'Recipes'

Red Pepper Soup 

Red Pepper Soup

8oz/225g red peppers sliced, 1 onion sliced,

1 green chilli, 2 garlic cloves crushed,

10 fl oz/300ml passata, 2 tbspn basi,

1 pint/600ml vegetable stock

Place red peppers, onion, chilli and garlic in large saucepan. Add passata and vegetable stock and bring to the boil on medium heat stirring repeatedly. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 mins. Drain and reserve the liquid and vegetables seperately. Press vegetables through a sieve using back of a spoon or puree in food processor. Place vegetable puree in clean saucepan, add reserved liquid and basil heat through until hot. Garnish with fresh basil sprigs.

Fruit Pudding

Fruit Pudding

2lb/900 grams mixed fruit, 1tspn cinnamon,

5.5oz/150grams light brown sugar, 7 tbspn water,

80z/225 grams white bread without crusts

Place fruit in a large saucepan add cinnamon. brown sugar and water, bring to the boil stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Line base of pudding bowl (1.5 pints/900ml) with bread slices ensuring they overlap and there are no gaps. Pour fruit and some juices into the bowl and cover top with remaining bread slices. Pour remaining juices over the top. Put saucer over top of bowl and chill in refrigerator overnight. Turn out onto a serving dish and serve immediately.