Top 6 family Easter recipes
2 March 2018
Happy Easter from Dandenong Market
There is nothing better than spending time with family and friends, Easter is a wonderful opportunity to cook up a storm and share a meal in good company.
We have chosen our most popular Easter recipes using fresh ingredients from Dandenong Market that the whole family will enjoy.
1. Paella
Shopping list:
1 kilo bomba or calasparra rice
2 diced onion
2 diced carrot
2 diced celery
4 diced tomato
4 cloves crushed garlic
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 diced chorizo sausage
1 kilo diced boneless chicken thighs
20 diced tiger prawns
20 fresh mussels
1 kilo diced fish pieces
1 kilo diced scallops
½ bunch each fresh thyme and parsley
150 grams baby spinach leaves
3 litres saffron stock
Salt and pepper
Full recipe here
2. Cajun spiced lamb salad
Shopping list:
2 x lamb back strap
3 tablespoons cajun spice
Sea salt and cracked black pepper
Olive oil
4 roma tomatoes, sliced
1 red capsicum, roasted, peeled & deseeded
1 finely sliced Spanish onion
A handful of baby spinach
120 grams Persian fetta
80 mls balsamic vinegar
100 grams cooked mohgrabieh
½ bunch chopped fresh basil
½ bunch chopped fresh parsley
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
50ml red wine vinegar
Full recipe here
3. Raspberry yoghurt sorbet
Shopping list:
1 kilo frozen raspberries
300 ml Indian style yoghurt
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
½ bunch finely chopped basil or mint
Full recipe here
4. Gourmet seafood platter
Shopping list:
1 whole local snapper
6 oysters
6 large king prawns
10 prawn cutlets
2 whole calamari
10 local black mussels
2 lemons
2 limes
1 iceberg lettuce
2 eggs
60 ml white wine vinegar
200 ml vegetable oil
3 gherkins, finely diced
10 capers, finely diced
1 small Spanish onion, finely diced
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8th bunch finely chopped parsley
Full recipe here
5. Pad Thai noodle salad
Shopping list:
1 cup caster sugar
¾ cup water
¼ cup chopped red cabbage
¼ cup shredded cabbage
¼ cup crunchy Asian noodles
¼ cup bean shoots
1 teaspoon fish sauce
¼ teaspoon sesame oil
¼ cup coriander leaves picked
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 x lime
salt, pepper to taste
Full recipe here
6. Fruit jelly
Shopping list:
1 litre of cranberry juice
Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries
Honeydew melon, watermelon, mango
Diced peaches, apricots, nectarines
Zest and juice of 1 lemon and 1 lime
Dash of vanilla extract
¼ bunch chopped fresh mint & basil
6 leaves of gelatine
4 tablespoons honey (optional if need to be sweeter)
Full recipe here
