rosie lovell's orzo yellow tomato salad

Hmmm... We're channeling Victor Meldrew today, although not in the sense of looking on in bewildered confusion as the sofa stars squeaking, or the washing machine breaks. No, I'm talking more along the lines of "I do not belieeeeeeve it", as despite knowing for a fact we've eaten this dish loads since finding it last year, I can't find neither hide nor hair of it on this very blog. I. Do. Not. Believe. It

Suffice to say, it's a pretty delicious and satisfying summer salad, consisting of orzo, cherry tomatoes, red onions and oregano, in a white wine vinegar-based dressing. If I ever find the recipe again, I'm going to carve the source of it on my arm so I don't forget where the flock it is.

It's not the most helpful of posts is it?  Ha ha - update alert! Completely randomly I found the issue within 3 minutes of pressing 'publish'. Voila!

sources
orzo yellow tomato salad - Rosie Lovell, Supper with Rosie in Delicious, June 2012, p25

rosie lovell's chorizo-spiked ratatouille

Now here's a thing: Regular readers (whilst despairing about my lack of updates), will know we've tried a few different ratatouille recipes, but none have come close to toppling Saint Hugh's multi-pan approach. It's a pain in the arse to wash up, but it's the best.

Maybe it's the washing, but I don't know why I even considered Rosie Lovell's recipe in this month's Delicious, but I'm glad I did because it's aces. Not only is it relatively quick, but the addition of chorizo and anchovies really take it to another level.

Whisper it, but I think I prefer this version to Hugh's, what with the extra spice from the sausage, and I suspect Ana might favour the lack of aubergine (although you can clearly add it along with a stack of other things). Definitely having it again.

Wine Time
Well this is an interesting one. It's a fairly chunky dish with loads of big flavours - paprika, herbs and the sweetness and acidity from the tomato, so I'm going to go either a light-to-medium red - Pinot, Montepulciano - or completely mad and suggest a big old Rhone red. Mmmmmmm tasty!

sources
chorizo-spiked ratatouille - Rosie Lovell, Delicious, June 2012, p22