Fragrant Lamb shoulder
Recipe Gallery Share the Love https://shepherdsmeats.co.za/ Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 6 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients For the shoulder: from @SHEPARDSMEATS 3 red onions, peeled and sliced into wedges 1 carrot, sliced into chunks 2 garlic bulbs sliced into two a few sprigs of rosemary or thyme 4-5 tbsp of olive oilsalt & pepper, to taste 3 kg leg of lamb on the bone (scoring of fat layer on top optional) 300 ml red wine 1/3 cup honey or pomegranate molasses For the pumpkin: 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp smoked paprika or chili flakes 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp honey 1/4 cup orange marmalade jam salt & pepper 1 medium pumpkin, sliced into wedges, seeds & pulp scooped out Toasted Pumpkin seeds to serve Method Prepare the leg of lamb: Preheat the oven to 230 degrees Celsius and arrange a rack in the centre of the oven. In a roasting tray, the same one as the leg, arrange the onions, carrots, and a few cloves of garlic evenly. Top with some rosemary, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place the leg on top, fat side up. Make a few small incisions all over with a sharp knife. Drizzle all over with olive oil, season with salt & pepper, and scatter with some chopped rosemary. Pour the wine lightly over and into the bottom of the pan, then cover with foil and place in the oven. Turn down the heat immediately to 170 C, then roast for about 3,5 hours or until the meat is tender enough to pull apart. Roast for the last 20-15 minutes or do @220 degrees Celsius toGet extra crispy on top. For the pumpkin: Line a large roasting tray with baking paper. In a large, wide mixing bowl, add the olive oil, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, honey, marmalade, and some salt & pepper. Add the sliced pumpkin and toss to coat all over, then tip the pumpkin out on the prepared roasting tray. When the meat is ready, remove it from the oven and turn the heat up to 220 °C. While the meat is resting, roast the pumpkin for about 20 minutes until cookedand golden brown, then remove from the oven and serve with toasted pumpkin seeds. Serve alongside the leg roast. Photo Gallery I hope you love this recipe! M* Related Posts
Quinoa peach roasted corn salad
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 cup chopped raw zucchini 1 cup sliced yellow peaches 1/2 cup roasted corn kernels 1/4 cup chopped red pepper 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill sliced avocado Dressing 1 heaped tbsp Dijon mustard 1-2 tbsp honey 1-2 tbsp apple cider vinegar or fresh lemon juice 1-2 tbsp olive oil 1-2 crushed garlic cloves 1 tsp grated fresh garlic salt and pepper to taste Method Add the salad ingredients to a large bowl, mix the dressing, and pour over the salad. Add more salt or seasoning as needed, keep in the fridge for up to 2-3 days! Photo Gallery I hope you love this super protein-packed and nutritious salad! M* Related Posts
Quinoa chia seed wraps
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 1 1/4 cups soaked quinoa 1/3 cup TF chia seeds Some salt to taste 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 1-2 tsp baking powder Method Add some water to the chia seeds and mix well until nice and puffed up, soak the quinoa for at least 1 hour or overnight. Once everything is soaked, add the quinoa with its water for blending, chia gel helps,nutritional yeast, baking powder, and salt to taste. Once blended until smooth, heat a non-stick pan and add a generous dollop in the middle, swirl it around and then let it cook, flip over and let it cook on the other side. Cook until the batter is done, store in an airtight container in the fridge for one week, use as desired, or freezethe wraps are individually wrapped in baking paper or wax paper. Photo Gallery I hope you love this protein packet and GF wraps! M* Related Posts
Sticky stir fried rice mushrooms
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 4-5 large portabello mushrooms olive oil to bake 1 1/2 cups leftover sticky white rice (Jasmin, sushi rice, or a combination of brown, white, and quinoa works well too) 1/3 cups edamame, shelled 1/4 cup chopped/shredded carrots 1/3 cups diced red pepper 1 small red onion diced 1 cup shredded cabbage 1/4 cup pineapple or diced apple (optional) 1-2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp rice wine vinegar salt and vinegar to taste Serve with hoisin sauce, vegan mayonnaise, chopped cilantro, and toasted sesame seeds. Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Wash or brush the mushrooms and place them in a large baking tray, remove the stems, drizzle with some olive oil, salt, and pepper, and bake for 10-15 minutes until the juices have released from the mushrooms, drain the juices. Drizzle some oil in a skillet and then add in the veggies, fry a bit until nice and fragrant before adding in the soy sauce, honey, and rice wine vinegar. Finally add in the leftover rice and turn down the heat. Scoop 2-3 tbsp of the rice stuffing into the mushrooms, and bake again for 10 minutes until nice and crispy. Serve the mushrooms with hoisin sauce, mayonnaise, chopped cilantro, and sesame seeds.m Photo Gallery I hope you love these super delicious stuffed mushrooms! M* Related Posts
Green falafel slices
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups dry chickpeas, soaked in water overnight 1/4 cups smooth tahini 1-2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp lemon zest handful of fresh basil 1 handful fresh parsley 1/3 cups chickpea flour 1 tsp ground sumac (sub with ground cumin) 1 tsp za’atar or dukkah (sub with cinnamon or ground coriander) water or oil to blend if needed salt and pepper to taste sesame seeds to top Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Drain the chickpeas and add the falafel ingredients into a high-speed blender, pulse and scrape down the sides, adjust the seasoning as desired, and pulse until you have a breadcrumb-like texture. Add some parchment paper to a shallow cake tin, then scoop in the falafel mixture, press flat, and sprinkle on some sesame seeds and a drizzle of oil so it browns nicely. Bake the falafel ‘cake’ for 30-40 minutes until nice and brown, let the falafel cool, remove from the tin, and slice! Enjoy the falafel slices in a salad, wraps, or part of a tappas spread with hummus, tabouli, and flatbreads! Photo Gallery I hope you love these easy and flavourful falafel slices! M* Related Posts
Lemon tahini sweet potatoes
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2-3 medium sweet potatoes steamed and sliced lengthways 1 1/3 cups canned chickpeas 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 1/32 tsp ground cinnamon Salt and pepper to taste 1-2 tbsp honey 1-2 tbsp lemon juice Olive Oil to roast Nutritional Yeast Lemony tahini dressing 1/2 cup runny tahini 1/4 cups honey 1-2 tbsp LSF lemon juice Salt and pepper to tasteSome Hot water to smooth out Serve with pomegranate jewels, toasted sesame seeds, and black onion seeds. za’atar seasonings, a drizzle of smooth tahini, and chopped herbs. Method Add the sliced sweet potatoes to a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, and a dash of nutritional yeast. Add the chickpeas to a bowl and season with the paprika, cumin, cinnamon, honey, lemon juice, and some oil, mix until well coated & add next to the sweet potatoes. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden & mix the tahini lemon dressing. Serve with sweet potatoes with roasted chickpeas, lemon tahini drizzle, fresh herbs sesame seeds, za’atar, more tahini, pomegranate jewels, and onion seeds. Photo Gallery I hope you love these delish sweet potatoes!! M* Related Posts
Miso butter couscous butternut
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 small butternut pumpkins, washed and steamed soft 1 cup Israeli couscous (sub with wholewheat) 1/2 cup cooked lentils of choice (I used Beluga lentils my sister brought back from France from me) 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced 1 tsp of your favourite lemon grass paste or lemon grass-infused pesto (this one from Pesto Princess is my fave) fresh basil to serve pine nuts to serve vegan cream cheese mixed with your favourite pesto to serve Honey Miso butter 1 tbsp White miso paste or regular 1/3 cup vegan butter or margarine 1-2 tbsp honey or agave or golden syrup Method Steam the butternuts in the microwave or bake in the oven until soft, remember to poke holes in with a knife to let the air escape. Once steamed, slice open and remove the seeds. Heat up the miso butter mixture until well combined and brush the butternut with the miso butter. Bake the butternut for 15 minutes. Cook the couscous according to the packet instructions until soft, then add in your pesto, diced sun-dried tomatoes, and cooked lentils. Scoop into the butternut holes and add a drizzle of more miso butter on top, bake for another 5-8 minutes. Serve the butternut with fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, and a dollop of the pesto cream cheese. Photo Gallery Hope you love these gorgeous stuffed butternuts! M* Related Posts
Apple “chicken” salad rounds
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 apples, cored and sliced into slices 1 cup canned chickpeas, drained 1/4 cup red onion diced 1/4 cup celery, sliced into small cubes 1/4 cup chopped cranberries 1/3 cup cubed vegan cheddar cheese 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1/3 cup vegan mayonnaise 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp honey salt and pepper to taste everything bagel spice to serve spring onion or dill to serve Method Mash the chickpeas, then add in the onion, celery, cranberries, cheese cubes, mustard, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey and seasoning. Taste and adjust! Core and slice the apples and serve a tbsp of the chickpea mixture onto the apple slices. Dust h with some everything bagel spice and spring onion or fresh sill! Serve and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love these super easy and refreshing salad rounds! M* Related Posts
Fragrant Stuffed gem squash
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 6-8 medium-sized gem squash, cut lengthways with seeds removed 2 1/2 cups cooked bulgar wheat and quinoa 1/3 cup cranberries 1/3 cup sun-dried tomato pesto Olive oil 1 tsp ground oregano 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tbsp lemon zest 1-2 tbsp lemon juice 1-2 tbsp honey Garlic salt to tasteHoney butter 1/3 cup vegan butter 1/4 cup honey 1/4 tsp dried chilliToppings Vegan feta pomegranate seeds Fresh thyme Fresh mint Toasted pumpkin seeds Toasted walnutsServe with Cooked or roasted beets Method 1.Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius.2. Slice the gem squash and remove the seeds, place in a pot with water, and sprinkle with salt.Steam until soft, remove from the water, and set aside.3. For the filling, cook the bulgar wheat according to the packet instructions. I like to cover the bulgarwheat in boiling water with some salt and butter until puffed up and cook it for another3-5 minutes.4. Mix the bulgar wheat with the pesto, ground cumin, oregano, 1-2 tbsp olive oil, cranberries,and garlic salt to taste and set aside to marinate.5. Melt the honey butter ingredients together.6. Brush the gem squash with the honey butter and bake for 10-15 minutes until jammy and golden, add 1-2 tbsp of the bulgar wheat filling and bake for another 5 minutes before servingon the Le Creuset Cerise serving platter with the desired toppings like the vegan feta, toasted seeds, toasted crushed walnuts, pomegranate jewels, fresh thyme, mint and a drizzle of morehoney on top. Photo Gallery Hope you these delicious stuffed pumpkins! M* Related Posts
Greek style hummus
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 cups chickpeas soaked in water overnight1 tsp baking sodaWater to topSalt to taste1 tbsp tahini1/4 cup olive oil1-2 tbsp lemon juiceSalt to taste1/2 tsp Dried Oregano1/2 tsp Dried fennel1/2 tsp Garlic saltPepper to tasteToppingsSliced cucumberSliced rainbow tomatoesBlack olivesVegan feta cheesePine nutsFresh herbs Method Place the soaked chickpeas in a pot and top with water, add the baking soda and salt andbring to a simmer until the chickpeas are soft.2. Drain the chickpeas and then place in some paper kitchen towels and rub off some of the skins.3. Add the chickpeas into a blender, add the tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, spices, garlic salt, pepper, and blend (add some plant milk if needed) until smooth.4. Scoop out onto a plate and top with diced cucumber, tomatoes, olives, feta, pine nuts, oliveoil and fresh herbs. Photo Gallery Hope you love this flavourful recipe, that’s just perfect for a pre-drink snack idea! M* Related Posts