Artichoke and runner bean salad in a maple lime dressing

The nicest warm salad I’ve made this year I think. Well when I say made .. it’s more constructed. I love a good sharing plate. I picked up runner beans and artichokes in the Wilton farmers market yesterday. I just … Continue reading

The King of all pasta sauces…..

Quick and delicious pasta dish! My homemade ravioli plan went out the window when I spotted some leftover blackberry and beetroot tagliatelle in the press!

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For the yummy sauce: (my favourite and so easy)
Into a blender pop –
A carton of soy cream
A handful of artichoke and sun dried tomatoes
(Set two or three of each aside to have whole in the dish)
A generous splash of wine which of course is optional but mmm mmm mmm….
2 cloves of garlic
A bunch of scallions
Season to you liking with salt/ pep and a little lemon juice.

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For the pasta:
Boil a pot of water, add pasta pinch of salt and splash of oil and leave for 5-8 min.

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Drain and add pasta to your yummy sauce along with half a block of grated violife mozzarella cheese.
Pop back on a medium heat until the cheese melts and the sauce is to your liking.

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I topped it with some leaves, parsley and milled spicy pumpkin seeds (the seeds from the other night ground down, great for sprinkles)

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Veg on the side:

I steamed some of the delicious sprouting broccoli I picked up yesterday in kinsale and then topped it off with chilli flakes, salt, lemon juice and grated rind.

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Yay for quick and easy dishes!
❤️
Louise

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