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Fruit recipes for making cakes, jams and preserves from Tree2mydoor – the tree gifts company.

Roquefort salad with pears, chicory and walnut.

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Roquefort salad with pears, chicory and walnut.

  • 2-3 heads red and white chicory, separated into leaves, soaked in iced water for about 10 minutes
  • 1 large ripe pear, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 125g/4oz Roquefort cheese, crumbled
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • 2-3 tbsp walnut oil
  • freshly ground black pepper

This is an easy recipe, and takes no time whatsoever a great festive side dish.

  1. Dry the chicory leaves and neatly arrange onto a serving dish, inner curved sides facing upwards. Drape the pear slices over the leaves.
  2. Evenly distribute the cheese in and amongst the leaves and squeeze over a touch of lemon juice
  3. Trickle over the walnut oil and grind over a little freshly ground black pepper.

Simple, tasty, and so Christmas!

Hot Buttered Rum

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This traditional festive drink is perfect to warm up those cold frosty Sundays.

What you’ll need:

2 ounces of dark rum
cinnamon stick
1 pat butter
1 slice lemon peel
Boiled water

Put the cinnamon stick, lemon peel and rum in a mug. Fill it with boiling water, Float the butter on top, then stir it in. This is so tasty and easy to do – great for if you happen to be entertaining over the Christmas period.

Olive and Lemon Tapenade

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Olive and Lemon Tapenade

  • 100g/3½oz black olives, pits removed
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • ½ lemon, juice and zest
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

It is so simple: place all of the tapenade ingredients into a small food processor and process until smooth and combined. We suggest serving on a toasted bruschetta or as a dip. A perfect appetiser.

Traditional Mulled Wine

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It just would not be Christmas without Mulled Wine, make your own this Christmas to wow your friends and family.

  • 1 Bottle of Red Wine
  • 1 Cup of Cognac
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 sliced satsuma
  • 1 sliced lemon

Combine the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 25 minutes. Let it sit overnight if possible. Strain out the fruits and other non-drinkable ingredients and serve it warm. Simple, easy and so festive.

Stilton and Walnut Balls

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Stilton and Walnut Balls

  • Knob of butter
  • 50g/2oz walnut halves
  • 200g/7oz Stilton, crumbled, at room temperature
  • 50g/2oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp port
  • 1 tbsp green peppercorn
  • 1 tbsp flatleaf parsley

 

  1. Heat a knob of butter in the frying pan, and fry the walnut halves for 1-2 minutes until they are just toasted. Allow to cool and then blend in a food processor until finely chopped.
  2. Roughly mash the Stilton and butter together in a bowl. Mash in the port and peppercorns, then chill in the fridge for at least three hours but preferably overnight.
  3. Mix the parsley into the chopped nuts and place into a small bowl.
  4. Roll teaspoonfuls of the mixture into small balls, then dip them into chopped nuts until evenly coated. Place onto a tray lined with baking paper and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
  5. To serve, pop a cocktail stick into each one and pile onto a plate

A simple and easy recipe, make an amazing canape and very festive.

Chocolate Berry Martini

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Chocolate Berry Martini

  • 1 1/2 ounce Berry (any berry of choice) vodka
  • 1 ounce white creme de cacao

Chill your ingredients beforehand. Pour them into a chilled martini glass – no need to stir or shake or anything! Add chocolate shavings and a Berry of choice to decorate. This is quite a strong one though, so make sure guests savour them.

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