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Spinach and Tuna Pie

For Short Pastry recipe click here

Ingredients for filling

  • 2 tins of tuna fish
  • 600g fresh spinach
  • 3 anchovy fillets (you can leave out if you don’t like them)
  • 6 sundried tomatoes
  • 12 olives chopped and stoned
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 tablespoons capers
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • a little sea salt and freshly
    ground pepper.
  • 1 beaten egg yolk (to brush the top pastry before going into oven)

Equipment

  • Deep large baking dish
  • Wooden spoon
  • Pastry brush
  • Rolling pin
  • Fork

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven on gas mark 6.
  2. Pour some olive oil in a deep large baking dish and put it in oven to heat up.
  3. When oil is piping hot, toss in the chopped onion and crushed garlic and bake till it’s gold.
  4. Throw in all the other ingredients ONE BY ONE, bake them until every vegetable is well baked in the fats. There should be no liquids left in the pan. Give a good stir every time yo take out dish to put in next ingredient.
  5. When ready, cool the mixture completely.
  6. Get the pastry ready by rolling it out and lining it in the bottom of another smaller oven dish. Add the cooled off mixture and press it down into the pastry case. Cover it with the pastry lid, seal the edges and prick all over with a fork. Decorate as you please and brush the surface with an egg yolk.
  7. Bake for about 45 minutes until it’s golden brown. Make sure it settles and eat it preferably at room temperature.
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Spinach & Mango Smoothie

This recipe for a Spinach & Mango Smoothie yields 800ml, combining 175g spinach, a mango, pineapple, a banana, yogurt, honey, water, lemon juice, and chia seeds. The method involves preparing the fruits and spinach, blending the ingredients, and garnishing with chia seeds. Vegan options include maple syrup and vegan yogurt.

Ingredients  for Spinach & Mango Smoothie- makes 800ml

  • 175g fresh spinach
  • 1 mango
  • 1/4 of a pineapple
  • 1 banana
  • 100ml natural yogurt
  • 30ml honey
  • 50ml water
  • fresh juice of 1 lemon
  • pinch of chia seeds for garnish

Equipment

  • cutting knife
  • blender
  • container for peelings
  • chopping board
  • large bowl

Method

  1. Start by taking off the bottom of the spinach. Roughly chop, put in the large bowl, fill it up with cold water and leave it on the side.
  2. Peel and roughly cut the mango, add to blender.
  3. Peel and add the banana.
  4. Drain the spinach and add to blender.
  5. Add natural yogurt.
  6. Add honey.
  7. Add lemon juice.
  8. Start blending, pour into a glass and garnish with chia seeds.

For Vegans substitute honey with maple syrup and use vegan yogurt