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10 recipes

Aubergine and walnut caviar

Roasted aubergines chopped with garlic, lemon, olive oil, parsley, mint, and walnuts into a coarse caviar, served on blinis with sour cream and pomegranate seeds.

East EuropeanStarters & nibbles1 hr 30 minServes 4 (as a starter) or up to 12 as a canapé158 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: aubergines

HB-12684 · Hand-built original

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Blinis

Small buckwheat and wheat blinis risen twice with yeast and folded egg whites, fried in butter until golden.

East EuropeanBrunch2 hr 30 minMakes approx 3031 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-15575 · Hand-built original

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Grilled mackerel with brown butter potatoes and boiled eggs

Salted mackerel fillets grill skin-side down and are served with crushed potatoes folded with cabbage, brown butter, capers and mustard, plus soft-boiled eggs and lemon wedges.

East EuropeanMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4559 kcalGluten-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: fillets

HB-7163 · Hand-built original

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Lemon and thyme pork schnitzel with potato salad

Pork loin steaks are flattened, coated in a lemon, Parmesan and thyme panko crumb and fried crisp, served with a caper and gherkin potato salad and watercress.

East EuropeanMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4102 kcalDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7460 · Hand-built original

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Ossetian beet tops and cheese pies

Soft yeast dough wraps a filling of wilted beetroot tops, garlic, feta, raclette, spring onions and dill, then the flat pies flatten further under your palms and bake hot and fast. Melted butter brushed over the finished pies keeps the crusts rich and glossy.

East EuropeanLight meals & snacks2 hr 30 minServes 617 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: yeast

HB-7790 · Hand-built original

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Polish-style chlodnik

A fermented beetroot kvass soup served cold with quail eggs, crayfish, potatoes, radish and herbs.

East EuropeanLight meals & snacks14 hrServes 4179 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: beetroot

HB-14838 · Hand-built original

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Pork stroganoff

Thin strips of pork fillet stir-fried and finished with mushrooms, paprika and soured cream sharpened with lemon juice. Mashed potato is served alongside.

East EuropeanMain course1 hrServes 480 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7955 · Hand-built original

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