Todmorden tapas

This glorious summer continues, and dinner needs to be less pie and mash and more colourful vibrant mixtures, but not just boring salads.  A few minutes and a scout around the market, and some chopping can bring you this …

Pepperonata
Garlic mushrooms
Jamaican jerk chicken
Halloumi
Vinci olives
Green beans
Baby spinach
Pitta


Pepperonata

Red peppers
Red onion
garlic
olive oil
white wine
Tomatoes

Sautee chopped onions and crushed garlic until soft, add chopped peppers and tomatoes and cook down, add a drop of water and some wine when it looks like it is going dry.  Cook until peppers are soft.

Garlic mushrooms

Gently fry mushrooms in olive oil and butter, add a splash of cognac and a grind of black pepper.

Jamaican jerk chicken

Mix together a spoonful of natural yogurt, a spoonful of olive oil and a spoonful of Jamaican jerk seasoning.  Toss chicken in the mixture and fry for about 6 minutes, turning frequently until cooked.

Fry halloumi, steam beans and toast pitta.

Done --- serve, and scoff … the beauty being that people can have exactly the mixture which they want.