4 Extra Special Christmas Side Dish Recipes
Four simple side dish recipes to take your Christmas Dinner to the next level. Prepare in advance and bake at 180°C alongside your turkey.
Extra Special Christmas Pigs in Blankets
Our Free Range Blythburgh pork chipolatas, hand-made and wrapped in smoky streaky bacon. No preservatives — arrives frozen, cook from frozen.
Method: Place frozen pigs in blankets on a lined baking tray. Cook for 35–40 minutes, turning halfway.
Homemade Sausage & Apple Stuffing
Use to stuff the turkey neck, roll into balls, or cook in a loaf tin and serve in slices.
Ingredients: 1kg Free Range Sausage Meat, 1 large white onion (finely sliced), 1 small Organic Apple (peeled and diced), 1 tsp ground nutmeg, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, fresh sage, 100g breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, olive oil and butter.
Method:
- Sauté onions in olive oil 5–6 minutes until translucent
- Add apple and butter, cook 2 minutes; cool in a large bowl
- Add sausage meat, spices, breadcrumbs and sage; mix with hands
- Pack into a 1kg loaf tin; bake 35–40 minutes at 180°C
Honey & Orange Glazed Roasted Veggies
Ingredients: 1 Seasonal Organic Veg Roasting Box, 2 tbsp raw honey, zest and juice of 1 orange, fresh thyme, 1 tsp ground cumin, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Method:
- Peel and chop squash into crescents; quarter carrots and parsnips lengthways; separate garlic bulb
- Mix honey, orange juice and zest, cumin, olive oil and thyme
- Toss veg in glaze on a large roasting tray; spread evenly
- Roast uncovered at 180°C for 45 minutes, tossing every 15 minutes
Festive Spiced Red Cabbage & Apple
Ingredients: 1 red cabbage (finely sliced), 1 large Bramley apple (peeled and diced), 4 rashers Organic Smoked Streaky Bacon (finely sliced), 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar, juice of 1 clementine.
Method:
- Sauté bacon 1 minute on high heat; add rosemary and fennel seeds, cook 1 more minute
- Add red cabbage, apple and balsamic; add clementine juice to deglaze
- Season, add 50ml water, cook on medium heat or in oven 30 minutes stirring until sticky
Garnish with fresh cranberries, sage leaves and candied orange slices for a feast that looks as good as it tastes.
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