A New Combination of Flavours

Well, my time off has given me back my leisure time and I have been pursuing a number of projects. All of which will be blogged here some time soon. The first and simplest one is a new combination of flavours that I have found that works really, really well.

• Fennel Seed
• Szechuan Pepper
• Garlic (smoked if available)
• Avocado Oil
• Lime Juice

It work brilliantly well either as a marinade for fish, poultry or quorn or as a salad dressing.

First grind about a teaspoons worth of fennel seed with the same amount of the pepper in a pestle and mortar Then chop a large clove of the garlic roughly and grind together with the fennel seeds and pepper. Scrape the micture out in a bowl and add the juice of one lime before pouring in about three times as much avocado oil.

If you're going to use it as a marinade; it can be a good to add a tablespoon of corn flour (corn starch as the USA has it) and beat thoroughly to help it coat better.

As a salad dressing use sparingly as it packs a punch.