Recipe

Use PEARL RIVER BRIDGE Superior Light Soy Sauce as a dipping sauce with your favourite Asian snacks in stir fries or marinades.

Use PEARL RIVER BRIDGE Superior Light Soy Sauce as a dipping sauce with your favourite Asian snacks in stir fries or marinades.

Use PEARL RIVER BRIDGE Superior Light Soy Sauce as a dipping sauce with your favourite Asian snacks in stir fries or marinades.

You guys know how I feel about chocolate by now, surely? I mean, it’s practically the perfect food group. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Combine the superpowers of dark chocolate with the amazing nutritional value of olive oil and you’ve got a superfood-packed dish. Using olive oil instead of cream in this mousse makes it rich. silky and so decadent.

I’ve combined some of my favourite everyday superfoods into one big salad. Baby romaine lettuce leaves form the base of this salad. Romaine lettuce is also known as cos lettuce and is packed with nutrition. It is a source of vitamin K, potassium, vitamin C and vitamin A.

Pistachios are a great match with broccolini. Try to keep the stalks a little firm when cooking it. Caulilini works well with this recipe too.

Spinach and kale both offer many nutritional benefits. Kale is rich in vitamin C, vitamin K and calcium, while spinach is high in folate, vitamin A and vitamin K. Both green vegetables are beneficial for heart health, immune function and gut health.

With its rich colour and distinctive earthy flavour, turmeric is perfect for adding to dishes to increase your intake of curcumin, a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. Combining it with fibre-rich and mineral-packed chickpeas gives you a superfood side dish that complements any meal.

These doughnuts are soft like a pillow on the inside and crisp on the outside. Go easy with the rose water. It can be a little overbearing if you add too much. You need enough oil to fill a medium-sized saucepan to about 7cm up the side.

This flavoursome dish is loaded with lycopene, a phytochemical that gives tomatoes their bright red colour and many important health benefits. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that has anti-cancerous properties. It has also been found to help lower “bad” LDL cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of heart disease. Tomatoes are also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids that help protect the eyes from blue light from computers, phones and TVs, and can lower the risk of age- related eye conditions such as macular degeneration and cataracts.

Za’atar is a spice blend used in Middle Eastern cooking. The blend will vary from region to region. Most za’atar blends contain sesame seeds, thyme, marjoram, oregano, salt and sumac. For this recipe I have bought a good-quality store-bought za’atar. Serve with the Tunisian Mashed Carrot Salad.

Ummak huriyya is a traditional Tunisian dish using boiled mashed carrots. I have been inspired by this dish
and added some of my own touches. I have roasted the carrots instead of boiling so the flavour of the carrots is
sweeter and more intense. I’ve also added toasted pine nuts to add some extra crunch and texture.