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SWEET ROAST RED ONION WITH LENTILS, WATERCRESS AND BLUE CHEESE

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Sweet roast red onion with lentils, watercress and blue cheese

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Thomasina Miers

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Meet Thomasina Miers

Meet Thomasina Miers

Thomasina's approach: food for now

Thomasina's approach: food for now

Chilli oil

Herb oil, spiced nuts, pink pickled onion and salad dressing

Herb oil, spiced nuts, pink pickled onion and salad dressing

Sexy sauces - roast carrot hummus

Sexy sauces - roast carrot hummus

Sexy sauces - anchovy mayo

Sexy sauces - anchovy mayo

Eating the seasons - upside down cake

Eating the seasons - upside down cake

Eating the seasons - roast squash and radicchio, with white mole and chimichurri

Eating the seasons - roast squash and radicchio, with white mole and chimichurri

Thomasina’s essential kitchen kit

Thomasina’s essential kitchen kit

Griddled leeks with romesco and toasted hazelnuts

Griddled leeks with romesco and toasted hazelnuts

Spiced apple and pear chutney

Spiced apple and pear chutney

Sticky, smoky lime and tamarind relish

Sticky, smoky lime and tamarind relish

Rosemary, sea salt and pumpkin seed soda bread

Rosemary, sea salt and pumpkin seed soda bread

The ultimate club sandwich with chipotle mayo

The ultimate club sandwich with chipotle mayo

Deliciously smooth chicken liver pate with pasilla relish

Deliciously smooth chicken liver pate with pasilla relish

Killer salads

Sweet roast red onion with lentils, watercress and blue cheese

Sweet roast red onion with lentils, watercress and blue cheese

Classic chicken stock

Classic chicken stock

Asian chicken broth

Asian chicken broth

Marinades and meat

Marinades and meat

Festive slow-cooked beef shin in a guinness and ancho sauce - part 1

Festive slow-cooked beef shin in a guinness and ancho sauce - part 1

Festive slow-cooked beef shin in a guinness and ancho sauce - part 2

Festive slow-cooked beef shin in a guinness and ancho sauce - part 2

Baked mushroom, spinach & oloroso conchiglie

Baked mushroom, spinach & oloroso conchiglie

Hibiscus & pear trifle

Hibiscus & pear trifle

Mexican green brunch eggs

Mexican green brunch eggs

Pomegranate granita

Pomegranate granita

Chocolate and tequila mousse pots with armagnac prunes

Chocolate and tequila mousse pots with armagnac prunes

Orange, lime and sauternes syllabub

Orange, lime and sauternes syllabub

Sloe ginger margarita

Sloe ginger margarita

Smoky pineapple sour

Smoky pineapple sour

Orange and passion fruit cocktail jellies

Orange and passion fruit cocktail jellies

Nettlebed Creamery

Nettlebed Creamery

Layla’s Bakery

Layla’s Bakery

Brooks Butchers

Brooks Butchers

Thomasina’s local market

Thomasina’s local market

Closing thoughts

Closing thoughts

Sweet roast red onion with lentils, watercress and blue cheese

In this recipe, Thomasina shows you how to create a sweet and sticky base for your salads with roast red onion. She also reveals her secret ingredient - Pedro Ximenez balsamic vinegar.

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