Monday, February 28, 2022

🍌 Banoffee cheesecake, effortless entertaining and whipped ricotta ravioli

Weekly recipes from the olive cookery team. View this email online

Bake of the week: banoffee cheesecake

Banoffee cheesecake

Our recipe has the traditional, comforting flavours of the old-school pud but we've transformed it into an elegant dessert fit for a dinner party. Garnish with banana slices and a good drizzle of caramel sauce before serving.

Create an impressive dessert

Effortless entertaining: cardamom buns

Cardamom buns

Easy on the eye and a doddle to make, these cardamom buns use a bread mix for a quick cheat's version of a classic spiced Swedish bun – fragrant, golden and utterly moreish.

Bake a batch

Midweek winner: baked feta pasta

Baked feta pasta

Minimal prep but lots of flavour – this dish packs a punch without the need for continuous stirring. A super simple vegetarian pasta bake packed with creamy feta, tomatoes and olives.

Love your leftovers

Healthy boost: blueberry pancakes

Blueberry pancakes

Treat yourself to a stack of nourishing blueberry cornmeal pancakes this Shrove Tuesday. Flavoured with orange zest, these pancakes are delicious with a dollop of yogurt and a drizzle of syrup.

Celebrate Pancake Day

Seasonal saviour: rhubarb compote

Rhubarb compote

Use the best ingredients of the season by pairing rhubarb with zesty orange and aromatic cardamom. This oven-roasted compote is great dolloped on top of porridge, greek yogurt or served with dessert.

Relish the rhubarb

Weekend project: ricotta ravioli

Ricotta ravioli

Wow your guests at your next dinner party with this glorious ravioli, filled with peas, herbs and whipped ricotta. It's the perfect way to celebrate the fresh flavours of spring.

Impressive pasta

Chef recipe: Chinese pork belly

Chinese pork belly

Jeremy Pang's twice-cooked pork belly involves poaching the meat before cooling, then slicing and frying each piece for a crispy skin and tender centre. Simply garnish with coriander leaves, spring onions and chilli for a striking dish.

Try Jeremy Pang's recipe

Drink: Irish coffee

Irish coffee

Take your dinner party coffees up a notch with this Irish coffee recipe. With a generous grating of nutmeg, silky smooth double cream and neat Irish whiskey, this is a delicious drink to round off your evening.

A boozy, caffeine hit

The olive March issue is on sale now

Olive March issue

Discover the highlights from our March issue including boozy bakes, effortless curry and everyday healthy recipes. Enjoy cocktail hour with five opulent bakes inspired by classic drinks. Our cover star is influenced by the espresso martini – bittersweet cheesecake squares with a coffee liqueur syrup.
Find our March issue in supermarkets now.

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