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GRILLED CHICKEN WITH PESTO
Serves 6
Pesto uses: on chicken, lamb, potatoes, pasta
6 chicken breast fillets, skin removed
PESTO
1 bunch basil
60g pinenuts
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
60g fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
1
⁄2 cup olive oil.
1. Grill chicken fillets and serve hot with
fresh pesto.
PESTO
Using the processing blade on
speed 3
1. Place basil, pinenuts, garlic and Parmesan
in the processing bowl, process until well
combined.
2. Using speed 1 with the motor running,
gradually add the olive oil and process
until well combined.
SOUPS
POTATO AND LEEK SOUP
Serves 6
3 leeks, washed and tops removed
2 onions, peeled
3 large potatoes, peeled and roughly
chopped
60g butter
5 cups chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
3
⁄4 cup cream
Using the thick slicing disc on
speed 3
1. Slice leeks, onions and potatoes using
the thick slicing disc.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan and sauté
leeks and onions until tender.
3.Add potatoes, chicken stock, salt and
pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.Allow
to cool.
Using the processing blade on
speed 3
4. Blend the soup in the processing bowl
until smooth, in two batches.
5. Return the soup to saucepan, stir
through cream and reheat gently.
6. Do not allow to boil.
PUMPKIN AND CUMIN SOUP
Serves 6
500g butternut pumpkin, peeled and
roughly chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
2 onions, peeled and quartered
3 cups stock, vegetable or chicken
2 teaspoons ground cumin
pinch of salt
Sour cream and chives to serve
Using the processing blade on speed 3
1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and
simmer for 15 minutes or until pumpkin is
tender.Allow to cool.
2. Pour cooked ingredients into the
processing bowl and process speed 3 until
smooth.
3.
Ser
ve with sour cream and chives.