A sweet, salty and spicy treat for passing around the campfire
Sweet and spicy harissa almonds
by Cath •
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Just Pitched Veggie chilli
by Cath •
I love veggie chilli, I serve it at home with wholemeal soft flour tortillas, pickled jalapenos and guacamole. What you take to camp is really what you can manage. Like many stews, chilli benefits from a day’s rest before eating so is perfect to heat up on a one ring stove. This recipe is more…
Five-a-day barbecue
by Cath •
For a carnivore, a barbeque can easily become too meaty: a sausage, a lamb chop, a chicken drumstick, oh and one of those minute steaks too – it all adds up. Ketchup does not count as one of the five-a-day. Here are my recommendations for vegetable dishes to cook on the barbecue to break up…
Sardines stuffed with chermoula
by Cath •
Sardines are good value compared to other fish and their oil content makes them perfect for a spicy sauce and will help keep the flesh moist on the barbeque. Stopping fish from sticking on the grill can be a problem, but a light coating of oil on the skin and a fish holder will see…
Banana chillis stuffed with halloumi
by Cath •
Serves 4 This recipe requires the larger pale, green, mild chillis common in Middle Eastern supermarkets, but I have known my local supermarket to stock them too. When you choose the chillis, bear in mind you will be stuffing them so get the fattest ones. They go well with tomato salad, pittas and lamb kebabs.…
Sweetcorn relish
by Cath •
This relish really goes well with barbequed chicken or home-made burgers. If you don’t like chilli or you intend feeding the relish to children, omit the chilli. Start cooking this as soon as you can on the barbeque so that you can eat it with your meat. The relish will save in a jar until…
Veggie curry Wednesday
by Cath •
Wednesday is veggie curry night at home, as we cut down on the amount of meat in our diet. I’ve transferred this family ritual to camp. The Wednesday aspect is entirely optional but the day – being so middling, so unexceptional – requires a sense of occasion to lift it. Prepare garlic and ginger paste…
Salsa romesco
by Cath •
Prepare this at home before the trip and spoon it into a jar to save you having to pestle and mortar until you are blue in the face outside the tent. If you store this red sauce in a sterilized jar, it can keep for ages. Salsa romesco is mildly spicy and tangy and so…
Tangy squashy tomato relish
by Cath •
This relish virtually makes itself and is a vibrant alternative to ketchup. Ingredients 8 tasty tomatoes, cut in half horizontally 2 cloves garlic, peeled 1 red chilli, sliced in half lengthways or 1 tsp of paprika 1 tbs red wine or red wine vinegar 1 tbs olive oil Salt Equipment Barbeque/campfire Tin foil Bowl Sharp…
Spicy minted peas
by Cath •
Serves 4 as a side dish Mint and peas are a great match, to which I add chilli and coconut for a veggie curry. Ingredients 500g fresh peas in their pod, shelled 1 red chilli, split lengthways Half a small onion, very finely sliced 1 tbs fresh mint, chopped (or ½ tsp dried mint) Half…
