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Cooking Guide
Soups, Snacks and Starters
Nuts and Bolts
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
60 g
butter
2 teaspoons
curry powder
2 tablespoons
Worcestershire sauce
1/
2
teaspoon
salt
1/
4
teaspoon
garlic powder
125 g
packet mixed rice crackers
200 g
salted peanuts
125 g
packet pretzel sticks
1 cup
Nutri- Grain
100 g
fried noodles
Method:
Place butter, curry, Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic
powder in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on HIGH for 1 to 2
minutes. Add remaining ingredients, mix well and cook on HIGH
for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring twice through cooking. Serve in a
bowl with drinks.
Pita Chips
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
2
Lebanese bread
or
3
pita bread rounds
2 tablespoons
olive oil
1/
2
teaspoon
dried oregano
1/
2
teaspoon
dried basil
Method:
Preheat oven on Grill 1. Split bread in half horizontally, cut into
triangles. Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Brush
one side of the bread with this mixture. Place bread slices on
High Rack. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool
chips before serving. Store in an airtight container. Serve with
dips or as an alternative to potato chips.
Hommus
Serves: Approximately 2 cups
Ingredients:
250 g
chick peas
8 cups
water
2 tablespoons
lemon juice
3
cloves garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons
olive oil
Method:
Place chick peas and water in 4-litre casserole dish and soak
overnight. Cover and cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. Then for a
further 45 minutes on MED HIGH. Place all ingredients into a
food processor and process for 6 to 8 minutes or until smooth. If
mixture is too thick add extra water. Serve as a dip with
blanched carrot, cauliflower and broccoli.
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Crispy Focaccia Fingers
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1 focaccia
bread
(approximately 20 cm square)
50 g
butter, softened
1 tablespoon
mixed dried herbs
Method:
Preheat oven to Grill 1. Cut the focaccia through the centre.
Spread with combined butter and herbs. Cut into 2 cm wedge
shaped pieces. Place on High Rack and cook on Grill 1 for 3 to
4 minutes or until crisp and brown.
Cheese Straws
Makes: 30
Ingredients:
3
sheets ready rolled puff pastry
1
egg, beaten.
1/
2
cup
Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons
paprika
Method:
To Cook by 2 Level Convection:
Preheat oven to 200°C. Cut each pastry sheet into 10 equal
strips (approx. 2 cm wide). Twist pastry strips and place on a
greased baking tray. Brush pastry with egg on both sides. Mix
cheese and paprika together and sprinkle over each twist.
Cook on 200°C for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden.
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Popcorn
Serves: 2 to 4
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons
butter
3 tablespoons
popping corn
Method:
Place all ingredients in a loosely twisted oven bag. Place oven
bag on an inverted microwave-safe plate. Cook on HIGH for 2
minutes.
Remove from bag and serve sprinkled with salt.
*Note:
do not leave oven unattended while popping corn.
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