City of Logan Growers Recipe Book

Discover the City of

Logan

FRESH FOOD AND PRODUCTS FOUND IN THE CITY OF LOGAN

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The City of Logan in 2014 is a dynamic, diverse and proud community smack bang between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. We are a city of 63 suburbs covering 957 square kilometres with 80% of our city being rural, semi-rural or conservation.

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With such a green landscape it is no wonder our culinary landscape is varied, vibrant and delicious. This is no surprise when you consider the ethnic and cultural diversity and rich agriculture found across our city.

Discover an abundance of native and immigrant influences in the City of Logan.

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Strawberry Parfait Prep 20 mins | Cook 15 mins

½ cup crunchy granola 2 punnets of strawberries 2 tbsp caster sugar 1 Red Delicious apple, cored and diced 1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and diced

Serves 4

1 Granny Smith apple, cored and diced 2 seedless oranges, peeled and segmented

The Berry Patch 912 Chambers Flat Rd, Chambers Flat Pick your own strawberries in the beautiful fields or purchase freshly picked farm strawberries, jams and goodies in our farm shop! Open seven days a week from June to November. So pack up the kids, jump in the car and take a drive to a farmfresh experience today!

How to get there: From the M1, head west on the Logan Mwy then take exit 31. Turn right onto Station Rd, then left onto Kingston Rd and follow to the lights.

Stay right and turn into Chambers Flat Rd, then drive approximately 9.9km to The Berry Patch.

2 seedless mandarins, peeled and segmented 200g strawberry yoghurt

1. Slice apples into thin wedges, segment oranges and mandarins and reserve juices and slice one punnet of strawberries into halves.

2. In a pot, place caster sugar and reserved juices from oranges and mandarins and stir over low heat until dissolved.

Then add a punnet of strawberries in a blender with syrup from stove and puree into a smooth sauce. Set aside.

3. To make the parfait, add some yoghurt in the base of your serving dish, followed by a sprinkle of granola. In a separate bowl, toss the red, green and yellow apples with oranges and strawberries, then add to the yoghurt and granola base.

4. Sprinkle with the rest of the granola and top with the strawberry sauce and finish with strawberry garnish.

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Cucumber and Mango Salad Prep 10 mins

Serves 6

3 mangoes, peeled and cubed 1 seedless unpeeled cucumber halved and thinly sliced 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced ½ red capsicum sliced thinly 2 tbsp lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste 1. Peel and cube mangoes and thinly slice the cucumber, onion and capsicum.

Global Food Village Corner of Station Rd and Croydon Rd, Woodridge Every Sunday from 6am to 2pm, you can pop on down to the Global Food Village and enjoy the global hot pot with a combination of street style cuisines and fresh produce you’d expect to find all over the world.

How to get there: Take exit 23 off the M1, onto Paradise Rd then take left onto Kingston Rd, right onto Wembley Rd and then right into Ewing Rd, following by left into Blackwood Rd then you will drive into Croydon Rd.

2. Combine all ingredients and chill before serving.

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Wombok Salad Prep 15 mins

SALAD MIX

50g fried noodles

½ wombok, chopped in half again then sliced thickly

60g slivered almonds

1 carrot, thinly cut (julienne) ½ red onion, thinly sliced 5 radish, thinly sliced ½ red capsicum, thinly sliced 2 stalks parsley, chopped finely 2 stalks coriander, chopped coarsely 1. In a salad bowl, combine all salad mix ingredients together except for the noodles and almonds and chill.

2. In a shaker, combine all dressing ingredients and shake well.

3. Before serving, add the noodles and almonds then pour over the dressing.

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DRESSING ¼ cup white vinegar ¼ cup caster sugar 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp sesame oil ¼ cup olive oil

Riverview Herbs Farm in Stockleigh, products sold in supermarkets Riverview Herbs produces certified quality assured produce including parsley, radish and coriander all year round. Their produce can be found depending on season in supermarkets, fruit and vegetable shops, restaurants and markets throughout Logan.

Riverview Herbs has been supplying Coles Supermarkets with parsley throughout Queensland since 1983.

How to acquire Riverview Herbs: Riverview Herbs are packaged and sold in all Coles Supermarkets across the City of Logan.

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Kenon Mushroom Chicken Stir-fry Prep 15 mins | Cook 10 mins

2 tbsp caster sugar 2 tbsp soy sauce 300g chicken breast, cut into thin strips 2 tbsp olive oil 1 medium red onion, cut into thin slices ½ red capsicum deseeded and finely sliced

Serves 4

150g Swiss Brown mushrooms, sliced 100g Enoki mushrooms, trimmed and separated 1 bunch English spinach, trimmed and washed White rice (to serve)

Kenon Corporation Pty Ltd 2 Belair Cl, Park Ridge South Kenon Corporation supplies a fresh variety of mushrooms, including Oyster, Enoki, Shiitake, King Oyster, Shimeji and Swiss Browns. Mushrooms are sold at local fruit and vegetable groceries throughout the city of Logan.

Or you can purchase a doit-yourself mushroom kit, no manure, no smell, great fun for the kids, good for your health and easy to grow Skiitake or Oyster mushrooms.

How to get there: Take exit 11A off the Logan Mwy and head south on Mt Lindesay Hwy, travel approximately 9km then take a left hand turn towards Stoney Camp Rd exit. On the roundabout, take the 2nd exit to Mt Lindesay Service Road and the left into Belair Cl, Park Ridge South.

100g Shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and sliced 1. Combine the caster sugar, soy sauce and chicken in a bowl. Stir well to combine.

2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a wok over high heat.

Add chicken and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.

3. Add the remaining oil to the wok and heat over high heat. Add the onion, capsicum, Shiitake and Swiss Brown mushrooms and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add the chicken and spinach and stir-fry for 1 minute or until the spinach just begins to wilt.

5. Add the Enoki mushrooms to the wok and stir-fry for 1 minute or until heated through.

6. Serve immediately with cooked rice.

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Cucumber Soup Prep 10 mins

Serves 4 (entrée size)

2 cucumbers

1 cup stock

½ green apple

Small handful of basil leaves

1 clove garlic

Salt and pepper

1cm piece of fresh ginger

Optional: ½ hass avocado

1 green tea bag

Sour cream, garlic chives (to serve)

1. Add cup of boiling water to tea bag and leave to cool with bag still in.

2. Roughly chop cucumbers, apple, garlic and ginger then place in a food processor or blender with basil and process to a smooth puree.

3. Add tea, stock and seasoning and blend to combine.

4. Chill and serve in bowls topped with a teaspoon of sour cream and scattering of snipped chives.

For a party, serve in shot glasses.

N T Fresh Cucumber Farm Park Ridge South N T Fresh in Park Ridge grow tasty continental cucumbers for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne markets including Sizzlers.

N T Fresh grow 24 tonnes of cucumbers every year.

For a creamy, dairy free version, add the avocado from the start.

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A Synthesised Summer Drum Prep 5 mins

Serves 1

60ml Beenleigh 5 Year Old Dark Rum 200g of fresh strawberries 20ml watermelon liqueur 20g sugar 1. Blend all ingredients until silky smooth.

2. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with grated orange zest.

Beenleigh Rum Distillery 142 Distillery Road, Eagleby The story begins in 1884 with ‘Bosun Bill’ an entrepreneurial rogue, a floating sugar mill and traditional copper pot still…

In 2014 Beenleigh still stands, as a credible, authentic Australian brand with a rich history, story and product portfolio, where the spirit, craftsmanship, creativity and mischief of Bosun Bill lives on in the updated, improved and reinvigorated portfolio.

Beenleigh is 100% Australian owned, produced at the oldest registered and continuous working distillery in Australia in the same way as when production began in the 1800’s.

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How to get there: Take Exit 35 following Distillery Road to the Distillery. A new state of the art Visitors Centre is opening in April 2015 catering for tours and tastings. Cellar Door sales are available now 9.30am to 3pm Monday to Friday.

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Food Village

Woodridge train station markets

It’s a global hot pot with a combination of street style cuisines and fresh produce you’d expect to find all over the world.

Every Sunday 6am - 2pm Corner of Station Rd and Croydon Rd, Woodridge For more information, go to visitlogan.com.au