Monday, 8 August 2011

Tapenade and Helping Hands

I love this tapenade that we thought up to go with our halloumi and ciabattas after the tapenade we had been buying from Marks and Spencer went out of production.


It's made from:-
1 roasted red pepper - quartered, coated in oil and skins blackened under the grill. Put in airtight container for an hour and then peel away the skin.
2-3oz  sun dried tomatoes with a big splash of the oil from their jar
2-4 cloves garlic (big 'uns)
1 small red chilli (bought a plant in local shop and it is pushing out chilli after chilli, am freezing them and using them as and when)
2-3 fl oz olive oil


everything simply goes into a blender and is whizzed up to the desired consistency. When done put through a sieve and save the oil that runs out for basting your red peppers under the grill. Both keep in the fridge for days.


Jacob loves this as a dip with salads and enjoys the fiery kick from the chilli.


My helping hands, Jacob, loved doing the prep. And yes I do make him wash his hands!










Jam Making

Plums at the ready


Adding the sugar after softening the plums on a simmer


Changed to a bigger and more solid pan and got onto that rolling boil after the sugar had dissolved

Next photos will be of the jars that are now cooling in a darkened cupboard. Jacob has planned plum jam on toast for breakfast - yum, will join him!

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