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Pomegranate Apple and ginger slice

Ingredients:• 200ml Pimms No. 1 Cup*• 200ml pomegranate juice*• Ice cubes• 1 cup (250ml) soda water• 1 cup (250ml) lem-onade• 1/4 telegraph cucum-ber, halved cut into long, thin slices

Ingredients:• 170g butter, at room temperature

• 1 cup brown sugar

• 3 Coles Brand free range eggs

• 1 cup self-raising flour

• 1 teaspoon Coles Brand ground cinnamon

• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 grated lemon zest

• 3 jazz apples, quartered, cored

• 1 tablespoon Demerara sugar

Step 1: PlacePimms,juiceandicecubesintoajug. Fillwithsodawaterandlemonade.Stirinthe cucumber,orangeandmint.Servegarnished withborage,ifusing.

Step 1: Preheatovento180Cor160Cfan-forced. Greaseandlinebaseandsidesofa19cmx

29cmslicepan.

Step 2:Usinganelectricmixer,beatbutterandbrown

sugaruntillightandfluffy.Addeggs,oneata

time,beatingwellaftereachaddition.Sift

togetherflourandspices.Foldintobutter

mixturewithlemonzest,untilcombined.Peel

andchop1appleandmixintobatter.

Step 3:Fillpreparedpan,smoothingtopwitha

spatula.Bakefor10mins.Removefromoven.

Thinlysliceremainingapplesandarrangeover

batter.Sprinkleoverdemerarasugar.Bakefor

another20-25mins,oruntilaskewerinserted

comesoutclean.Coolinpan.

• 1 orange, thinly sliced• 1/4 cup mint leaves• Borage flowers* (optional)Notes:* Pimms is available from bottle shops. Pome-granate juice is from greengrocers and health food shops. Borage, a flowering herb, is from garden centres.

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Fig,prosciut-to and chilli jam pizzaIngredients:• 2 pizza bases• 85g (1/4 cup) chilli jam• 100g (1 cup) coarsely grated fresh mozzarella• 100g thinly sliced prosciutto• 4 fresh figs, quartered• Baby rocket, to serve• Extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle• Lemon wedges, to serve (op-tional)

Step 1: Preheatovento220C/200Cfanforced.Placepizzabaseson2baking trays.Spreadwithchillijam.Sprinklewithmozzarella.Bakefor8-10 minutesoruntilgoldenandmelted.

Step 2: Arrangeprosciuttoonpizzas.Topwithfigsandsprinklewithrocket. Seasonwithpepperanddrizzlewithoil.Servewithlemonwedges,if using.

Kiwi

Passion-

fruit

Pavlova

Ingredients:• 6 eggwhites• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar• 1 tablespoon cornflour• 1 teaspoon white vinegar• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract• 300ml thickened cream• 1 tablespoon icing sugar mixture• 4 kiwifruit, peeled, sliced• 2 passionfruit, halved

Step 1: Preheat oven to

120°C/100°Cfan-forced.

Lineabakingtraywithbaking

paper.Marka22cmcircleonthepaper.

Step 2: Usinganelectricmixer,beategg-whitesuntilstiffpeaksform.Addcaster

sugar.Beatfor10minutesoruntilsugarhasdissolved.Addcornflour,

vinegarandvanilla.Beatfor1minute.Spoonmixtureontocircle.Usinga

paletteknife,shapeintoacirclewithhighsides.Makefurrowsupsides.

Step 3: Bakefor1hour15minutesoruntilfirm.Allowtocoolcompletelyin

ovenwithdoorslightlyajar.

Step 4: Usinganelectricmixer,beatcreamandicingsugaruntilsoftpeaks

form.Placepavlovaonaplate.Spreadwithcreammixture.Topwith

kiwifruitandpassionfruitpulp.Serve.22

*limited time only*

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