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FESTIVE RECIPES

REFRESHING SUMMER

RECIPES

The Festive Season is just as

easily celebrated outdoors in
the fresh air, as an alternative
to the traditional indoor

family gathering at the dinner
table. Here are two excellent

complements to add zest to
your next braai.

Wild Rice and Baby Spinach Salad

A nice, nutty tasting rice salad with apple and celery.
You will need Method
180ml wild brown rice mixture • Cook rice according to the
625ml water pack instructions, using water
10ml Ina Paarman’s Vegetable and the Vegetable Stock
Stock Powder Powder. Fluff with a fork and
1 large carrot, coarsely grated leave to cool.
2 apples, grated • Toss the rice and salad
1 large stalk celery, finely sliced ingredients together except
125ml seedless raisins for the pumpkin seeds and
1 large handful baby spinach dressing. Season with the
Ina Paarman’s Vegetable Spice Vegetable Spice.
60ml pumpkin seeds, toasted • Top with pumpkin seeds.
Ina Paarman’s Greek Dressing. • Dress before serving.

Classic Aperol Spritz

Aperol spritzes are ultra-refreshing, bubbly cocktails. A proper Aperol spritz
tastes like summertime in Italy and looks like a golden orange sunset.

Aperol spritz cocktails are unbelievably easy to make.
No cocktail shaker or fancy equipment required!

Ingredients (Per cocktail) Method
Ice Add ice to a wine glass until it is
3 ounces (1 part) Aperol nearly full.
3 ounces (1 part) dry Pour in the Aperol (fill about
Prosecco one-third of the glass).
1 ounce (a splash) Pour in an equal amount of
club soda or unflavoured Prosecco. Top your drink off with
sparkling water a splash of soda water and add a
Orange slice, for garnish. slice of orange. Enjoy!

NOTES
MAKE IT LESS BITTER: Use less Aperol and more Prosecco.
MAKE IT LESS BOOZY: Use more soda water, and less Aperol and Prosecco.
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