Sides & Sauces Recipes

CELERIAC FRIES WITH CURRY LIME AIOLI

A don’t judge a book by the cover veg, this guy is pretty uggers on the outside, but so damn delish! He makes the most awesome puree and soup, and now fabulous fries. He’s also lower in calories and carbs than both potato and sweet potato. And if you’re the sort of...

Beetroot and Roasted Walnut Dip

Not enough dip for your chips? Not enough chips for your dip? Total disaster. I have the solution to your First World Problems. Make your own. You are now in control. Not some supermarket overlord who wants to decide your snacking limits.

Basic Mayonnaise

Seriously, who can be arsed making mayo the tedious cheffy way books tell you, by whisking in drop by drop of oil? Not this little black duck that’s for shizzle. I’ve got things to do, people to see, Game of Thrones to watch. This here mayo is whipped up in seconds...

Ajvar (Balkan Red Pepper Relish)

Is it from Serbia? Macedonia? Croatia? Who cares, its damn delicious! Use it on any meat, as a dip or to jazz up your eggs or veggies.
Basic Mayonnaise

Basic Mayonnaise

Seriously, who can be arsed making mayo the tedious cheffy way books tell you, by whisking in drop by drop of oil? Not this little black duck that’s for shizzle. I’ve got things to do, people to see, Game of Thrones to watch. This here mayo is whipped up in seconds...

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Roast Cauliflower Hummus

Roast Cauliflower Hummus

Screw you superfoods, I’m all about the super veg. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, cauliflower is my spirit animal. It’s like the ultimate kitchen chameleon, morphing into whatever you need to keep kicking Paleo goals. This week my Brassica bestie lends his...

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Romesco Sauce

Romesco Sauce

Romesco Sauce is the duck’s nuts. It takes everything from ‘ho hum’ to ‘shit yeah!’ in a splodge of a spoonful. It’s especially awesome on grilled seafood and pork, or as a healthy dip with veg sticks.    

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Guacamole with Sweet Potato Chips

Guacamole with Sweet Potato Chips

Julia Child once said “a party without guacamole is just a meeting”. Oh wait, what? She said that about cake? Are you sure? Not the good green stuff? My bad. Well, sorry Julz, I hate to say it, but maybe that’s why you were a little on the heavy side? Less cake, more gauc!  

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Spicy BBQ Sauce

Spicy BBQ Sauce

Who doesn’t enjoy a good tasty sauce with their barbecued meats? Unfortunately, most of the sauces readily available are chock full of sugars, gluten, preservatives and other nasties that you don’t want to eat or give to your kids. This Paleo Spicy BBQ recipe is super...

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Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri Sauce

When I started traveling to Buenos Aires for work, I fell in love with the Argentinean sauce called chimichurri. It’s fresh and vinegary (is that even a word?) and works so well with grilled meats. The good news is you don’t have to fly all the way to South America to...

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Roast Vegetable ‘Cous Cous’

Roast Vegetable ‘Cous Cous’

Cauliflower was one of those vegetables I hated as a kid. I was all like “but muuuuuuum, I don’t want to eat it! It smells like faaaaaaarts!’ (said in annoying, whiny kid-speak).Cauliflower took my rejection, bided his time, and now, 30 or so years later he is happy with his place as one of my […]

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Sundried Tomato & Basil Pesto

Sundried Tomato & Basil Pesto

Here’s some good advice from me to you. When you have a spare 5 minutes (because that’s all you need) , whip up a batch of this stuff and have it on hand to turn your meal from ho-hum to kick-arse any day of the week. Seriously, spread this stuff everywhere! Bored...

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Kale and Macadamia Pesto

Kale and Macadamia Pesto

A few years ago, pesto was one of those posh things you ate out at lunch, you know, around the same time as we all decided to dip bread in balsamic vinegar and olive oil and pretend it was gourmet. Pesto has taken a bit of a backseat over the last couple of years, but...

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