Valentines week recipes - simply italian

Thanks to the lovely Sarah and Eilidh from our Morningside store we've got not one, not two but four meals to share with you this valentines week. All our recipe cards include a starter, main, side and dessert. 

To start - caprese salad

Ingredients - 
250g tomatoes
Bunch of basil
Mozzarisella© vegan cheese
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Method -
1. Slice the Mozarisella into thick rounds
2. Slice the tomatoes into rounds
3. Pick the leaves off the basil
4. Arrange the tomatoes, Mozzarisella and basil on a plate
5. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper

On the side - salad with Italian dressing 

Ingredients - 
1 Little Gem Lettuce
2 Tomatoes
1/3 Cucumber
Inspired Vegan©salad dressing
Salt and pepper

Method - 
1. Slice the cucumber and tomatoes and rip the lettuce leaves into bite size pieces.
2. Toss in a salad bowl
3. Dress with the salad dressing about 5 minutes before serving
4. Season with salt and pepper

Main course - tomato pasta 

Ingredients -
Jar of Mr Organic© or Suma Passata Sauce
Packet of dried fusilli pasta
Violife© vegan Parmesan
Salt and pepper

Method - 
1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add a good pinch of salt (about a level teaspoon)
2. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions (100g dried pasta per person)
3. Empty the pasta sauce into a separate saucepan and heat on a medium heat until
cooked through
4. Drain the pasta and add to the sauce: enough that it thickly coats the pasta
5. Serve in pasta bowls and grate over the vegan Parmesan
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste

To finish - biscotti with ice cream

Ingredients - 
One pack Rhythm 108© biscotti (or your favourite cookies)
Tub of ice cream in your favorite flavour

Method - 
1.Break the biscotti into bite size pieces.
2.Top with 1 or 2 scoops of ice cream.

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