Food for Champions Recipes

Ingredients:

• ½ cup plain flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup whole milk
• ½ cup sweetcorn (fresh, canned, or frozen)
• 2 spring onions, finely chopped
• ½ fresh chilli, finely chopped (adjust to taste)
• A handful of fresh coriander, chopped
• Oil for frying

Instructions:

1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, egg, and milk until smooth.
2. Stir in the sweetcorn, spring onions, chilli, and coriander. Add a small drizzle of oil and mix well.
3. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
4. Drop a dessert spoonful of the mixture into the pan and flatten slightly. Fry for 2–3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through.
5. Drain on paper towels and serve warm.

Ingredients:

• 1 red pepper (roasted, peeled)
• 2 plum tomatoes (peeled, deseeded)
• 1 bulb garlic (chopped/crushed)
• 6 basil leaves (torn)
• 1 large waxy potato (peeled, chopped)
• 70g strong white 00 flour
• 35g Parmesan (grated)
• 1 egg yolk
• Salt, olive oil

Instructions:

1. Gnocchi Dough:

   • Boil potato until soft, drain, mash.
   • Mix with flour, egg yolk, and seasoning to form dough.
   • Roll into sausage shape, cut into gnocchi pieces.

2. Sauce Prep:

   • Roast red pepper, peel, chop.
   • Blanch tomatoes, peel, deseed, chop.
   • Mix with garlic and torn basil.

3. Cooking:

   • Pan-fry gnocchi until golden.
   • Add sauce ingredients, cook briefly.
   • Finish with grated Parmesan.

Ingredients:

• 400g tin chickpeas, drained
• 340g tin sweetcorn, drained
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 1 lemon (zest and juice)
• ½ bunch fresh coriander
• 1 cooked beetroot
• 4 wholemeal burger buns

Instructions:

1. Cook the Sweet Potato
   Peel, chop, and boil the sweet potato in a saucepan with water until soft and tender. Drain well.

2. Blend the Mixture
   In a food processor, combine the cooked sweet potato, chickpeas, sweetcorn, beetroot, ground coriander, ground cumin, and fresh coriander. Blend until well mixed but still slightly chunky.

3. Add Lemon
   Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the lemon zest and juice, and mix well.

4. Shape the Burgers
   Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and shape into burger patties. Dust each side with flour.

5. Cook the Burgers
   Heat a little oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook each burger for about 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through.

6. Toast the Buns
   Toast the wholemeal burger buns in the same pan until lightly crisp.

7. Assemble and Serve
   Place the burgers in the buns and garnish with your favorite sauces, pickles, or salad toppings.