Recipe courtesy of Nuts for Life (www.nutsforlife.com.au)
Ingredients
- 7 ounces raw Brazil nuts, chopped
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- 12 ounces low fat ricotta
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- ¼ cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan
- cracked black pepper to taste
- 4 large field mushrooms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Place the Brazil nuts, garlic, ricotta, lemon rind, parsley, parmesan and pepper in a large bowl and mix together until fully combined.
- Clean the mushrooms and remove the stems.
- Divide the ricotta mixture between the mushrooms, piling in the center cavity of each.
- Transfer the mushrooms to an oven tray lined with foil. Bake for 15 minutes or until mushrooms have softened and ricotta mixture is golden on top.
Recipe courtesy of Nuts for Life (www.nutsforlife.com.au)
Ingredients
- 14 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup Brazil nuts, chopped
Instructions
- Place the chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and melt the chocolate in the microwave in 20-30 second increments until the chocolate is completely melted (around 90 seconds).
- Remove the bowl from the microwave and pour in the condensed milk and chopped Brazil nuts. Stir until combined, noting it will feel quite dense.
- Pour the mixture into a parchment lined brownie pan (8 x 8″) and smooth with the back of a spoon.
- Place it in the fridge for 2-3 hours to set or until the fudge is firm.
- Cut into 36 small pieces and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Recipe courtesy of Nuts for Life (www.nutsforlife.com.au)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon macadamia oil
- 3 small chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
- 1 bunch broccolini, chopped into 5cm lengths
- 1 teaspoon shredded ginger
- 1 bunch baby bok choy, trimmed and roughly chopped
- 2 1/2 ounces snow peas, trimmed
- 2 1/2 ounces blanched raw almonds
- 2 1/2 ounces raw cashews
- 2 tablespoons salt reduced soy sauce
- ¼ cup plum sauce
- 4 cups cooked basmati rice
Instructions
- Heat half the oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook in batches until golden and cooked through. Set aside.
- Add remaining oil and cook onions and broccolini for 4 minutes until tender. Add the ginger, bok choy, snow peas, almonds and cashews and stir fry for 2 minutes or until bok choy is wilted.
- Return chicken to the wok, along with the soy and plum sauce and toss together gently. Cook for another minute then serve with rice.
Recipe and image supplied courtesy of Australian Macadamia Society
Ingredients
Pastry
- 2 cups plain flour
- ½ cup cold butter, diced
- ½ teaspoon cooking salt
- 1 cup raw macadamias, chopped
- 2-3 tablespoons iced water
Filling
- 4 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1½ cups pure cream
- ½ cup parsley leaves, finely chopped
- 12 sage leaves, finely chopped
- 3 sprigs thyme, finely chopped
- 4¼ ounces soft goats’ cheese or marinated goats’ feta (drained)
Instructions
Pastry
- Put the flour, butter, salt and macadamias into a food processor and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- With the machine still running, add the iced water one tablespoon at a time, until the mixture just comes together, do not overprocess.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and form into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Put the dough between two sheets of baking paper and roll out until 1/8 inch thick. Line a tart pan and trim.
- Once pressed into the pan, line the dough with a sheet of baking paper or foil and fill with uncooked rice, dried beans or baking weights.
- Bake for 8 minutes, then remove the paper and baking weights and return to the oven for another 12 minutes or until it begins to turn golden.
Filling
- While the crust is in the oven, prepare the filling by whisking together the eggs, cream and herbs, season to taste with cracked black pepper and sea salt.
- When the crust is ready, pour in the egg mixture.
- Roughly break up the goats’ cheese and scatter it evenly across the tart.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F and bake for 15-20 minutes or until just set.
Tip: Shortcrust pastry can be a little tricky to manage. An easy way of transferring the dough into the tart pan is to peel back the top layer of baking paper and invert the rolled dough over the pan, peeling the remaining paper off once the dough is in the pan.
