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Jams and Chutneys / Chia Jam
« on: January 31, 2016, 08:30:17 am »
This jam is so easy to make, with no added sugar it has a natural rich berry taste and the goodness of chia seeds. I don't add sugar but this recipe is very adaptable to suit all tastes so a sweetener could be added if desired:

INGREDIENTS

400g frozen berries of choice
2 tbsp (30g) chia seeds

METHOD

Add frozen berries to Thermomix : 3 sec, speed 8

Add chia seeds: 100°, 10 min, speed 1

Add to jar/s, refrigerate

PHOTOS and more info
Please see: http://www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/chia-jam

17
Starters and Snacks / Goji Lemon Balls
« on: January 28, 2016, 03:24:16 am »
These are my favourite bliss ball at the moment as they are less sweet than most. A lot of them use dates and cocoa, which are also lovely, but these are a light tangy alternative. I find a couple of these little balls stave off hunger for mid-morning or arvo with my cup of tea:

Makes: 24 balls

INGREDIENTS
50g goji berries
20g shredded coconut
150g raw almonds
1 tbsp (15g) lemon (or lime) juice
20g honey
20g cacao nibs

METHOD

Add goji berries, shredded coconut and almonds to Thermomix: 5 sec, speed 8

Add remaining ingredients: 20 sec, speed 4 (or until it comes together)

Roll teaspoon sized portions into balls

Refrigerate

PHOTO
Please see: http://www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/goji-lemon-balls

18
Starters and Snacks / Party Pies (Healthy)
« on: January 25, 2016, 02:41:07 am »
These are my healthy twist on the Aussie Meat pie (snack sized / party pies), with a cauliflower cheese topping which includes some extra veg and reduces the pastry.

INGREDIENTS

Pie Filling:

    15g (handful) parsley
    2 cloves garlic
    70g tomato paste
    20g butter
    100g button mushrooms, halved
    500g rump steak, cubed
    ½ tsp pepper
    70g bacon
    1 tbsp seeded mustard
    ½ tsp dried oregano
    20g grated parmesan cheese

Pie Crust

Frozen shortcrust pastry OR see my paleo pie crust recipe here: http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=16930.0

Cauliflower Cheese Topping

    180g cauliflower, chopped
    50g grated cheddar cheese
    10g parsley

METHOD

Pie Filling

    Add parsley, garlic, tomato paste and butter to TMX: 3 sec, speed 6
    Add remaining pie filling ingredients, turbo a few time until well combined and roughly chopped
    Cook: Varoma temp, 5 min, speed 2, reverse - MC off
    Then: 100°, 40 min, speed 1, reverse - MC on
    Transfer mixture to thermoserver to continue slow cooking for a few hours, this is optional, otherwise allow to cool and refrigerate until you are ready to create pies

Pie Crusts

Line a 12 hole muffin tray with shortcrust pastry (frozen is ok, defrost first) OR see my paleo pie crust recipe here: http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=16930.0

Cauliflower Cheese Topping

    Add all ingredients to TMX: 5 sec, speed 6
    Spread evenly over the top of pies, pressing down firmly

Bake party pies 30 min, 180°C

PHOTOS AND EXTRA NOTES
http://www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/party-pies


19
Special Diets / Paleo Pie Crusts
« on: January 25, 2016, 02:24:19 am »
This is a versatile gluten free/paleo pie crust recipe, it makes 12 muffin sized pie bases and can be filled with your favourite filling and baked. This recipe freezes well.

INGREDIENTS

300g raw almonds
1 egg
1 tsp salt
30g olive oil
60g arrowroot (or cornflour for non-paleo version)
30g water

METHOD

Add almonds to Thermomix: 10 sec, speed 9

Add remaining ingredients: knead function, 20 sec until the mixture comes together

(If baking straight away, at this point I would *preheat oven 180°C / 350°F while assembling the bases,  oil a 12 hole muffin tray, I use silicone trays which do not require oiling)

Press dough into a 12 muffin hole tray, easing the mixture up to the sides firmly and evenly

Add your desired pie filling
   
Bake 30 minutes (or as needed for your particular pie filling)

PHOTO

http://www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/paleo-pie-crusts

20
Starters and Snacks / Chorizo and Potato Slice
« on: January 15, 2016, 11:31:13 am »
I developed this recipe as I'm a huge fan of zucchini slice and wanted an alternative to mix it up a bit  :D

INGREDIENTS:
  • 400g potato, chopped into 2cm slices
  • 40g sun dried tomatoes 
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 5 eggs
  • 20g olive oil 
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried Italian herbs 
  • 2 tsp stock paste 
  • 3 tbsp spelt flour
  • 70g cheese
  • 125g chorizo, sliced into 2 cm pieces (approx 1 sausage)
  • 50g green capsicum, large slices

METHOD:
  • Preheat oven 180°C / 350°F, oil a baking tray or quiche dish
  • Add potatoes and semi-dried tomatoes to Thermomix: 3 sec, speed 5
  • Add zest, eggs, oil, seasonings, spelt and cheese: 5 sec, reverse, speed 4
  • Pour batter into a baking tray, removing mixture thoroughly (a silicone spatula is ideal)
  • Add chorizo and capsicum to TMX (no need to wash bowl): turbo 4 times
  • Spread chorizo mix evenly over top of batter, press down
  • Bake 40 min until puffed and golden

PHOTO:

Available at: http://www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/chorizo-and-potato-slice

21
Starters and Snacks / Fruit and Nut Snack Bars
« on: January 13, 2016, 12:53:57 am »
This is a fantastic muesli bar recipe, quite versatile  8)

Makes: 12 bars

INGREDIENTS

200g oats
100g dried fruit of choice
100g nuts of choice
40g shredded coconut
1 ripe banana
50g honey or maple syrup
2 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
Topping extra's, optional  (eg seeds, cacao nibs, shredded coconut)

METHOD

Preheat oven 180° / 350°F, line a slice pan with baking paper

Place oats, fruit and nuts in Thermomix: 6 sec, speed 6 (or more depending on how large and hard your choice of dried fruit is)

Add banana: 3 sec, speed 5

Add remaining ingredients (except seeds), mix reverse, 20 sec, speed 3

Spread evenly into slice pan

Sprinkle with optional topping

Press down evenly and firmly

Bake 15-20 min until lightly golden

Cool in tray 15 min before slicing

NOTES

These bars freeze nicely and stay fresh in the fridge for approximately 1 week.

PHOTO

Please refer: www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/fruit-and-nut-snack-bars

22
Starters and Snacks / Lime and Paprika Chicken Balls
« on: January 13, 2016, 12:46:40 am »
This is easy and I love this recipe as there is no need to use the oven, they are prepared and then steamed using Themomix 8)

Makes: 24 balls

INGREDIENTS

1 clovegarlic
30g wedge of lime (including the rind)
3 tsp smoked (or plain) paprika
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper (or to taste)
100g carrot (1 medium), sliced into 3cm disks
30g baby spinach leaves (large handful)
500g chicken breast fillets (each fillet sliced into 4-5 pieces)

METHOD

Add garlic, lime, paprika, salt and pepper to Thermomix: 15 sec, speed 9. Scrape down bowl.

Add carrot and spinach: 2 sec, speed 6

Add chicken pieces, turbo 3 times until a chunky mince consistency (it's ok to have a few bigger slivers of chicken within the mix)

Form balls with the mixture with a tablespoon, place them onto both top and bottom varoma trays, leaving gaps for steam to enter

Add water to the Thermomix bowl to completely cover blades (no need to rinse), turbo a few times to clean mince mixture off edges

Set varoma into position: varoma, 20 min, speed 1

Remove from varoma trays, they can be served hot or allow to cool slightly before storing in the fridge as cold snacks for later

NOTES

Substitute lemon for the lime if preferred.

Keep the resulting liquid and refrigerate or freeze for future use, it may need more salt and flavour but serves as a good base for soup in another recipe.

Secure with a toothpick with some diced cheese, cherry tomatoes or cucumber disks for attractive nibblies to present on a platter.

PHOTO

Please refer: http://www.sliceofhealth.com.au/thermomix-recipes/lime-and-paprika-chicken-balls

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I've made this a number of times now and it turns out great each time. I love the idea of not peeling the potatoes, a lot healthier (and quicker) yet still produces a smooth result. It's quick, easy tasty meal with pantry staples : 5/5.

Thanks Lisa for the free ebook, I have the almond and orange rice pudding cooking at the moment so will review this next.

Linked JD

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Bread / Spelt Almond Pizza Dough (with photo)
« on: November 24, 2013, 11:50:53 pm »
I've made this up by experimenting with a few different dough recipes.

I like to use spelt flour these days and I find it so sticky to work with usually because it absorbs water differently than modern wheat flour. This recipe is beautiful to work with, comes away from the jug nicely and the dough has a great feel to it.  I make it, roll it and freeze it straight away usually. When ready to use, I take the frozen bases out of freezer, top them and cook them in the pizza oven. Because of the almonds, I find this more filling. Normally I could eat a whole pizza on my own, but this one I find that 2 slices is filling enough.

Makes: 2 medium pizzas (perfect size for electric pizza oven)

Ingredients
- 80g raw almonds (with skin on)
- 200g organic white spelt flour (I get mine from Woollies)
- 1 tsp yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 20g olive oil
- 100g warm water

Method
- Add almonds to TMX, (block your ears) - speed 9 until finely milled (maybe 10 sec)
- Add remaining ingredients - 6 sec, speed 4 to combine
- Lock the bowl and knead for 2 min
- Tip out onto a mat, knead lightly and cut in half
- Roll out 2 bases between greaseproof paper to desired size and thickness (treat like normal dough)
- Use straight away or freeze in plastic bag with greaseproof paper in between

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I'm not a huge fan of the pea and mint flavour combination but if you were, this is really nice. I went a little overboard with the black pepper but still nice, and used 2 tspn stock paste instead of extra salt. Unfortunately I didn't quite have enough frozen peas so I made up the difference with frozen green beans and this seemed to be fine. I found the cooking time didn't produce a piping hot soup (which I prefer), so I added an additional 5 min at 100 deg, speed 1 with no effect or dulling to the nice bright green this soup should be. All in all, really nice if you like pea/mint flavour. Even though its not my favourite, still worth it because it is so quick and easy!  The recipe didn't state how many it serves, we got about 3 serves from it, perhaps 4 small servings as an entree.



It looks a little frothy because I wizzed it for 30 sec, speed 8 at the end of the heating, only because I used some beans I wanted to make sure it was smooth and there were no stringy bits.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Review: Cantucci (biscotti) from MWOC
« on: December 16, 2012, 08:33:01 am »
This is on page 278 of 'My way of Cooking' Thermomix cookbook.
This is the first time I've attempted biscotti and its quite easy! I swapped the aniseed liqueur for butterscotch schnapps as its all I had. I found the mixture sticky (not like a dough) but ok once I added a little extra flour to roll the log shapes. When I added the almonds to the mix, my TMX was straining and making some scarey noises so I didn't knead for 40 sec. Still happy with result and will make again experimenting with other nuts and some dried fruits. May try to cut thinner next time...


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Drinks / Carrot cake smoothie
« on: October 30, 2012, 10:52:25 am »
This is nice for something different! Adapted from this great blog I found:
http://happyhealthymama.com/2011/08/carrot-cake-smoothie.html

100g milk
80g plain yogurt
25g rolled oats (optional)
100g carrots, chopped
60g frozen banana, chopped
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
pinch nutmeg
1 tbsp honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup

Add all to TMX - 45 sec, speed 9


28
Cakes / Easy fruit flan
« on: October 06, 2012, 06:45:27 am »
I made this recipe up myself :)

70g almonds
20g linseeds
60g SR flour
100g sugar
85g oil
120g milk
2 eggs
Vanilla essence
Canned peaches (or other fruit)
Cinnamon (optional)

Preheat oven 180°C
Add almonds and linseeds to TMX - 15 sec, speed 9, scrape down and repeat 5 sec, speed 9
Add remaining ingredients (except fruit), 15 sec, speed 4 (the mixture seems runny compared to cake mix but that's ok)
Pour into flan tin and top with fruit, sprinkle with a little cinnamon
Bake 30 min or until cooked through


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Salads / Quick purple salad
« on: September 06, 2012, 01:04:13 pm »
- 350g purple cabbage (half a small one), roughly chopped
- 1 carrot, roughly chopped
- Asian salad dressing (Changs Oriental Fried Noodle Salad Dressing)*
- 4 cherry tomatoes, sliced
- Sesame seeds
- Fresh basil

Add cabbage and carrot to TMX
Add about 2 tbsp salad dressing - 6 sec, speed 4
Pour into salad bowl and sprinkle with sesame seeds, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil

*This is the salad dressing I had but ofcourse would be lovely with similar or home made dressing (lemon, soy sauce, oil). I like to use the bottled one occasionally for the super dooper 'Quick' aspect...



Members' comments
JulieO - Made this today Kulsha, lovely flavours.  Couldn't stop having a spoonful while waiting for dinner to cook.  I made Tenina's Vietnamese dressing and used the whole lot in it.   Can see me making this often to serve as a side.

Obbie - This was great, and easy, will make again this weekend.

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Cakes / Chocolate apricot slice
« on: September 01, 2012, 12:18:19 pm »
This has been a favourite for a long time and I recently converted to thermomix to make it even easier. Original recipe from: http://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/recipes/2010/may/chocolate-apricot-slice

INGREDIENTS:
150g dried apricots
370g apple sauce
50g cocoa
150g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
60g milk
100g dark choc chips

METHOD:
Preheat oven 175°, line a slice pan with baking paper
Add dried apricots to TMX - turbo a few times
Add remaining ingredients - 10 sec, reverse, speed 4
Pour into pan and spread evenly
Bake 30 min
Cool in tray, cut into squares



Members' comments

Lozzylooloo -I had heaps of apples so made apple sauce last night and this recipe today. I don't particularly like dried apricots so substituted with 70g dried cranberries (all I had left) plus 90g sultanas (a slight "over pour" but I think it was a good quantity) Used cacao instead of cocoa. Turned out very yummy. Ridiculously good while still warm from oven, very good even when cooled. Because of the darkness of the cacao I would probably decrease cacao slightly next time but very happy and will make this again.

Thermesa - Making a test batch now. Of course I'll need to buy ingredients specially. I'm using milk Choc chips as that is what I had.
Verdict - I think I'll add extra baking powder next time. A touch dense.

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