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With British berry season upon us here are some gorgeous recipes from California walnuts which make the most of the lovely British cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries available at the moment!<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got a fab selection below – please find methods for the Strawberry Tartlets, porridge with raspberries and blackberries, chocolate walnut dipped strawberry ice pops, walnut chia bowl, goats’ cheese, griddled cherry and gremolata toast, and blackberry quick bread.<\/p>\n
California Walnut and Strawberry Tartlets<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation time: 30 mins <\/p>\n You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n 1-1\/2 cups California walnut pieces Method California Walnut Porridge with Raspberries and Blackberries<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation time: 20 mins (plus overnight to soak the walnuts) You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n For the walnut drink: For the porridge: Method<\/p>\n 1. Place the walnuts in a bowl and cover with water. Leave at room temperature for 12 hours to soften.<\/p>\n 2. Drain the walnuts and rinse well. Combine the walnuts with 3 cups water, vanilla extract, honey and salt in the jug of the blender. Mix until creamy \u2013 for at least two minutes. Strain if you want a more liquid drink.<\/p>\n 3. To make the porridge, cover the oats with the walnut drink and leave for 15 minutes to soak, so that the oats can soften.<\/p>\n 4. Wash and drain the raspberries and blackberries.<\/p>\n 5. Serve in a bowl and decorate with the berries and walnuts, and drizzle over the honey if using.<\/p>\n Chocolate Walnut Dipped Strawberry Ice Pops<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation time: 15 mins (plus 4 hours freezing time) You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n For the ice pops: For the dip and garnish: Method<\/p>\n 1. Combine the strawberries, honey, and water in a blender. Puree until smooth, then pour into ice lolly moulds and freeze for at least 4 hours.<\/p>\n 2. To make the chocolate dip, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a heat-proof bowl and place over a simmering saucepan of water. Stir until melted, then remove from the heat. Place the chopped walnuts onto a plate.<\/p>\n 3. Run the ice lolly mould under warm water and remove one pop from the mould.<\/p>\n 4. Quickly dip it in the chocolate dip, then immediately dip in the chopped walnuts.<\/p>\n 5. Set on a plate to harden, then work your way through the other pops. They can be eaten immediately, or refrozen.<\/p>\n Chocolate, Strawberry and Walnut Chia Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n Prep time: 10 mins (plus 1 hour for chilling) You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n For the chia mixture: For the garnish: Method<\/p>\n 1. First, break the chocolate into pieces, place into a glass or heatproof plastic bowl, then place the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir until the chocolate is fully melted, making sure not to get any water into the bowl.<\/p>\n 2. Individually dip each walnut into the chocolate so it is half coated, then place to one side on a sheet of baking paper to cool. Repeat until you\u2019ve coated all the walnuts.<\/p>\n 3. Next, mix the cocoa powder into the plant-based alternative to yogurt, add the chia seeds and mix well. Pour into 4 bowls and refrigerate for at least an hour.<\/p>\n 4. When the chia mixture is chilled, wash the strawberries, remove the core and cut into small pieces.<\/p>\n 5. Garnish the chia bowl with the chocolate-covered walnuts and strawberries to serve.<\/p>\n Goats\u2019 Cheese, Griddled Cherry and Gremolata Toast<\/strong><\/p>\n With the tang of goats\u2019 cheese, the sweetness of cherries, and the smooth creaminess of California walnuts, get your gremolata on and upgrade your toast! Ideal for an easy starter, or a fancy lunch.<\/p>\n Preparation time: 15 mins You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n Small bunch flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped Method<\/p>\n 1. To make the gremolata, mix together the parsley, orange zest, garlic and extra virgin olive oil, and season to taste.<\/p>\n 2. Heat a griddle pan until searing hot, then place the cherries in cut side down. Sear for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n 3. Lightly toast the bread until golden brown and spread each slice with the goats\u2019 cheese. Top each toast with the cherries and gremolata and finish with a sprinkle of walnuts to serve.<\/p>\n Walnut Blackberry Quick Bread<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparation time: 1 hour 30 mins You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n 1 1\/4 cups sugar Method<\/p>\n 1. Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C and grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Keep calm and eat a strawberry With British berry season upon us here are some gorgeous recipes from California walnuts which make the most of the lovely British cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries available at the moment! We\u2019ve got a fab selection below – please find methods for the Strawberry Tartlets, porridge with raspberries and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":479980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-479972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479972"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480015,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479972\/revisions\/480015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nServes: 6<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1Walnut-and-Strawberry-Tartlets.jpg\")
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\n2 tbsp butter, softened
\n1 tbsp maple syrup
\n1 tbsp brown sugar
\n1 cup strawberries, diced
\n2 tbsp Grand Marnier liqueur
\n1\/2 cup double cream, whipped
\n6 large strawberries<\/p>\n
\n1. Preheat oven 190\u00b0C
\n2. In a food processor, pulse together walnuts, butter, maple syrup and brown sugar until crumbly. Divide mixture among six 3inch nonstick tart shell moulds pressing into bases evenly.
\n3. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes until fragrant and golden brown. Let cool and remove from moulds.
\n4. In a medium bowl, combine strawberries with liqueur and spoon \u00bc cup into the base of each tart.
\n5. Pipe or spoon \u00bc cup of whipped cream onto one tart. With a knife, slice a side off a large strawberry and press a 1-inch diameter maple leaf cookie cutter into the strawberry to form a maple leaf. Place the maple leaf shaped strawberry on tartlet.
\n6. Repeat with remaining three tarts.
\n7. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n
\nServes: 4<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/California-Walnut-Porridge-with-Raspberies-and-Blackberries.jpg\")
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\n120g California walnuts
\n3 cups water
\n1 tablespoon honey
\n1 tablespoon vanilla extract
\n1 pinch of salt<\/p>\n
\n1L of walnut drink
\n250g oats
\n100g blackberries
\n100g raspberries
\n40g honey (optional)
\nHandful of California walnuts to decorate<\/p>\n
\nServes: 9<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chocolate-Walnut-Dipped-Strawberry-Ice-Pops.jpg\")
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\n3 cups strawberries, halved and stems removed
\n2 tablespoons honey
\n1\/2 cup water<\/p>\n
\n1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
\n2 tablespoons coconut oil
\n1\/2 cup California walnuts, finely or roughly chopped<\/p>\n
\nServes: 4<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chocolate-Strawberry-and-Walnut-Chia-Bowl.jpg\")
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\n980g plant-based alternative yogurt
\n4 tbsp cocoa powder
\n4 tbsp chia seeds<\/p>\n
\n60g California walnuts
\n75g chocolate (of your choice)
\n12 strawberries<\/p>\n
\nServes: 4<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Goats-Cheese-Griddled-Cherry-and-Gremolata-Toasts.jpg\")
\nZest of 1 orange
\n1 small clove of garlic, minced
\n2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
\nA pinch of salt and pepper
\n100g cherries, cut in half and destoned
\n8 slices of sourdough bread
\n120g soft goats\u2019 cheese
\n60g California walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped<\/p>\n
\nServes: 16<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Walnut-Blackberry-Quick-Bread.jpg\")
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\n1 cup skimmed milk
\n1\/2 cup vegetable oil
\n2 tsp vanilla extract
\n6oz container of lemon yogurt
\n1 egg
\nFinely grated zest of 1 lemon
\n3 cups flour
\n2 1\/2 tsp baking powder
\n1\/2 tsp baking soda
\n1 cup chopped California walnuts
\n6-oz fresh blackberries, coarsely chopped<\/p>\n
\n2. Whisk together the sugar, milk, oil, vanilla extract, yogurt, egg and lemon zest in a large bowl.
\n3. Stir together dry ingredients and 3\/4 of the walnuts and add to bowl, stirring until dry ingredients are just combined being careful not to over mix.
\n4. Carefully fold in blackberries and pour into the prepared loaf tin; sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
\n5. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"