Mielie & Egg Salad Recipe

This salad looks impressive and is really quite easy to prepare. Get all your ingredients ready and arrange them in a beautiful glass bowl. 

Ingredients

6 eggs
2 tins Rhodes Whole Kernel Corn, drained
1 tin Rhodes Garden Peas, drained                            
250-300ml mayonnaise
100ml natural yoghurt
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lettuce (butter or cos)

Method

Place the eggs in a pot containing cold water and bring to the boil. As soon as the water starts to boil, take note of the time and allow the eggs to cook for 7-9 minutes or until hard-boiled. Remove the shells and coarsely chop the eggs. Mix the corn, peas, mayonnaise and yoghurt and season to taste. Chop the lettuce finely and place in a large glass bowl. Place the corn mixture on top of the lettuce, sprinkle the chopped egg over and season with salt and pepper.

Useful Tips

This salad can stand in the fridge overnight. Just add the eggs shortly before serving.

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Baby Potato, Corn & Pea Salad with a Herb Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

750g baby potatoes cooked then halved

1 cup snap peas

1/2 green beans, trimmed and halved

½ of 410g can Rhodes Garden Peas in Brine (drained)                             

½ of 410g can Rhodes Whole Kernel Corn in Brine (drained)

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Dressing

 

120ml olive oil

Zest of one lemon

4 tablespoons (60ml) lemon juice

4 tablespoons (60ml) chives chopped

4 tablespoons (60ml) Italian parsley chopped                        

2 tablespoons (30ml) chopped coriander

Salt and pepper and little sugar sprinkle to taste

Method

1. Boil potatoes with skin on till soft but firm. Cool then halve. 
2. Blanch snap peas; drain the Rhodes beans, peas and corn kernels. 
3. Toss together with potatoes to combine. Season with salt and pepper. 
4. Blend together all the dressing ingredients and pour over salad when you ready to serve.

Useful Tips

Use ½ a 410g can Rhodes Beans Cross Cut in Brine instead of the fresh beans.

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Chocolate Orange Brownies

Chocolate Orange Brownies

Makes 15 brownies

Prep time 20 minutes

Total time 1 hour 15 minutes

 

Ingredients

Brownies

1 cup butter

1½ cups sugar

¼ cup brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla essence

4 eggs

½ cup Rhodes Seville Orange Marmalade

1⅓ cups flour

¾ cup cocoa powder

¼ tsp. baking powder

 

Chocolate Frosting

2 cups icing sugar                          

¼ cup cocoa powder

Hot water

 

Method

1. Cream the butter, sugars and vanilla essence together until light, pale and creamy.
2. Add the eggs one at a time.
3. Beat in the Rhodes Seville Orange Marmalade.
4. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
5. Fold the sifted dry ingredients into the egg/jam batter.
6. Pour the chocolate mixture into a greased baking dish.
7. Bake the brownies in a preheated oven at 170˚C for about 40 minutes until set.
8. While the brownies cool, make the frosting by first sifting the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl.
9. Using a whisk add enough hot water (about ¼ cup) to whisk the ingredients into a thick smooth glaze.
10. Whilst the brownies are still a little warm, pour the icing over the top of the brownies and allow to set.
11. Once cool, cut the brownies into squares.

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SAMP & BEANS WITH LAMB

A traditional African dish that calls for little effort but lots of time.

• 400g samp-and-bean mix
• 1T (15ml) sunfloweror canola oilfor frying
• 500g stewing lamb, on the bone

• salt and pepper, to season
• 1T (15ml) butter  
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Rinse samp and beans. Place in a large saucepan, add water to cover, and bring to a gentle boil. Heat oil in frying pan. Brown meat and add to pot with samp and beans. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours until meat is tender and cooked through. Add extra water if needed. Season and stir in butter. Serve as is or roughly mashed with a potato masher or fork.

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Recipe for Savoury Samp

Prep Time:

15 minutes (not including samp-soaking time)

Cook Time:

1 hourA perfect side-dish and a welcome new face at a braai, instead of the usual pap and sous or potato salad. This recipe will feed a crowd of friends. Samp and beans, combined together, is an excellent source of protein. In fact it is one of the only meals that provide a complete protein which means that it contains all the essential amino acids.

Ingredients(Serves: 15)

• 500 ml samp (410g)
• SPAR canola or sunflower oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 large cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 small rainbow peppers, finely chopped
• 200 g punnet button mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 medium brinjal, finely chopped (unpeeled)
• 1 large red chilli, finely chopped
• 410g can SPAR diced tomato
• 1 bunch fresh dhania, rinsed and leaves chopped
• 410g can cooked sugar beans, drained
• 250g SPAR grated cheddar cheese (500 ml)