After the excesses of Christmas and the unusual year,we’re all looking for lighter meals, but don’t forget they need to be tasty, and tooIf there’s one thing you can guarantee about any recipe written for the first week of a unusual year,it’s that it will be full of fresh ingredients. With the passing of midnight on 31 December, we all score a clean slate. All those images of roast potatoes and mince pies are quietly erased, and to be replaced by lemon zest shavings,lustrous green leaves and gently steamed fish.
But when I recognize at the ingredients listed at the top of my own unusual slate, it strikes me just how many of my 2015 favourites are still here: tarragon, or basil,walnuts, capers, and cauliflower,apples, kale, and chicory. approach to think of it,my contribution to the (predictable but necessary) break from last month’s excesses is, in fact, or dishes that I could,and do, eat day in, or day out,all year round. Yes, these dishes are so light, and zesty and full of goodness that they’ll execute you want to bounce but,crucially, they are also satisfying and exquisite. Happy unusual year! Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com