Recipes
Pressed for time but still want to eat healthy? Try one of our tasty, quick-to-prepare Simply The Best meals – ready in 15 minutes.
- Silverside with Horseradish Cream Sauce
- Antipasto Pastrami Platter
- Barbeque Bacon Open Sandwich
- Crispy Bacon Breakfast
- Ham Salad On A Crusty Baguette
- Leg Ham Caesar Salad
- Bacon Stuffed Avocados
- Smoked Ham, Tomato and Basil Sandwich
- Ham and Cheese Pie
- Hawaiian Baked Beans
Silverside with Horseradish Cream Sauce
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 1 |
Ingredients
3 thick slices of Simply The Best Corned Silverside
6 baby carrots, peeled
4 chat potatoes, whole
10 green beans
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 cup of beef stock / bouillon
1 teaspoon of pesto
cream sauce
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Cream Sauce
1/2 cup cream
1 teaspoon horseradish
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Seasoning
Preparation
- Place the three slices of Simply The Best Corned Silverside in a bowl, add beef stock or bouillon and heat in a microwave oven for 2 minutes.
- Peel the baby carrots. Add carrots and green beans to a saucepan of hot water. Blanch.
- Boil chat potatoes until tender. Strain and place them in a bowl. Add a teaspoon of butter and chopped parsley, and sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper.
- Melt the rest of the butter in a fry pan. Add pesto, baby carrots and green beans and sauté. Stir and season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Arrange on a dinner plate, and drizzle cream sauce over the Corned Silverside. Garnish with chopped parsley.
For Variety:
- Substitute cream sauce with mustard, brown sauce or mayonnaise
- Serve the warmed Corned Silverside with boiled buttered pasta
Antipasto Pastrami Platter
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 1 |
Ingredients
10 slices of Simply The Best Pastrami
10 asparagus spears
10 black olives, pickled
5 artichoke hearts, halved
1 green capsicum, sliced in half
1 red capsicum, sliced in half
1 yellow capsicum, sliced in half
2 tablespoons of sun-dried tomatoes
2 tablespoons of pesto
2 teaspoons of sea salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/4 of a lemon
Preparation
- Clean asparagus and peppers. Combine in a bowl with half the olive oil and pesto and season with black pepper and sea salt.
- Grill the vegetables until cooked. Leave vegetables to cool. Pour the rest of the olive oil over the top and squeeze the lemon over it.
- Arrange slices of Simply The Best Pastrami decoratively on a platter.
- Place the olives in a small bowl and arrange the rest of the ingredients decoratively on the platter.
Serving Idea:
- Serve the platter with Mediterranean style dips (e.g. hommos) and plain (water) crackers.
- Add some fresh vegetables to the platter e.g. slices of cucumber, carrot or florets of broccoli
Barbeque Bacon Open Sandwich
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 1 |
Ingredients
3 rashes of Simply The Best Bacon (rindless)
1 handful of rocket
1 handful of lettuce
1/2 tomato,sliced
2 slices of white bread
1/4 avocado, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil
Preparation
- Spread the butter on both slices of bread and place on grill. Leave until grill marks appear.
- Grill Simply The Best bacon until crisp.
- Combine rocket and lettuce in a bowl and mix with olive oil. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Spread mayonnaise on the bread and top with rocket, lettuce, tomatoes avocado and grilled Simply The Best Bacon.
Serving Idea:
- Serve on a plate with potato wedges or potato salad
Crispy Bacon Breakfast
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 1 |
Ingredients
4 slices of Simply The Best Bacon
2 large eggs
1 handful of baby English spinach
6 cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 a lemon
Preparation
- Place bacon on a pre-heated grill and cook until crisp.
- Melt half the butter in a hot pan, and fry the eggs.
- In a separate fry pan, melt the rest of the butter, ad pesto and stir. Add cherry tomatoes and sauté. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Stir.
- Lift fried eggs out of the pan and arrange decoratively on a plate with the sautéed cherry tomatoes and grilled Simply The Best Bacon.
- Place baby spinach in a salad bowl. Pour olive oil and lemon juice over the top. Stir.
- Arrange baby spinach decoratively on the side of the plate.
For Variety:
- Try different variations of egg dishes (e.g. an omelette with sliced bacon mixed in. Yum!)
Ham Salad On A Crusty Baguette
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 1 |
Ingredients
5 slices of Simply The Best Leg Ham
1 handful of watercress
1/2 a medium sized cucumber
1 baguette
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of crushed black pepper
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
Preparation
- Spread butter on the baguette and place on the grill. Leave until grill marks appear.
- Place watercress in a salad bowl. Pour olive oil and lemon juice over the top. Toss.
- Arrange cucumber, watercress and Simply The Best Leg Ham on the baguette.
- Dollop some mustard on top and a sprinkling of sea salt and crushed black pepper.
For Variety:
- Use one of the many varieties of bread. Cheese topped buns are also delicious!
Leg Ham Caesar Salad
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 1 |
Ingredients
5 slices of Simply The Best Leg Ham (shaved)
2 handfuls of coz lettuce
1 egg, boiled
3 tablespoons of croutons
2 tablespoons of shaved Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup of Caesar Salad dressing
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of crushed black pepper
Preparation
- Wash coz lettuce and dry. Cut and place into a salad bowl.
- Cut the boiled egg into wedges and combine into the salad bowl with Simply The Best shaved ham.
- Pour Caesar Salad dressing over the top and mix well. Season with sea salt and crushed black pepper.
- Arrange on a plate and garnish with shaved Parmesan cheese.
For Variety:
- Substitute coz lettuce with iceberg lettuce, and change the Caesar Salad dressing to Italian, Thai or Balsamic Vinaigrette for a lighter, healthier option.
- Add some al dente cooked vegetables (e.g. green beans, spinach, carrots and/or potatoes for interesting textures and colours.
Bacon Stuffed Avocados
| Preparation time: | 20 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 10 minutes |
| Serves: | 8 |
Ingredients
8 slices of Simply The Best Bacon (rindless)
4 avocados
4 tablespoons of lemon juice
1/2 a cup of butter
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of tomato ketchup (sauce)
1/4 cup of white wine vinegar
Soy sauce
1 teaspoon of grated Swiss cheese
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
Preparation
- Dice Simply The Best Bacon and cook until tender.
- Cut each avocado in half. Remove the pits and brush lightly with lemon juice. Fill with cooked Simply The Best Bacon.
- Combine butter, lemon juice and all other ingredients (except cheese) into a small saucepan. Simmer and stir until all ingredients are evenly melted.
- Drizzle the sauce over each avocado.
- Sprinkle grated Swiss cheese over the top
Smoked Ham, Tomato and Basil Sandwich
| Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 5 minutes |
| Serves: | 4 |
Ingredients
75 grams of Simply The Best Smoked Ham, sliced
3 tablespoons of butter
1 tablespoon of fresh basil, chopped
4 slices of bread
1 tablespoon of fresh basil sprigs, sliced
1/2 tomato, sliced to garnish
1/2 tablespoon of salt
1/2 a tablespoon of ground black pepper
Preparation
- Melt butter and mix together with chopped basil. Spread each slice of bread with the mixture. Place two slices of bread to a plate, buttered side up.
- Place Simply The Best Smoked Ham on the bread and top with some of the tomato slices and seasoning.
- Place remaining bread slices over the top.
- Press bread slices together lightly and cut diagonally. Garnish with basil sprigs and tomato slices.
Ham and Cheese Pie
| Preparation time: | 1 hour, 10 minutes |
| Cooking Time: | 55 minutes |
| Serves: | 5 portions |
Ingredients
500 grams frozen pie dough
200 grams off Simply The Best Ham, chopped
200 grams of Swiss cheese, cubed
4 green onions, chopped
3 eggs
Preparation
- Roll the pie dough, place on 9cm pie plate.
- Cut remaining dough into thin strips.
- Combine remaining ingredients until ham and cheese are well coated. Pour mixture into a pie plate.
- Arrange cut strips of pastry on top of the mixture.
- Bake in a 160 oC oven for 55 minutes.
Hawaiian Baked Beans
| Preparation time: | 4 hour |
| Cooking Time: | 55 minutes |
| Serves: | A large crowd |
Ingredients
4 rashes of Simply The Best Bacon
1/4 cup of pineapple chunks
1 cup of baked beans
1 cup of kidney beans
1 cup of lima beans
1/2 teaspoon of dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon of cloves
1/2 of brown sugar
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients in a large casserole pot. Bake at 160 oC for four hours. Stir regularly to keep mixture from drying out.
- Serve on a plate and garnish with parsley or sprigs of basil.