VALENTINE’S DAY! Spice up your


BE SURE YOU IMPRESS YOUR GUEST ON VALENTINE’S DAY WITH YOUR COMMAND OF MOTHER NATURE’S FLAVOURS. THERE IS NOTHING MORE SATISFYING THAN A MEAL MADE USING ONLY THE RAWEST OF INGREDIENTS…


Starter HARIRA


(MOROCCAN LENTIL AND TOMATO SOUP)


This beautiful soup combines the wonderful rich flavour of cloves, the smokiness of paprika, the warm earthiness of cumin, the aromatic bay leaf and the fullness of garlic to compliment the rich lamb and tomato base.


Serves 4


 2 tbsp olive oil  2 small onions, chopped  2 large garlic cloves, crushed  500g lamb shoulder steaks, trimmed and cut into small chunks ⁄2


 1 1 ⁄2 tsp ground cumin


 2 tsp paprika  1


tsp ground cloves


 1 bay leaf  2 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated puree)


 1 litre beef stock  900g tinned chickpeas, rinsed and drained


 800g tinned chopped tomatoes  30g finely chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves, plus extra, to garnish  Small black olives, to serve


1 Heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan or stockpot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes, or until


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