Outstanding Spring Recipes

 

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Spring Lamb Cutlets & Garden Peas

Thanks to Kathy Paterson for this dish, which captures the change of season. Kathy used prime lamb cutlets cut from racks of lamb. The meat is lean, sweet and oh-so tender.

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Creamy Baked Rice with The Gold Panner

Creamy with mellow lemon and apricot flavours. To add to the lusciousness, try using ‘Half & Half’, a blend of milk and single cream. Topping the pudding with lemon shreds adds flavour and texture, but don’t go overboard with the amount – less is more.

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Westgold Cinnamon Butter & Bread Pudding

Slightly stale bread, a good soaking and a water bath are key to a soft and silky pudding according to Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards judge and recipe guru Kathy Paterson. The extra pop of flavour comes from Westgold Cinnamon Butter.

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Kathy Paterson’s Rocky Road

Enjoy the colour and flavour of summer with this delish take on the classic Rocky Road which is the perfect antidote to winter with its vibrant red and summer flavour courtesy of cranberries and cherries.

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Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding

This ever-popular family favourite is elevated in flavour when served with Augustines of Central Blackcurrants in Cassis - the ONZFPA Marvellous Marketing Outstanding New Product - Boutique in 2023.

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Pinoli Pine Nuts and Date Pastries

A play on Eccles cakes but with a filling that is more intense in flavour and a little sweeter too. The key to its outstanding taste is using New Zealand-grown Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts, the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2023 Supreme Champion.

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Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae

Chocolaty goodness in a glass! Sort of layered but doing its own thing really…Recipe guru Kathy Paterson says you’re welcome to change the fresh fruit depending on what’s in season.

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Glistening Nectarines

This celebration of summer pairs beautiful local nectarines with J. Friend & Co Raw Comb Honey, the 2022 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards Farro Earth Champion. As Kathy Paterson who created the dish says it's ‘a honey that is simply unable to be compared’.

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Homegrown Lamb Rump with Pinoli Pine Nuts

An ideal summer recipe as it is perfect served with Eggplant which has been charred on the BBQ as well as Creamy Feta and a simple and tasty Sesame Dressing. Homegrown Farm Fresh Meats was the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards Supreme Champion 2021 and Pinoli Pine Nuts is a multi-year Gold Medal winner.

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Outstanding Summer Platter

Everyone loves grazing on a platter that’s a feast for the eyes and the senses. Kathy Paterson has taken a few Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards medal winners and created a platter to win hearts and minds this summer.

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