Easy Cavolo Nero recipes to delight
I confess I had not heard of this ingredient until I saw it in Waitrose. I am delighted to share these tasty Cavolo Nero recipes with you and highly recommend the fish pie in particular as perfect comfort food.
CREAMY CAVOLO NERO AND CHESTNUT STIR FRY
Serve with sherry
Try this recipe with an Oloroso or Palo Cortado sherry. Both kinds are dry but rich and well matched to creamy foods as well as more traditional tapas. They will also pick up the rounded nuttiness of the chestnuts.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 tbsp oil
1 large onion, sliced (180g)
2 x 200g packs cavolo nero, shredded
200g pack chestnuts, roughly chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
180g pack low fat cheese
4 tbsp crème fraiche (100g)
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion for 2 minutes, add the cavolo nero, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the chestnuts and cinnamon and cook for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the soft cheese and crème fraiche and cook for 1 minute, season.
Cooks Tip
Great served with Christmas turkey as part of the trimmings or as a vegetarian option on its own.
Allergen information: contains milk (crème fraiche), cheese
SMOKED HADDOCK & CAVOLO NERO PIE
Serve with Prosecco or red wine
I am heading for Prosecco with this delicious fish pie. It’s the cavolo nero that points me in that direction with the tomato rich sauce. Sparkling wines by the very nature of their matching with canapés and nibbles can blend with all sorts of flavours, and there are lots in this pie with smoked fish, the sauce, the cavolo nero and the cheese. However, if you are a red wine drinker, a New World Pinot Noir at about 13.5-14%abv will take the richness of the cheese, the smokiness of the fish and the tomato.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
600g potatoes, diced
50ml milk
15g butter
150g cavolo nero, shredded
350g smoked haddock, skinned and diced
350g jar tomato & basil pasta sauce
25g Cheddar cheese, grated
Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 10-15 minutes until tender, drain and mash with milk, butter and seasoning.
Meanwhile, cook the cavolo nero in boiling water for 3 minutes, add the haddock and cook for a further 2 minutes, drain, return to the pan and stir in the tomato sauce. Transfer to a heatproof serving dish and top with the mashed potato.
Sprinkle over the cheese and place under a preheated frill for 2-3 minutes until golden.
Cooks Tip
Try using any white fish or mix in some seafood.
With thanks to www.discovercavolonero.co.uk
Do you have any interesting Cavolo Nero recipes to share with my readers?
You may also like an easy vegetable tart recipe for tea.
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3 Comments
Rachel
I’ve eaten it for years but am trying the top one tonight for tea with my leftovers!
Laura
mmm I have never seen cavolo nero here and chestnuts are super hard to find but it looks delicious!
Toni | This Mama
Kate these sound amazing! I’ve never heard of it either so I’ll have to pick some up and try the stir fry recipe, it looks delish! Thanks so much for joining in with the #RecipeRoundUp, hope to see you back tomorrow