Recipes Blog — Outback Tomato Chutney

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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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Jammy Summer Tomato Tart

Jammy Summer Tomato Tart

This tart celebrates the tastes of summer, so choose the most beautiful ripe tomatoes you can find. Enjoy the rich jam-like texture and intense tomato flavour of this tart as a starter or as a light lunch, or take it along to your next picnic. If we have ground bush tomatoes at hand, we love to add these (dry and ground) to the filling for an extra flavour twist. This makes a large tart suitable for sharing. You can reduce the recipe to suit, or turn it in to individual small tartlets for finger food. 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus...

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Goat's Cheese, Outback Tomato and Green Olive Galette

Goat's Cheese, Outback Tomato and Green Olive Galette

Much of the success of a galette depends on the quality of the pastry base so use a good quality product.    Makes 1 x 20cm galette or about 8 finger food sized galettes   1 sheet butter puff pastry (such as Careme brand) at least 20cm square 1 jar Outback Spirit Outback Tomato Chutney 1/2 Teaspoon (2-3gm) Bush Tomatoes per small galettes or 1 tablespoon (15 gm)for a large galette (Bush Tomatoes are lovely with this, if you have them but this is entirely optional) 150g green olives, pitted 120 gm goat’s cheese 1 egg and ½ tablespoon milk...

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Outback Tomato, Bacon and Cream Cheese Dip

Outback Tomato, Bacon and Cream Cheese Dip

If you are a lover of creamy dips and bacon you really should try this ! 1 packet Philly Cream Cheese - at room temperature 2 garlic cloves, crushed and finely diced (or a heaped teaspoon of crushed garlic) Tasmanian Pepper Salt - to taste  2 rashers of bacon - diced 3/4 jar Outback Tomato Chutney  1/2 large onion - diced Chopped fresh herbs of your choice (we like thyme with this) Olive Oil Place the cream cheese, garlic Tasmanian Pepper Salt and the herbs in a large bowl and mix through the cheese as much as possible Pour a...

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