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Potato galette

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 11/2 hours Serves: 8 100g butter, melted 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1.5kg Desiree potatoes 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, and line the base of a 20cm spring-form...

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Warm potato salad

preparation time: 15 minutes cooking time: 15 minutes serves: 8 1kg Kipfler potatoes, scrubbed 150g green beans, trimmed 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 chorizo sausage, halved lengthways and sliced 1/2 cup Sicilian olives, pitted and quartered 2 tablespoons...

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Ham and fig salad


Prep time: 15 minutes 
Serves 4 • 2 bunches rocket • 4 large fresh figs • 125g round brie • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar • 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard • 1/2 teaspoon honey • 400g sliced leg ham off the bone • crusty bread,...

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Layered chicken taco salad

Prep time: 30 minutes 
Cooking time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 • 2 corn cobs, husks removed • 2 large chicken breast fillets • Mexican chilli powder, to taste • 1/2 ‘Iceberg’ lettuce, coarsely shredded • 2 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges • 1 medium avocado, sliced • 1...

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Cheesy soufflé potatoes

Prep time: 25 minutes Cooking time:2 hours Serves: 4 4 large floury potatoes (such as Sebago), about 300g each 2/3 cup grated tasty cheese 2 spring onions, finely sliced 2 x 125g cans corn kernels, drained 3 eggs, separated good pinch cayenne pepper 1. Preheat the...

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Prawn and pasta salad

Prep time: 20 minutes 
Cooking time: 12-15 minutes 
Serves: 4 • 350g short pasta • 400g can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • 500g cooked prawns, peeled • 150g...

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Vietnamese-style beef and noodle salad

Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: about 
5 minutes Serves: 4 •vegetable oil •400g rump steak •200g rice vermicelli noodles •3 sticks celery, cut into thin matchsticks •2 small carrots, cut into thin matchsticks •2 cups finely shredded cabbage •1 cup bean sprouts •1...

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Warm rocky road banana split

Preparation time: 15 minutes  Cooking time: 5 minutes  Makes: 4 •  4 large bananas •  1/2 cup (25g) mini marshmallows •  1/3 cup (60g) choc bits •  1/4 cup (40g) roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped •  2 tablespoons toasted shredded coconut •  vanilla ice-cream,...

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Little potato 
rosti

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 6 minutes per batch Makes: about 32 1kg floury potatoes (eg, Sebago) 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder vegetable oil, to shallow-fry to serve, sour cream, sliced...

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Potato and spinach soup

preparation time: 10 minutes cooking time: 15 minutes serves: 4 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 900g floury potatoes (such as Sebago), peeled and chopped 1 litre chicken stock 1 bunch English spinach, washed, trimmed,...

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