TOPICS: autumn harvest, cooler weather salads, salad dressings, setting up as a  small food producer, killer hot dogs

GUEST: Amanda Bannatyne, salad queen and proprietor of Mullumbimby Magic Foods

SISTER RASELA'S MORSELS

This weeks morsels  highlighted the DANGER of the DOG!!!... the hot dog that is.. and all other nitrite and nitrate containing cured and processed meats.. and root veges due to commercial fertilizer use. Also the connection between these toxins, linked diseases, and fast foods.

GUEST RECIPES: from Amanda

WARM POTATO SALAD

Ingredients:

Firm potatoes (my favourite are kipfler)

Red onion

Capers

Handful of Italian parsley

Hard-boiled free-range eggs (optional)

DRESSING

Good quality mayonnaise (I like Norganic)

Mullumbimby Magic Classic Salad Dressing

(Mix enough salad dressing with mayo to make it the consistency of thick cream).

1.    Scrub potatoes (peel if really dirty) and simmer until tender. Drain and cool slightly.

2.    Place finely sliced red onion, chopped parsley and some capers in the bottom of your salad bowl.

3.    Mix together several spoons of mayo and a good slug of Mullumbimby Magic Classic Salad Dressing and add to bowl.

4.    Slice (or quarter) warm potato into bite-sized pieces. Add to bowl and gently toss through dressing.

5.    Dice a couple of eggs if that's your thing, and fold through gently.

6.    Garnish with a little extra chopped parsley.

ROAST BEETROOT, FETA AND ROCKET SALAD

Ingredients:

*Bunch of baby beets or 2 medium beetroot (scrubbed and trimmed)

Juice of 1 lemon

Olive oil

Salt and pepper

Feta (cow or goat milk)

Rocket (washed and dried)

1.   Quarter beets (if large) and put in a small baking dish.

2.    Squeeze over lemon and drizzle with olive oil.

3.    Season and mix around.

4.    Roast 30-45 minutes or until tender. Cool.

5.    Place warm beetroot and any juices in salad bowl.

6.    Toss through a handful of rocket for each person and crumble over some fetta.

7.    Drizzle with a little more olive oil.

*The beetroot can be replaced by sweet roast pumpkin chunks if you wish.

 
EDIBLE QUOTE:

One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating."
Luciano Pavarotti, My Own Story

CONTACTS:

www.belly.net.au - our new website, check it out

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To get information if you are starting out as a local food producer, Amanda recommends:

Lois Kelly, Regional Coordinator, Northern Rivers Food

Regional Development Australia - Northern Rivers

Ph: +61 02 6622 4011      Mob: 0432 476 926        Fax: +61 02 6621 4609

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www.foodstandards.gov.au - for hygiene, packaging, etc.

www.mullumbimbymagicfoods.com.au - to contact Amanda