriander

• ½ tsp fresh cracked black pepper

• ½ tsp sea salt

• 1 pack rice crackers, to serve

Method

• In a bowl, mash the avocado with a fork, leaving it a little chunky. Stir in the red onion, lime juice, fish sauce, sesame seed oil, sesame seeds, coriander, salt and pepper.

• Serve immediately with a side of rice crackers.

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Zucchini Kebabs with Cashew Cream & Seeds

Zucchini Kebabs with Cashew Cream & Seeds

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 4 medium green zucchini, sliced into 1.5 cm rounds

• 3 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• sea salt and pepper to taste

• ⅓ cup pomegranate seeds to serve

• ⅓ cup mint leaves to serve

Seed Mix

• 1 tbsp sesame seeds

• 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds, roughly chopped

• 1 tsp ground sumac

• 1 tsp whole cumin seeds

Cashew Cream

• ¾ cup raw almonds, soaked in boiling water for 1 hour

• 2 tbsp Squeaky Gate white balsamic vinegar

• 2 tsp Coles finest pure Canadian maple syrup

• ½ clove garlic

Method

• Heat a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the sesame and pumpkin seeds to the pan and toast for 1 - 2 minutes, or until golden. Add in the spices and 2 tablespoons of oil then season with salt and pepper. Place the mixture in a bowl and set aside to cool.

• Place the soaked cashews in a blending jug along with ⅓ cup of water, vinegar, maple syrup, garlic and a pinch of salt. Blitz until smooth and creamy.

• Heat a BBQ grill over a medium heat. Thread the zucchini rounds onto the skewers and drizzle with remaining oil and season with salt. Grill the skewers for 3 minutes each side, or until charred and tender.

• Place the zucchini skewers onto a serving platter and drizzle with a little of the cashew cream. Scatter with the seed mixture, pomegranate seeds and fresh mint before serving.

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Leeks Vinaigrette

Leeks Vinaigrette

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 2 large leeks

• sea salt flakes & cracked black pepper to season

• 2 tsp Coles dijon mustard

• 2 tbsp Squeaky Gate white balsamic vinegar

• ⅓ cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 1 tsp Coles Australian honey

• ¼ cup hazelnuts, toasted, roughly chopped

• 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped

Method

• Trim the dark green ends from the leeks so that you have the white and light green portions only. Trim the root end so that the leek will still hold together but all the fibrous tough parts are removed.

• Bring enough water to cover the leeks up to a simmer in a large deep-sided frying pan. Season the water with a generous pinch of salt and add in the leeks. Gently simmer for 20 - 25 minutes, or until tender and translucent. You can check with a small sharp knife inserted into the flesh. Drain well and transfer to a plate.

• Whisk together the mustard, vinegar, olive oil, honey and a pinch of sea salt.

• Once the leeks have cooled, cut them in half lengthways and arrange onto a serving platter cut side up. Spoon over the vinaigrette and top with cracked black pepper, hazelnuts and chives.

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Pineapple & Jalapeno Hot Sauce

Pineapple & Jalapeno Hot Sauce

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 1 sweet topless pineapple

• 1 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 4 Coles jalapeno chillies, sliced 

• ½ brown onion, roughly diced

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1 tbsp ginger, grated

• juice of 1 lime

• 1 cup (250 ml) Squeaky Gate apple cider vinegar

• 1 tsp sea salt flakes

• ½ bunch coriander (1 tightly packed cup), washed

*Sterilised jar to store.

Method

• Peel the pineapple skins and cut out the core, reserving them to make another recipe like Tepache or pineapple cordial syrup. Cut the pineapple flesh into 2 inch chunks. You want about 2 cups for this recipe.

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add the pineapple. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes, or until slightly charred and sweetened. Add in the Jalapenos, onion, garlic and ginger then continue to cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes, or until fragrant and softened.

• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before adding in the lime juice, vinegar and salt.

• Place the pineapple mixture into a high-speed upright blender along with the coriander and blitz until smooth and green.

• Pour the hot sauce into sterilised jars and serve with BBQ meats, tacos or seafood recipes. If you like a slightly thinner hot sauce, you can strain the pulp out through a sieve before pouring into sterilised jars.

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Spicy Pickled Chokos

Spicy Pickled Chokos

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 4 medium sized chokos

• 1 ¼ cup white vinegar

• ½ cup apple cider vinegar

• ⅓ cup sugar

• 2 tsp salt

• 1 cup water

• 2 cloves garlic, sliced

• 1 tsp whole fennel seeds

• 2 long red chillies, sliced in half

• 2 sprigs dill

Method

• Peel the chokos and cut them in half and then slice each half into 3 mm thick batons.

• Place both the vinegars, sugar, salt, water, garlic and fennel seeds into a saucepan over a medium - high heat and bring up to the boil.

• Pack the sliced chokos, chilli and dill sprigs into a sterilised jar.

• Pour the hot pickle liquid into the jars and ensure they are covered, leaving 1 cm from the top of the lid of the jar. Allow to cool before popping the lid on and store in the fridge. Use after 24 hours or keep for up to 2 weeks.

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Beef Tacos With Tomato Salsa

Beef Tacos With Tomato Salsa

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 500 g Coles scotch fillet (or flank steak)

• sea salt and black pepper to taste

• 4 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 2 small white or brown onions

• 2 jalapeno chillies

• 2 cups small-medium fresh yellow or green tomatoes

• 2 cloves garlic

• 2 fresh limes

• ½ tsp ground cumin

• ½ bunch coriander, plus extra sprigs to serve

• 50 g halloumi cheese, crumbled to serve

• 12 small tortillas to serve

Method

• Remove the steaks from the refrigerator and allow it to rest at room temperature for 45 minutes - 1 hour in a cool area. Season the steak with sea salt and rub over 1 tablespoon of oil. Heat a BBQ grill over a medium / high heat and place the steak on the grill. Cook the steak for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking. Remove and allow to rest in a warm area for 5 minutes before thinly slicing across the grain.

• Meanwhile, cut one of the onions into quarters and place onto the grill with the jalapeno chillies, tomatillos and garlic cloves. Cook for 5 - 6 minutes, or until charred and softened. Place the charred onion, chillies, tomatillos, garlic, juice of 1 lime, ground cumin, coriander, remaining oil and a pinch of salt and pepper into the jug of a stick blender. Blitz until the salsa is smooth and green.

• Chop the remaining onion into a rough dice and place into a bowl with the juice of ½ lime and extra coriander.

• To serve, place a few slices of steak into a warm tortilla and top with the tomatillo salsa, crumbled cheese and onion salad. Serve warm with lime wedges on the side.

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Cheese Fondue With Roast Potatoes & Pickles

Cheese Fondue With Roast Potatoes & Pickles

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

• 1 kg Coles baby red royal potatoes, quartered and boiled until tender

• Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• sea salt

Fondue

• 1 garlic clove

• 500 g Coles Finest gruyere cheese, grated

• 250 g Coles Finest emmental, grated

• 1 cup white wine

• 1 tbsp dijon mustard

• 1 tbsp corn flour

• ½ lemon, juice

• 1 tbsp brandy

• ¼ tsp Coles ground nutmeg

• ¼ tsp white pepper

To Serve

• ½ cup cornichons

• ½ cup Coles white cocktail onions

Method

• Preheat an oven to 210 degrees (C). In a large roasting tray, dress the potatoes with olive oil and sea salt. Place in the oven and cook until golden brown.

• Rub a saucepan with a clove of garlic. Add in both types of cheese, white wine, mustard, corn flour, lemon juice, brandy, nutmeg and pepper. Place the saucepan over a medium heat, mix together to melt and cook out until the mixture slightly thickens. This should take around 10 minutes. Once cooked, keep warm.

• Once the potatoes are roasted, place onto a large platter with the cornichons and pickled onions on the top or on the side. Serve the fondue warm preferable over a low heat.

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Wok Tossed Lettuce

Wok Tossed Lettuce

Recipe By Courtney Roulston

Ingredients

• 1 large Coles iceberg lettuce (using slightly wilted lettuce is OK) 

• 1 tbsp Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 2 cloves garlic, peeled, roughly chopped

• 2 tsp ginger, julienne

• 25 g butter

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce

• ½ tsp honey

• ½ tsp Coles black pepper (grinder)

• 1 tsp Coles Asia sesame oil

Method

• Wash the lettuce in a bowl of ice cold water (this will revive the lettuce if it is wilted), then drain well and chop into 8 wedges. Set aside.

• Heat a wok over a high heat and pour in the oil. Add in the garlic, and ginger and cook for 40 seconds, or until fragrant.

• Add in the lettuce and stir for 30 seconds before adding in the butter, oyster sauce, honey and black pepper. Continue to stir fry for 1 - 2 minutes, or until the lettuce is slightly wilted, but still has some texture in the core.

• Drizzle in the sesame oil at the last moment then remove the wok from the heat and place onto a serving plate. Serve immediately.

• *Best served with steamed rice, egg or pork dishes.

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Mexican Chilli Oil

Mexican Chilli Oil

Recipe By Michael Weldon

Ingredients

Oil Base

• 1 bottle (750 ml) Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

• 2 garlic cloves

• 2 tbsp coriander seed

• 2 tbsp cumin seeds

• 1 cinnamon quill

Chilli

• ¼ cup chilli flakes

• 2 chipotle chillies, chopped finely

• 2 tbsp toasted cumin seeds

Method

• In a saucepan, combine the oil base and very slowly bring up the heat until the oil becomes fragrant. Then turn the heat up full for 2 minutes until the oil starts to just smoke.

• Combine the chilli flakes, chipotle and cumin in a glass bowl with a pinch of salt. Pour the hot oil through a sieve onto the chilli mix. Leave to cool to room temp and your chilli oil is done. Store in an airtight jar.

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Aguachile Snapper Ceviche With Green Chilli & Coriander

Aguachile Snapper Ceviche With Green Chilli & Coriander

Recipe By Louis Tikaram

Ingredients

• 1 small bowl of salada crackers

• 200 g diced kingfish

• 160 g diced cucumber

• 80 g diced red onion

Dressing Ingredients

• 110 g deseeded and chopped green chilies

• 15 g garlic cloves

• 32 g whole coriander

• 50 g oil

• 120 g lime juice

• 40 g fish sauce

• 400 g water

• ½ tsp fine ground black pepper

• 1 ½ salt

Method

• In a blender, combine all of the dressing ingredients and blend till a smooth consistent texture. Set aside till ready for curing the kingfish.

• When ready to serve, combine the kingfish, onions and cucumbers with the green chili dressing and stir well, the fish will start to slightly cure the kingfish and the flavours will mature and intensify.

• Serve with a side of crackers for scooping and giving the dish a great crunch.

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