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A GUIDE TO OUR INGREDIENTS
WITH PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS
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WHAT CAN I FIND IN THIS BOOKLET? ! VEGETABLES)AND)FRUITS)..............................................................................................................................................)4! ARTICHOKE!...........................................................................................................................................................................................!4! AUBERGINE!...........................................................................................................................................................................................!4! BABY CORN!...........................................................................................................................................................................................!4! BEETROOT!.............................................................................................................................................................................................!5! BUTTERNUT SQUASH!......................................................................................................................................................................!5! CARROT!...................................................................................................................................................................................................!5! COCONUT!.............................................................................................................................................................................................!5! COURGETTE!.........................................................................................................................................................................................!6! CRANBERRIES!......................................................................................................................................................................................!6! CUCUMBER!...........................................................................................................................................................................................!6! GIROLLES!................................................................................................................................................................................................!6! KALE!..........................................................................................................................................................................................................!7! KING OYSTERS!....................................................................................................................................................................................!7! LEMON!.....................................................................................................................................................................................................!7! MANGE TOUT!......................................................................................................................................................................................!7! MANGO!...................................................................................................................................................................................................!8! MUSHROOM!.........................................................................................................................................................................................!8! PAK CHOI!................................................................................................................................................................................................!8! PARIS BROWN!......................................................................................................................................................................................!8! PEPPERS!..................................................................................................................................................................................................!9! POMEGRANATE!.................................................................................................................................................................................!9! POTATO!..................................................................................................................................................................................................!9! PUMPKIN!.................................................................................................................................................................................................!9! RED ONION!........................................................................................................................................................................................!10! ROCKET!................................................................................................................................................................................................!10! SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS!.............................................................................................................................................................!10! SPINACH!..............................................................................................................................................................................................!10! SPRING ONION!................................................................................................................................................................................!11! SPROUTS!..............................................................................................................................................................................................!11! SWEET POTATO!..............................................................................................................................................................................!11! TOMATOES!........................................................................................................................................................................................!11! BASIL PESTO!......................................................................................................................................................................................!12! CASHEWS!............................................................................................................................................................................................!12! CORIANDER PESTO!.......................................................................................................................................................................!12! HAZELNUTS!........................................................................................................................................................................................!12! PINE NUTS!...........................................................................................................................................................................................!13! PISTACHIOS!.......................................................................................................................................................................................!13! HERBS)AND)SPICES).........................................................................................................................................................)14! BASIL!......................................................................................................................................................................................................!14! CORIANDER!.......................................................................................................................................................................................!14! GARLIC!..................................................................................................................................................................................................!14!
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! GINGER!.................................................................................................................................................................................................!14! LEMON GRASS!.................................................................................................................................................................................!15! LIME LEAF!............................................................................................................................................................................................!15! MALAI MASALA!................................................................................................................................................................................!15! MINT!.......................................................................................................................................................................................................!15! ROSEMARY!.........................................................................................................................................................................................!16! SAGE!......................................................................................................................................................................................................!16! THYME!...................................................................................................................................................................................................!16! DAIRY)..................................................................................................................................................................................)17! CRÈME ANGLAISE!..........................................................................................................................................................................!17! CRÈME FRAICHE!..............................................................................................................................................................................!17! GOAT’S CHEESE!..............................................................................................................................................................................!17! HALLOUMI!..........................................................................................................................................................................................!17! SAUCES)................................................................................................................................................................................)18! AIOLI !......................................................................................................................................................................................................!18! BABA GANOUSH!.............................................................................................................................................................................!18! BALSAMIC!...........................................................................................................................................................................................!18! BEETROOT HOUMOUS!...............................................................................................................................................................!18! CHANTILLY CREAM!.......................................................................................................................................................................!18! CREAMY CEP SAUCE!.....................................................................................................................................................................!18! GREEN PAPAYA SALSA!................................................................................................................................................................!18! HARISSA!...............................................................................................................................................................................................!18! MANGO PUREE!................................................................................................................................................................................!18! MINT SALSA!.......................................................................................................................................................................................!18! OLIVE TAPENADE!...........................................................................................................................................................................!18! POMEGRANATE MOLASSES!....................................................................................................................................................!18! RASPBERRY COULIS!.......................................................................................................................................................................!19! SCHOOG!..............................................................................................................................................................................................!19! SOYA DIP!..............................................................................................................................................................................................!19! TABBOULEH!.......................................................................................................................................................................................!19! TAHINI!...................................................................................................................................................................................................!19! OTHER).................................................................................................................................................................................)20! CAPERS!.................................................................................................................................................................................................!20! FREEKEH!..............................................................................................................................................................................................!20! LENTILS!.................................................................................................................................................................................................!20! POLENTA!.............................................................................................................................................................................................!20! TOFU!......................................................................................................................................................................................................!21! VINE LEAVES!......................................................................................................................................................................................!21!
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VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
ARTICHOKE ! Vegetable from the thistle family with edible flowers. The heart of an artichoke (centre) is very meaty in texture and has a great flavour. This is why the artichoke is a great ingredient for vegetarian cooking. ! !
AUBERGINE ! ! Also known as eggplant, edible fruit with a soft spongy texture. Used all over the world in Mediterranean cooking as a vegetable. Smokey flavour.
BABY CORN
! Young corn or conlettes. A cereal grain taken from corn and harvested early while the stalks are still small and immature.
BEAN SPROUTS Young sapling of a bean. It usually takes a week for the bean sprout to grow. They are more nutritious than original beans as they require less cooking. ! ! ! ! THE GATE RESTAURANT ISLINGTON – INGREDIENTS
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BEETROOT ! ! The taproot portion of the beet plant. They are notorious for their deep purple roots and can be used as a food colouring.! ! ! ! !
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
! Sweet nutty taste and is a winter vegetable. Yellow skin with orange fleshy pulp. ! ! ! !
CARROT
! Root vegetable usually orange in colour but can be purple, red, white and yellow. ! ! ! ! ! !
COCONUT ! Seed of the palm tree. Has an outer skin (husk) with an edible inner flesh and coconut water inside.
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COURGETTE ! From the cucumber, squash and melon family. Slightly bitter taste and used in Mediterranean cooking.! ! ! ! ! !
CRANBERRIES ! Berry used for sauces, jams and juices. Dry taste with antioxidising qualities. !
CUCUMBER Creeping vine vegetable used in salads and pickling.
GIROLLES ! Mushroom with rich golden colour and subtle taste. Commonly used in stews, risottos and omelettes.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! THE GATE RESTAURANT ISLINGTON – INGREDIENTS
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KALE ! ! One of the trendiest super foods of today. From the cabbage family. ! ! ! ! !
KING OYSTERS
! Also known as the French horn mushroom and king trumpet mushroom. Woody flavour becomes stronger when cooked. ! ! ! !
LEMON ! Bitter and zesty fruit. Used in dressings, sauces and to add an edge to recipes. ! ! ! ! ! ! !
MANGE TOUT ! Also known as the snow or sugar pea. Flatpodded pea variety with high nutritional value.!
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MANGO
! Juicy stone fruit from the tropics. Very sweet with unique flavour, fragrance, taste and health qualities.!
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MUSHROOM A fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus. Used in vegetarian cooking as a substitute for meat texture. !
PAK CHOI ! Chinese leaf vegetable used widely in Asian cooking!
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PARIS BROWN ! A variety of chestnut mushroom with distinct nutty taste and firm texture.! !
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PEPPERS ! Sweet vegetable used in Mediterranean cooking and salads. !
POMEGRANATE Fruit bearing, round fruit the size of an orange. With thick leathery skin and small, sweet edible seeds. Commonly used in fruit juices.!
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POTATO
! The world’s favourite root vegetable that comes in many varieties. A member of the nightshade family along with tomatoes and aubergine.!
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PUMPKIN ! One of the most widely grown vegetables, incredibly rich with antioxidants and vitamins. Commonly used in soups and pies with its sweet flavour. !
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RED ONION Deep flavour and pungent aroma, the red onion has become the base for most world cuisines and recipes. ! ! ! !
ROCKET
! Bitter salad leak used to add depth of flavour to a dish and offset sweetness.! ! ! !
SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS! ! Mushroom native to East Asia and used in a wide range of Asian cooking. Soft, spongy quality with a woody, meaty taste and texture. ! !
SPINACH Leafy superfood known for good health, bitterness and slightly salty flavour. ! !
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SPRING ONION Also known as scallions or green onions. They are in fact very young onions harvested before the bulb has a chance to swell. Milder onion taste, often eaten raw and used in Asian cooking! !
SPROUTS A member of the cabbage family. The quintessential Christmas dinner vegetable. Sweet nutty flavour. !
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SWEET POTATO Sweet tasting root vegetable often used as a substitute for white potatoes. !
TOMATOES A member of the nightshade family along with aubergines, peppers and chillies. In fact a fruit but is widely used in savoury cooking and in salads. Sweet tangy flavour.!
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NUTS BASIL PESTO ! Traditional Italian sauce traditionally consisting of basil, olive oil, pine nuts and crushed garlic. ! ! ! ! ! !
CASHEWS ! ! Mild sweet, buttery and crunchy nut filled with energy, antioxidants, minerals and oils. ! ! ! ! !
CORIANDER PESTO
! Pesto made with coriander instead of basil. Containing pine nuts, coriander, olive oil and crushed garlic. ! ! ! ! !
HAZELNUTS ! ! Sweet tasting, cream coloured nut. Mellow flavours with high fat content.! ! ! !
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PINE NUTS
Edible seeds of pines. Crunchy, buttery, sweet nuts that are commonly used in salads and pesto. !
PISTACHIOS A member of the cashew family. Sweet, crunchy, rich and nutty.!
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HERBS AND SPICES
BASIL Aromatic scent with similarities to pepper, anise and mint. Sweet but savoury with pungent smell. ! ! !
CORIANDER Light and sweet taste. Slightly citrusy. !
GARLIC Characteristic pungent, spicy flavour that mellows and sweetens when cooked. The base of most recipes all over the world. ! !
GINGER Spicy, peppery with a hint of lemon. Used in sweet and savoury, raw and cooked form. Well-known use in Asian and African cooking. !
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LEMON GRASS ! ! Lemon taste widely used in Asian cooking.! ! ! ! ! !
LIME LEAF ! Bright, floral and aromatic flavour. Used in Asian cooking.! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
MALAI MASALA ! ! Indian spice used in Asian cooking. A base for many curries.! ! ! ! ! !
MINT ! ! Fresh, menthol, cooling flavour.! ! ! !
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ROSEMARY Pine-like fragrance and pungent flavour traditionally used with meat dishes but giving a fragrant and aromatic addition to vegetables and breads. !
SAGE Aromatic herb with a slightly bitter and woody taste. !
THYME Subtle dry aroma with a slightly minty flavour. Often used in Mediterranean cooking, goes well with tomatoes. !
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DAIRY
CRÈME ANGLAISE ! A light pouring custard used as dessert or sauce. Usually consisting of egg yolks, milk, sugar and vanilla. ! ! ! ! ! !
CRÈME FRAICHE The French version of soured cream. Made from pasteurised cows milk with lactic bacteria, which gives it a distinctive sharp taste. ! ! ! ! !
GOAT’S CHEESE ! Cheese made from the milk of a goat. ! ! ! ! ! !
HALLOUMI A mild, firm white Cypriot cheese made from goat or ewe’s milk.
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SAUCES AIOLI – Garlic, olive oil and lemon juice !
BABA GANOUSH – Aubergine, olive oil !
BALSAMIC – Traditional Italian vinegar made from grapes !
BEETROOT HOUMOUS – Chickpea, beetroot !
CHANTILLY CREAM – Vegan cream – sweeteners, stabilisers !
CREAMY CEP SAUCE – Cep mushrooms !
GREEN PAPAYA SALSA – Green papaya, lime juice, black pepper seeds, coriander, chilli, sugar !
HARISSA – Red peppers, chilli,, garlic, caraway seeds MANGO PUREE – Mango, sugar, lemon, !
MINT SALSA – Tomato, onion, garlic, lime !
OLIVE TAPENADE – Olives, capers, garlic and lemon POMEGRANATE MOLASSES – Pomegranate reduction !
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RASPBERRY COULIS – Raspberry reduction !
SCHOOG – Yemenite chilli sauce !
SOYA DIP – Tamari, gluten free option for soya sauce !
TABBOULEH – Traditional Arabian vegetarian dish. Chopped tomatoes, onion, mint, parsley !
TAHINI – Sesame seeds
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CAPERS
! The small edible flower bud of the capparis shrub ! ! ! ! !
FREEKEH ! Whole grain super food with nutty taste, smoky flavour and great nutritional value ! ! ! !
LENTILS ! ! Edible pulse or seed. ! ! ! ! ! ! !
POLENTA ! Italian cornmeal made from dried, ground maize ( corn)
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TOFU Tofu is made from the soft curds of soy milk. Used as a substitute for meat in many vegetarian dishes.
VINE LEAVES ! Grape leaves wrapped around a filling.
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