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Fig & flaxseed crackers

A joy for your taste buds and your gut. High in fibre and omega - 3 fatty acids they are amazing for your digestion. Kick start your New Year's Eve and make something for the ones you love something that your body will love to. Who said indulging can’t also be healthy? Here's the method: Serves 4 To make the crackers pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 cup of flaxseeds. With a good pinch of fine salt, give them a mix and leave to sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes your flaxseeds would ...

Zesty winter salad

Vibrant, crunchy, sour, sweet. The perfect winter salad. Fresh flavours and a beautiful pop of colour—this is a guaranteed to impress your dinner guests this festive season. This dish works well with any of our olive oils, but citrus helps to tame oils with robust profiles so it is good with our South African (a club-member special this December) and our Tuscan Extra Rare. Here's the method: Serves 4 To make the dressing, zest half a lemon and half a grapefruit. Add to bowl with 1 tb...

Magic chocolate mousse

Chocolate mousse. And a touch of gold. This stunning recipe is from Kali Jago (@kalicooking), chef and co-founder of Palm Greens. Aquafaba is a magic ingredient, and for me personally I [Kali] love chocolate mousse and so I was so excited when I adapted one of my favourite Raymond Blanc’s chocolate mousse recipes to replace egg whites with aquafaba. What’s also so great about this, is you’re using an ingredient that is usually thrown away. This is light and fluffy, but also rich and deepl...

Roasted Carrots with Orange & Hazlenut Gremolata

A side dish fit for a festive table. A classic Christmas dish with a modern twist. With zesty, toasted notes and a good dose of EVOO, these sweet roasted carrots bring brightness and comfort to the table. Things can get hectic in the kitchen during the holiday season so we suggest making the gremolata ahead of time (max two days) and giving it a final fry off in the pan before you spoon it over the roasted carrots. This dish works well with any of our olive oils, particularly those with ro...

Apple crumble

Apple crumble—but this time, make it apple crumble. A twist on a British classic—with a hint of the Med—did you know you can also make crumble with olive oil? For this recipe we’ve opted for 50:50, but you can use as much or as little EVOO as you like. Working best with a light, delicate oil, this recipe is the perfect pairing for your pouch this month—a delicious oil from Sparta. It's not too late to join the Club to get it before it is gone. Here's the method: Serves 4 Preheat you...

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The start of the New Year is for many of us the time to reflect, set our resolutions, and create new habits. Some will meditate, some will start learning a new skill and others… will start taking a spoonful of olive oil in the morning! This oil “trend” started to emerge quite recently with celebs swearing by it. Some, like Kourtney Kardashian, shoot a spoonful of it every other day, while others, like Sophia Loren, take it to the next level by bathing in it. Beyonce consumes it so liberally...