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15 posts tagged fruit

0Seared steak with pink grapefruit salad

Seared Steak with Pink Grapefruit Salad (GF)
Serves: 2 As pink grapefruit is still in season and coeliac awareness week is underway, 9th-15th May, I decided to make this light lunch using locally sourced sirloin steak and serve it with a zingy dressing. A refreshing alternative salad packed with plenty of punch and peppery flavours! Ingredients: ½ bag watercress, trimmed 10 little gem lettuce leaves 170g / 6oz rump or sirloin steak, at least 1 inch thick, at room temperature Dash sesame oil 1 pink grapefruit, remove skin ... Continue Reading
May 4, 2016
0Peachy Velvet Box Cakes

Peachy Velvet Box Cakes (GF)
Makes: 8 Box Cakes These fruity box cakes are a popular after-school snack in our household. Perfect for children and big kids alike, they transport easily and are also great for picnics or a long car journey. I made them gluten-free to suit my coeliac sons dietary requirements but regular self-raising flour would work equally well.
 Ingredients:
 250g / 9oz gluten-free self-raising flour 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder 50g / 2oz ground almonds 1 teaspoon ground cinnam... Continue Reading
January 8, 2016
0Smoothie, fruit, juice

Rise and Shine!
Makes: 2 Juices Start the day with this really quick and simple juice for all the family. It is also a great way of using up the odd bit of fruit you may have lurking in your fridge!
 Ingredients:
 2 oranges, freshly squeezed 1 medium banana 110g / 4oz mango, sliced and stone removed 1 dessert spoon plain yogurt Method:
 1. Simply pour the freshly squeezed oranges, banana and mango into a blender or food processor and pulse until the fruit breaks down. Turn up the speed ... Continue Reading
January 6, 2016
2Fruity Yogurt Pops, gluten free, coeliac, summer

Fruity Yogurt Pops (GF)
Makes: 10-12 Small (Approx) Let your little ones get creative in the kitchen! They are a fun way of getting your child to eat more fruit, whilst inventing their own fruity combination. Whether it be strawberries and kiwi fruit or banana and papaya, the sky’s the limit. Ingredients: 1 large mango, stone and skin removed 250g / 9oz strawberries, cut in half 300g / 300ml gluten-free creamy vanilla yoghurt 10-12 wooden sticks Method: 1. Place the mango and one third of the ... Continue Reading
July 9, 2015
8watermelon, granita, gluten-free, freefrom, gf, summer, holiday

Watermelon Granita (GF)
Makes: 8 large servings Granita is a great way of keeping everyone hydrated over the warm Summer months and naturally gluten-free. I chose to make it using watermelon, but if mango and vanilla is your thing or strawberry and mint floats your boat, the flavour combinations are endless.
 Ingredients:
 50g / 2oz caster sugar 115ml / 4fl oz water 1 medium watermelon, diced and de-seeded 1 lime, juiced and zested Method:
 1. Pour the caster sugar and water into a medium ... Continue Reading
July 9, 2015