Showing posts with label Dragon's Blood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragon's Blood. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Smoked salmon on olive bread with pesto and salsa

Whilst I was (briefly) enjoying the sunshine in Devon over the bank holiday weekend, my wonderful customers were inventing recipes using their Saturday purchases. Doesn't this sound (and look) like a lovely lunch:

Ingredients (to serve 4):

Fresh Olive bread
2 Tablespoons Seggiano Basil Pesto
4 Tablespoons Stokes Real Mayonnaise
A squeeze of lemon juice
Green leaves
Mike's Smokehouse Smoked salmon

Salsa:
2 Tomatoes (skinned, seeded and chopped)
1/2 Onion (chopped)
Fresh Coriander (2 Tablespoons, chopped)
Drop of Dragon's blood
12 Grapes (sliced)
Juice of 1/2 a lime
Seasoning

Method:
  1. Combine the salsa ingredients.
  2. Split the olive bread horizontally.
  3. Toast the top of the olive bread.
  4. Combine the pesto and the mayonnaise with a squeeze of lemon.
  5. Spread the pesto/mayonnaise mixture on the bread.
  6. Sprinkle green leaves on the bread and cover with the salmon.
  7. Top the salmon with the salsa.
Thank you Graham!

Friday, April 23, 2010

St George's Day

Today is Saint George's Day and an ideal opportunity to remind you of all the wonderful English fare on sale here, and to quickly mention...
we also sell Dragon's Blood!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Dragon's Blood


Seeing as it is Hallow'een, I should mention something a little scary – Dragon's Blood!

No, it's nothing to do with Wagner or Harry Potter. It's an award winning extremely hot sauce, made with Naga Jolakia chilli peppers (the world's hottest, which we also sell dried). Surprisingly, Dragon's Blood is made in the UK.

Use with discretion, as it's 200-400 times as strong as Tabasco*. It's not just for chilli heads though - when used in single drop quantities, it adds a certain something to a wide variety of dishes. Just make sure your hand doesn't wobble when pouring – best to measure onto a spoon rather than straight into your cooking to be on the safe side!

Next Hallow'een I'll tell you about Vampire's Revenge!

* Chilli strength is measured on the Scoville scale. Standard capsicums are 0, Tabasco is 2,500 to 5,000, and Dragon's Blood
comes in at a searing 800,000!