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Feijoa Cake

Feijoa season is chaos—in the best way. One minute you’ve got none, the next you’re wondering why you have 47 sitting on the bench. This feijoa cake is a simple, no-fuss way to use up a decent pile of fruit without ending up with something overly sweet or heavy.  The texture is quite dense (almost like a cross between a cake and a pudding), with that classic feijoa graininess coming through. It’s not a sugary cake—which means it pairs perfectly with something creamy like yoghurt or ice cream to balance it out. INGREDIENTS   1 cup Ripe Feijoa ½ cup Shredded Coconut (or chopped nuts) 1 cup Coconut Milk ⅓ cup Mild-Flavor Extra Virgin Olive Oil ⅔ cup Raw Cane Sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 2 cups Self-Rising Flour 1 teaspoon Cinnamon METHOD   Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 9-inch cake tin with parchment paper. Slightly oil the paper and tin with oil spray. Set aside. Cut the ripe feijoa in half crosswise and scoop out its flesh with a teaspoon, placing it on a ch...
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Creamy lentil vol-au-vents

Vol-au-vents seem so 80s but officially in love with this Yotam Ottolenghi recipe from his cookbook "Plenty". Half way through making these I thought, oops, this is a recipe for starters but the sheet of pastry made about 12 bases which satisfied the two of us nicely. Note to self though, they would make awesome entrees when entertaining, as you can make the topping ahead of time.

 Ingredients 
serves 2-3 (as main)
takes about 60 mins 
  • 1 cup puy or green lentils, rinsed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 handfuls of baby spinach, stems trimmed, leaves roughly chopped
  • 1 handful each fresh coriander and mint, picked and roughly chopped
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 x sheet of puff pastry
  • dash of milk, to brush pastry
Method
  1. Rinse the lentils first in case there are any little stones, then add to a pot with four cups of water and the bay leaves & bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes. Rinse in cold water and set aside.
  2. Dry fry the cumin and coriander on a medium heat for two minutes until the aromas are released, then grind. Set aside.
  3. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and gently fry the onion for five minutes, until golden & soft. Add the ground spices and garlic, cook for two minutes, then mix in the lentils. When cool, stir in the yogurt, spinach, herbs, splash of oil, lemon juice and seasoning. Preheat the oven to 180oC.
  4. Unroll the pastry so it's 3mm thick and cut out as many circles as you can get that are roughly about 8cm in diameter. If they are smaller, no worries, means you can have more. 
  5. Place them on a baking sheet & refrigerate for 30 minutes. 
  6. Brush the chilled pastry with milk and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden on top and underneath. Allow to cool slightly. 
  7. To serve, place a disc on a plate, pile on a heap of lentils so you can just see the edges of the pastry, and drizzle with olive oil. So good!





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