Culinary Delights
Everyone loves food and everybody needs food. There’s so much variety with the different cultures. Cuisine develops as a part of material culture through the effort and love of real people who must provide food for their families.
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Roast Pepper and Carrot Soup
ROAST PEPPER AND CARROT SOUP 2 red peppers – roasted 2 medium onions – finely chopped 1 clove garlic – chopped 1 stalk celery – chopped 1 stalk leek – chopped 10 carrots – peeled and chopped salt and pepper 100ml oil 2lt water or chicken stock
4 Add the water or stock & bring to a boil. 5 Reduce heat to a gentle simmer till vegetables are properly cooked. 6 Remove from heat; add in the roasted, peeled peppers, less the pips.
Sweet milk cheese Cumin cheese Queen Victoria Preserves Fig preserve Melon preserve
7 Allow the soup to cool a bit.
Olives
8 Blend the soup to a puree.
Fresh figs
9 Set aside until required.
Poppy seed wafer
Pepper yoghurt dressing
1 cup flour
150ml plain yoghurt
10g poppy seeds
10g ground black pepper
salt
salt
± 100ml cold water
1 Mix all the ingredients together.
1 Mix the flour with the seeds and salt.
2 Season to taste.
2 Add the water to create a soft dough.
Plating
3 Roll the dough through a pasta machine to make a thin layer.
1 Ladle soup into a soup bowl. 2 Add a dollop of dressing.
4 Cut and bake @ 180°C for 5 minutes till golden brown.
3 Serve either hot or cold.
5 Serve with the cheeses and preserves.
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3 Sauté the onions, garlic, leek, celery and carrots for a few minutes.
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2 Add the oil.
SELECTION OF GAY’S GUERNSEY DAIRY CHEESE WITH HOME MADE PRESERVES AND POPPY SEED WAFER
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1 Heat a heavy bottom saucepan.