French Prawns

A quick and tasty dish that can be served as a dinner party starter or whipped up as a quick supper.

Ingredients

Salted butter

King prawns

1 onion, finely chopped

2 tomatoes

2 cloves of garlic

Parsley

Salt and pepper

Method

1. Melt a little butter in a small frying pan.
2. Add your finely chopped onion and fry on a low heat until soft
3. Add your king prawns and stir into the onions
4. Chop your tomatoes finely and add to the pan, along with 2 whole peeled garlic gloves
5. When the tomatoes have softened and released their juices snip the parsley into the pan and stir
6. Season to taste and serve immediately

Creamy Herb Dip

An easy creamy herb dip, great for a veggie lunch box or to serve with crisps and vegetable batons. Could also work well stirred into a pasta salad.

Ingredients

A selection of herbs; parsley, basil, chives for example

Watercress

Rocket

Spinach

1/4 white onion finely chopped

3 tbsps cream cheese

3 tbsps natural yoghurt

1 tbsp mayonaisse

Sprinkle of paprika 

Splash of Tabasco sauce

Squeeze of lemon

Method

1. Roughly chop your mixed herbs and the salad leaves, and squeeze over some lemon juice
2. Finely chop a quarter of an onion and add to a food processor along with the greens
3. Add the cream cheese, yoghurt and mayonnaise and pulse together
4. Taste and add more yoghurt to loosen if needed. Add the paprika, tabasco and lemon juice and transfer to a bowl
5. Stir to ensure all ingredients are well combined, season with salt and pepper and serve.