Recipes Blog — Mountain Pepper

Lemon Myrtle Fishcakes with Chilli Coconut & Lemon Myrtle Sauce

Lemon Myrtle Fishcakes with Chilli Coconut & Lemon Myrtle Sauce

This Thai inspired recipe beautifully showcases the lemon/lime and lemongrass attributes of Lemon Myrtle. Fishcakes are a firm family favourite and the perfect way to introduce more fish into your daily diet as the kids will love them! Perfect finger food too. And so easy to make with a food processor - you can whizz them up in no time. Makes 24 small fishcakes 1 kg firm white fish fillets (such as barramundi, flathead , snapper or bream) 25g unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 large onion, very finely diced 1 teaspoon Mountain Pepper 1 large egg, lightly beaten ...

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Fig , Fetta and Pomegranate Salad with Blood Lime &  Pepperberry Syrup

Fig , Fetta and Pomegranate Salad with Blood Lime & Pepperberry Syrup

If you love figs as much as we do, you'll agree this is the ultimate summer starter. In addition to the sublime flavours , we also adore the beautiful colours of this dish - the deep reds of the fig and syrup against the green and white of the witlof and cheese. It may sound strange to serve syrup over a salad but trust us on this, this syrup is sweet but spicy too and is a perfect foil for the richness of the cheese and figs, Serves 4 as a starter or a light lunch   180g Greek fetta,...

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Outback Spirit
Retro Eggplant Parmigiana with Outback Tomato Chutney

Retro Eggplant Parmigiana with Outback Tomato Chutney

Eggplant Parmigiana is a dish we've all grown up with and it is a traditional Italian meal comprised of shallow- or deep-fried slices of eggplant, layered with cheese and tomato sauce, and then baked in the oven. The dish is thought to have originated in the Southern regions of Campania and Sicily and Australians have taken it as their own. We have, of course, given this our native food twist by incorporating Mountain Pepper in the panko crust and Outback Tomato Chutney spread on the top - oh and we've added in fresh tomato slices too :) To make 4-6...

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Summer Chicken Melon and Artichoke Salad with Lemon Aspen Mayonnaise

Summer Chicken Melon and Artichoke Salad with Lemon Aspen Mayonnaise

This is such a delicious salad. We’ve used chicken, melon and artichokes but you can mix it up – try asparagus when is season! To get the best ever flavour, make the mayo the day before use if possible or if making the same day allow the Lemon Aspen Mayo at least one hour to rest so the gorgeous lemony flavours can infuse. We've incorporated quite a few native ingredients in this salad and if you are an aficionado (like us) and have them available, we would urge you to use them - but the real hero of this recipe...

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