What To Cook & How To Cook It: Fresh & Easy

 by Jane Hornby  - Phaidon - A$59.95 NZ$69.99

A new collection of light and simple step-by-step recipes using fresh seasonal produce by Jane Hornby author of What to Cook and How to Cook It. A beautiful hardback that is a joy to hold and read. A superb gift for anyone just setting up home whether they be novice or veteran in the kitchen. Stunning production and design, a tribute to the author and the publishing design team that put it together.


And here is something from the book that you may like to make for Sunday brunch using two of my favourite foods.


AVOCADO AND CHORIZO TOAST

Ingredients (serves 4)
250g chorizo sausages ♦ 2 ripe avocados ♦ 4 spring onions ♦ 2 limes ♦ a few drops Tabasco sauce ♦ 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling ♦ 4 thick slices good quality bread, such as sourdough ♦ 1 clove garlic ♦ 1 handful fresh coriander ♦ sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Step 1: Cut the sausages into bite-size pieces. Heat a skillet or frying pan, add the sausages to the dry pan, then fry for 5min, until golden and crisp around the edges. The sausages will release their own red oil as they cook. Meanwhile, cut each avocado in half; then use a spoon to scoop out the pits (stones) and the flesh. Roughly slice or chop the flesh.

Step 2: Thinly slice the spring onions and squeeze the juice from one lime. Add the juice and onions to the avocados in a bowl. Add the Tabasco, and oil, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut the remaining lime into wedges. Preheat the grill and spread out the bread on a baking sheet. Toast until golden on both sides. Cut the garlic in half and rub the cut side over the toast. Drizzle with a little extra-virgin oil.

Step 3: Top the toast with the avocado mix, followed by the sausages and a spoonful of cooking juices. Finish with torn coriander leaves and serve with lime wedges.



Footnote:
Above I only show the illustration featuring the finished dish but in the book there are three pages of illustrations showing the method step-by-step.