Candied Walnut & Beetroot Salad
Preparation 10 Minutes
Cook 40 Minutes
Serves 4
Method
- In a pan on medium heat combine Sunbeam walnuts, butter and honey until candied, set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 220c and cut the beetroot into quarters. Cover beetroot in olive oil, season with salt and bake for 30 mins.
- Remove skin of orange and slice into segments, crumble goats cheese.
- Once beetroot is cool combine salad ingredients with candied walnuts, dress with olive oil.
Ingredients
250g Sunbeam walnuts
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp honey
Goats cheese 80g
3 orange
4 beetroot
300g rocket
4 tbsp olive oil
Salt
1 Hummus dip
Recipe Collection
Baked Sultana Stuffed Apples
Core apples and peel from the top to about half way down.
Mix Sunbeam Sultanas, sugar, cinnamon and butter together, stuff the centre of each apple with the mixture.
Put in a greased baking dish, and if there is any stuffing left over fill the spaces between the apples with it.
Pour in enough water to cover bottom of baking dish, and bake slowly till apples are tender and syrup like caramel.
Muesli Bar Slice
Preheat oven to 180Β°C.Β Grease and line a 28cm x 18cm x 3cm tin
- In a large bowl mix together the oats, oat bran, bran, sunflower kernels, flour, apricots and sultanas.
- Melt the butter, honey and brown sugar in the microwave for 1 minute and add to the dry ingredients. Stir in the egg and milk until well combined.
- Press into greased and lined tin and bake for 15 minutes. Cut into slices when cooled.
Macadamia Nut Cookies
Preheat oven to 180β and line a few large baking trays with baking paperΒ
Add the butter and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix for 3-4 minutes until well combined and whipped. Whisk the eggs and vanilla extract together, then slowly add to the butter mixture until combined.Β Β Β
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix on low until you form a dough. Stir in the white chocolate and macadamias. Then gently fold in the raspberries, careful not to overmix so the raspberries melt and mix through the whole dough.Β Β
Scoop out the dough into balls and place onto the prepared baking sheets, keeping cookies 5cm apart to allow for spreading. Place into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are browned.Β Β
Β Remove from the oven and allow to cool and set slightly before transferring to a wire rack.Β Β
Chocolate & Hazelnut Meringue
- Preheat oven to 140Β°C (120Β°C fan-forced). Trace 3 x 15cm diameter circles on baking paper and place onto oven trays.
- Set aside half of the hazelnuts and finely chop remaining half.
- Place egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until firm peaks have formed. Gradually add sugar a little at a time until all has been incorporated and mixture is thick and glossy. Remove bowl from machine and gently fold in the chopped hazelnuts and cocoa with a large metal spoon, until just combined.
- Divide mixture between prepared oven trays, spreading it within each of the circles. Bake for 1 hour, then turn the oven off and allow meringues to cool in the oven.
- For the cream, whip the cream and sugar together until firm peaks form. Roughly squash half of the raspberries with a fork and fold into the cream.
- For assembly, place one meringue disc onto a serving plate, top with β of the cream. Repeat process using all meringues and finishing with cream on top. Decorate with remaining raspberries and reserved hazelnuts. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes prior to serving.
Baked Brie with Fruit & Nuts
Soak dried fruit in maple syrup & hot water to coat for 15β20 mins until plump and sticky. The longer the soak the plumper the fruit gets.
Score the top of the brie (light cross-hatch), place on a baking dish or lined tray. Bake at 180Β°C for 10 mins, until soft and gooey.
Top with the soaked fruit mixture and a little extra maple syrup.
Serve warm with crusty bread & crackers
Walnut Sultana Zucchini Carrot Cake
Preheat oven to 180ΒΊC (160ΒΊC fan).Β Β Grease and line base and sides of two x 22.5cm (9β) round baking tins.Β
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with beater attachment, combine zucchini, carrot, flour, sugar, 50g of walnuts, sultanas and spices.Β Β Mix on low until just combined.
Whisk together oil and eggs then add to the zucchini mixture and beat on low until just combined.Β Β Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared tins, smoothing the surfaces.Β Β Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean.Β Β Allow the cakes to cool in tins for an hour, then invert onto a baking rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, combine butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment.Β Β Whisk until smooth.Β Β Add sifted icing sugar and whisk until smooth and fluffy.
To decorate, spread half the icing on top of one cake.Β Β Arrange the second cake on top and spread with remaining icing.Β Β Sprinkle with chopped walnuts to decorate.
