The sun is shining

NEW – MEZZE STARTERS
The sun is shining, lockdown is easing, so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to offer up some sharing dishes, tapas, mezze, call it what you will. There are three little pots available along with some delicious home-made yeast, yogurt flatbreads.. So a pot of each and a flatbread is the perfect mezze for one person. If you wanted just one for a starter, with flatbread, you just need to order double quantity of the pot you choose.

MEZZE - MOSCARDINI
My absolute favourite dish from the Pulpo cookbook. Baby octopus, poached in vegetable stock, drained and marinated in good quality olive oil, fennel seed, red chilli, sliced garlic, fresh oregano, salt and ground black pepper. Serve at room temperature.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Baby Octopus (fish), Vegetable stock (celery), Olive oil, Red wine vinegar (sulphor dioxide), Fennel seed, Shallots, Oregano, Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Red chilli
£4.00

MEZZE - BUTTERBEAN MASH, MUHAMMARA
Ottolenghi, back in style with a marriage of two dips eaten together, a classic example of one plus one equals five. Muhammara is a spicy Levantine dip made from red peppers and walnuts amongst other things. Fittingly it’s from his book Simple, which I picked up in Barcelona over Christmas. Serve at room temperature.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Red peppers, Olive oil, Garlic, Thyme, Smoked paprika, Chilli flakes, Balsamic vinegar, Walnuts (nuts), Salt, Butter beans
£4.00

MEZZE - TOMATO HEAVEN
It’s the tomato dip that tops off the traditional, Spanish ‘Pan con Tomate’ Whole plum tomatoes, grated, drained of their water over 24 hours, then simply mixed with great quality olive oil, Malden salt and coarsely ground black pepper. Serve chilled
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Tomato, Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Chives
£2.50

MEZZE - YEAST, YOGURT FLATBREADS
This delicious offering comes from Rose Prince, ‘Dinner and Party’, She is a complete demon when it comes to anything involving flour. I witnessed her making the most amazing puff pastry from scratch, when she came over to do a guest chef appearance a few years ago.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Flour (gluten), Salt, Yeast, Yogurt, Olive oil
£1.80



MAIN - BEEF MEATBALLS, BROAD BEANS, LEMON
According to Yotam in his ‘Jerusalem’ cookbook, ‘These fresh, sharp and very, very tasty meatballs are our idea of the perfect Spring supper dish.’ I couldn’t agree more, keep it simple and serve with the lemon rice.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Beef, Lamb, Onion, Breadcrumbs (gluten), Parsley, Mint, Dill, Coriander, Garlic, Baharat (nuts), Cumin, Capers, Egg (egg), Olive oil, Broad beans, Thyme, Spring onions, Lemon, Chicken stock (celery), Salt, Pepper
£9.50

BAKED HAKE, GINGER, BEETROOT, ORANGE, SESAME
Gill Meller’s masterpiece fish dish, served on top of julienne beetroot, cooked down in orange juice, honey and soy sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Serve with the lemon rice, fantastic combination of colours and flavours.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Sesame oil (sesame), Hake (fish), Beetroot, Garlic, Ginger, Chilli, Soy sauce (soya, gluten), Orange, Honey, Sesame seeds (sesame), Cider vinega (sulphor dioxide)
£9.50

SIDE - LEMON RICE
This handwritten little recipe comes from Ravinder Bhogal and includes asafoetida, lemon, turmeric, chilli, mustard seed and fresh curry leaves – if I can find any. Goes with both the Meatballs & the Hake
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Vegetable oil, Asafoetida, Chilli flakes, Mustard seed (mustard), Curry leaves, Lemon, Turmeric, Basmati rice
£2.00

MAIN - BULGAR, TOMATO, AUBERGINE, LEMON YOGURT
Ottolengi’s ‘Simple’ strikes again. A really refreshing, light combination of vegetables, set off with a sharp yoghurt and mint.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Aubergine, Olive oil, Onion, Garlic, Allspice, Tomato, Tomato puree, Bulgar wheat, Greek yogurt, (milk), Preserved lemons, Mint, Salt, Pepper
£6.50

RAISIN, LEMON, MARSALA BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING
The girls have plundered Diana Henry’s ‘Simple’ cookbook but enhanced it somewhat. We sampled it last night and it is exquisitely subtle and divinely summery.
Ingredients (Allergens in bold) Raisins, Marsala (sulphur dioxide), Milk (milk), Cream (milk), Lemon, Sugar, Salt, Egg (egg), Vanilla, Butter (milk), Brioche (gluten, egg. Milk), Sugar, Pepper, Cinnamon
£5.00

Everything is cooked here freshly each week, to be reheated at home, but will keep for a couple of days & most things can also be frozen.
We sell dishes by the portion, but there is no limit to the portions you can order so as things open up in the future do bear us in mind when you’re planning on a socially distanced garden get together with friends or family.