Get Inspired This Spring With Mark Sargeant And The Groovy Food Company

    04 Dec 12

The Groovy Food Company and Michelin starred celebrity chef, Mark Sargeant, have come together to create some mouth-watering recipes utilising The Groovy Food Company's exquisite range of healthy oils and the best in season fresh produce.

Each of the Groovy Food Company's oils is uniquely blended from freshly pressed organic seeds and oils; they not only taste great but have also been designed to give your body a boost of omega 3, 6 and 9.

The Groovy Food Company Virgin Coconut Oil - derived from the flesh of freshly picked coconuts - is a traditionally made and enriched with the taste of sunshine. It is great sizzled, roasted and baked. Used as an alternative to other vegetable oils and butter, it's a sweet vegetable fat that is solid at room temperature and can be used to create flaky pie crusts, crumbly scones and fluffy cupcake icing. Priced at £6.99 (RRP)

The Groovy Food Company Omega Cool Oil is a perfect blend of omega 3, 6 and 9; pressed from flax, hemp, pumpkin and evening primrose organic seed oils. Priced at £8.99(RRP)

"This delicious oil is the perfect accompaniment to cold foods; drizzled onto salads, blended into smoothies or used simply for dipping breads and olives" comments Mark Sargeant.

To complete the oil range, The Groovy Food Company High Five Cooking Oil, is a unique fusion of five cold pressed virgin seed oils - this oil has high nutritional properties whilst graced with a subtle toasted sesame flavour. Priced at £5.99 (RRP)

"The Groovy Food Company High Five Cooking Oil's unique characteristics ensure the great taste is retained even when cooking at high temperatures. It's the ideal healthier alternative to other cooking fats, and is perfect in stir fries." says Mark Sargeant.

So get inspired this spring with some delicious, healthy recipes (below) from Mark Sargeant and the Groovy Food Company.

The Groovy Food Company's range of oils is available in major supermarkets and independent stores nationwide. For further information please visit www.groovyfood.co.uk

Indian Coconut Bread

Ingredients

75g self-raising flour

50g The Groovy Food Company Organic Virgin Coconut oil

Pinch of sea salt

Plain yoghurt

Extra flour for dusting

Method

Place the flour in a large mixing bowl with a good pinch of sea salt then add enough yoghurt to form a medium soft dough. Knead for 5 minutes then wrap in cling film and rest in the fridge for 20 minutes. When nice and chilled dust a work surface with flour and roll the dough out into one large rectangle. With a spoon, spread the Groovy Food Company organic virgin coconut oil over the dough then fold the dough back in on its self so that you have four sealed ends and the coconut oil is all contained inside. Chill the dough to set the coconut oil for about 5 minutes then carefully roll it out again, this time just folding it back. By doing this you are mixing layers of the coconut oil through the bread. Chill again and repeat once more. Once the dough is nice and cold and firm divide the mixture into two and roll out one piece into a circle about 15cm/5-inches in diameter. Heat a heavy frying pan until hot adding a little coconut oil then add a paratha and cook for about 1 minute. Continue to cook as above for a total of 1-2 minutes, turning frequently. Repeat with the second paratha. Serve hot.

Tasty Vegetable Stirfry

Ingredients

2 tbsp The Groovy Food Company Omega High Five oil

1 onion, peeled and sliced

2 clove garlic, sliced

100g tenderstem broccoli

175g baby sweetcorn, halved

2 pak choi, broken into leaves

2 courgettes, sliced

50g water chestnuts, sliced

2 tbsp light soy sauce

5cm piece fresh root ginger, grated

1 red chilli, sliced

Small bunch coriander, chopped

50g cashew nuts, lightly toasted

Juice of 1 lime

Method

Heat the oil in a wok and fry garlic until it goes lightly brown then add the onion and fry for 3 minutes. Add the chilli, ginger, broccoli florets, sweetcorn and courgettes and continue to fry for a further 5 minutes. Add the pak choi and the water chestnuts and toss to mix in for a further 2 minutes then add the soy sauce, lime juice and a few more drops of the Groovy Food Company Omega High Five oil. Toss the cashew nuts in and serve.

Roast Squash Salad

Ingredients

1 butternut squash

The Groovy Food Company Omega High Five Oil

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 small dried red chilli

1 tspn fennel seeds

20 slices of Parma ham

4 handfuls of watercress

6 tablespoons The Groovy Food Company Omega Cool Oil

4 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 small block of Parmesan cheese

METHOD

Pre heat the oven to 190c then cut the squash in half. Remove the seeds then cut into quarters. Place the squash on a baking tray and rub all over with the Groovy Food Company Omega High Five Oil then sprinkle over some salt, pepper, dried chilli and finally the fennel seeds. Roast in the oven for about 30 minutes until soft, then remove and keep warm. Mix together the Groovy Food Company Omega Cool Oil with the cider vinegar to make a dressing and check the seasoning then gently break up the squash and divide it between four warm plates. Lay the Parma ham slices over the warm squash then scatter over the watercress. Drizzle the dressing over and then finish with shavings of fresh Parmesan and some freshly ground black pepper