Vanilla, Tomato & Basil Soup
A quick and easy vanilla tomato & basil soup, wow your friends and family with these exciting flavors.
Time: 30 Mins
Serves: 4 – 6
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 carrot diced
- Handful of fresh basil leaves roughly chopped
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 6-8 drops Vanilla Girl vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Method
Melt butter in a saucepan and sauté onions and carrots until translucent. Add flour and stir to blend. Add chicken stock and then the tin of tomatoes. Stir well and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Allow to cool and puree in a blender. Return to heat with the Vanilla Girl vanilla extract and simmer gently. Serve with crusty bread and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Vanilla Poached Chicken with Vanilla Mayonnaise, Mango, and Rocket
A quick and easy tender chicken recipe to make you the talk of the town.
Time: 30 Mins
Serves: 4 – 6
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Chicken Ingredients
- 8 skinless chicken breasts
- 500ml chicken stock
- 1 Vanilla Girl Vanilla Pod
Dressing Ingredients
- 1 whole egg
- 5 egg yolks
- 30ml Dijon mustard
- 750ml sunflower oil
- 45ml white wine vinegar
- 60ml boiling water
- 6-10 drops Vanilla Girl vanilla extract
- Salt and pepper to taste
Chicken Method
Place the chicken breasts in a casserole dish. Split the vanilla pod in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Bring the chicken stock to the boil with the Vanilla Girl vanilla pod and vanilla seeds. Turn off the heat and allow to infuse for 15 minutes. Pour over the chicken breasts. Cover the dish with buttered greaseproof paper and bake in a preheated oven for 7 minutes at 180’C. Allow the breasts to cool in the liquid.
Dressing Method
Place mustard, eggs, salt and pepper in the food processor, beat well and slowly add the oil until it forms a thick creamy consistency. Add the Vanilla Girl vanilla extract to the boiling water and vinegar and lastly add this to the mayonnaise. Slice each chicken breast into four and toss in 1 cup of mayonnaise. Set on a platter with rocket and sliced mango.
Vanilla Choc Pots
Delicious vanilla choc pots for the kids.
Time: 30 Mins
Makes: 6 small choc pots
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 200g quality dark chocolate (with at lease 40% cocoa solids)
- 1 egg
- 300ml cream
- 8-10 drops Vanilla Girl vanilla extract
- Icing sugar and Vanilla Girl vanilla powder to garnish.
Method
Melt and whisk cream and chocolate in a double boiler. Add the beaten egg whisking lightly until the mixture is warm. Remove from heat and stir in the Vanilla Girl vanilla extract. Pour mixture into 6 small pots and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours. To serve, sprinkle with icing sugar.
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