We love this delicious veg patch pizza using up all sorts of vegetables fresh from the garden. Its really delicious! I have made it with fresh tomato garlicky pizza sauce and topped off with creamy dolcelatti style cheese with a hint of chilli and to finish off I topped it off with some fresh rocket and some parmesan shavings. It was delicious!
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Garden Kale Salad Bowl
This delicious easy salad bowl was made with a few different varieties of fresh home grown garden kale. Kale is so super nourishing and I love the vibrant green colour of the leaves. My favourite way to eat kale is in a delicious green smoothie but I am also trying to eat and create more salads this summer so I created this delicious kale and salmon salad bowl. I really enjoy a huge bowl of fresh greens for dinner its such a light but filling evening meal. The quinoa in this dish adds a delicious nutty taste to the kale and an extra protein boost too.
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Cock a Leekie Soup – Traditional Scottish Recipe
This traditional scottish recipe for cock a leekie soup is based on the traditional simple way of cooking cock a leekie soup. There are more modern variations of cock a leekie soup with carrot and prunes but my version is based on the old traditional way of making cock a leekie. Its really simple and easy to make and this recipe creates such a delicious healing, nourishing bowl of soup. The whole family enjoys it and although we didn’t frequently eat this growing up we will be adding it to our lunchtime recipes from now on.
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Honey Mustard Salmon Salad
Hey everyone! It was so warm yesterday I really fancied a cold salad so I created this delicious salmon salad with a honey mustard dressing. It was served slightly warm and was soooo delicious. You could also have served it up cold if you wanted to.
I used fresh scottish salmon, wild salamon would be best but its quite tricky to get here. The potatoes were boiled then fried in a little butter and the salad was dressed with a simple dressing of yuzu mustard and raw honey. You could use any honey and plain mustard if you wish. It was so delicious!
The yuzu mustard was gifted to me from one of my favourite suppliers of wasabi and yuzu products. I’m just about to put another order in for their products but please check out their link below they are a lovely business and the products are soooo good! You can even grow your own wasabi plant! How cool!
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Honey Mustard Salmon Salad
I’ve not added quantities to this recipe because it depends how many people you are feeding. Its very easy to follow without quantities and adjust to your needs. Please just make enough for your own requirements and mix and match the salad item quantities to suit your own tastes.
cubed potatoes
butter
salt and pepper
sliced cucumber
sliced radishes
thinely sliced fennel
sliced spring onions
apple cider vinegar
olive oil
lemon juice
whole salmon piece (we cooked enough for four)
onions
garlic
raw honey
yuzu mustard (or djon mustard)
Start by adding some sliced onions and garlic to a deep casserole dish and dot a little butter around the top. Place the salmon on top of the sliced onion and bake in the oven on a moderate heat for about 20-30minutes until cooked through.
Meanwhile boil the cubed potatoes for about 10 minutes and drain. Heat up a small amount of butter in a cast iron pan and fry the potatoes gently until cooked through.
Add the sliced cucumber, sliced radishes, sliced spring onions and sliced fennel to a bowl and a sprinkle of fresh herbs should you wish. Add in a splash of apple cider vinegar, a sqeueeze of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil. Adjust seasoning to your tastes
Serve up the potatoes as a base, spread some salad on top and flake the salmon on top of the salad. Serve the cooked onions from the base of the casserole dish on top of the salmon and finish with some extra chopped spring onions.
Mix together equal parts of mustard and honey and dot all over the food. Serve and enjoy!
Summer Strawberry Fruit Sponge
We love this easy strawberry sponge recipe as its so light and works really well with other fruits and fillings. I also used the sponge for the rhubarb cake I made recently and it gives you an idea on how you can use other different fruits and vegetables in this cake recipe. You can watch the recipe for the sponge cake in the Youtube video below. These are our favourite family strawberry recipes.
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Scottish Haggis Balls
Ok I’ve called these Haggis balls but I did squish them down in the pan to cook easier but you could keep them round and deep fry instead. I just thought they would be a little healthier cooked in the pan. They were delicious and served up with all the classis were a real Scottish treat! 🙂
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Strawberry Fruit Leather
This recipe is part of my ‘Family Strawberry Favourites’ video and they are so delicious! You can watch the recipe in the youtube video below or the full recipe is below the video.
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Easy Salmon Breakfast
As I mentioned in my recent vlog I love a smoothie in the summer months for breakfast but at the weekend I like to take a bit more time to create something special. This is one of my favourite weekend recipes and the kids love it. The full recipe is below but you can also watch it in my first Wee Larder kitchen vlog on youtube. The video is below.
This super easy breakfast is made with delicious Scottish smoked salmon, mashed ripe avocados, crunchy sourdough toast and a delicious fresh runny egg with a sprinkling of herbs on top. It doesnt take long to prepare and you can get the kids helping by each taking care of a part of the food prep.
Smoked Salmon & Avocado Toasts
Scottish smoked salmon slices (1 slice per serving)
1 avocado
Lime
eggs (1 each)
sourdough loaf
coriander
Start by slicing up the appropiate amount of sices of sourdough or other fresh bread. I use one chunky slice per person. Toast the slices lightly under the grill or in the gridle pan
Mash up the avocado with the juice of one lime, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Fry up eggs how you like them in a little butter, coconut oil or other preferred fat.
Spread the mashed avocado onto the toasted sourdough and lay teh salmon on top. Top with the egg and herbs and serve.
Sweet Potato & Chicken Enchiladas
These are absolutely delicious and if you use a little chicken in the wraps they are surprisingly light. A great recipe to eat and use less meat but with all the flavour! The kids loved them and they were gone in an instant. They even ate all the vegetables inside, peppers, onions and spinach lol! I may cook a huge variety of meals but my kids are still fussy vegetable eaters at heart so this recipe was definitely a win on the vegetable front.
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Wartime Rhubarb Sponge
This delicious rhubarb sponge is moist and crumbly at the same time. It’s half way between a rhubarb crumble and a sponge and is the kind of delicious pudding your Grandma would have served you after a Sunday lunch. My kids loved it so much I barely got a shot of it coming out of the oven. lol 🙂 Check out the video below for this simple recipe.
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