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New Bush Food Spice Mix and Slow Winter Soup

August 10, 2014 By Julie Weatherhead 1 Comment

We continue to experiment with our Australian Spices, full of flavour and punch and then add all of those vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and lutein (keeps your macular healthy) how can you lose? We have been blending the spices and have some great combinations. Our favourite at the moment is  Mountain Pepper and Lemon Myrtle.  Add the blend to any dish you want to give a real zing to. The Mountain Pepper provides a great flavour with hot afternotes – add as much you like for even more flavour.  I’ll post my recipe for fresh bush herb sauce next.

Spice Mix Recipe

  • 10 Fresh Lemon Myrtle leaves
  • 5 Fresh Mountain Pepper leaves

Chop finely in a food processor, store covered in the refrigerator. Add to all of your favourite dishes. Here’s one we made today.

Bush Spice Slow Winter Soup
Author: Julie Weatherhead
Ingredients
  • Bush Spice Blend
  • Carrot
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Silver beet stalks
  • Parsnip
  • Leek
Instructions
  1. Saute a chopped onion with 2 tbsp of the Bush Spice blend and 1/4 tsp salt.
  2. Stir in any chopped vegetables, we used carrot, cauliflower, celery, silver beet stalks, parsnip and leek.
  3. Add 1.5lt stock and cook in a slow cooker for 6 hours or put on slow heat on the stovetop until veges are tender.
  4. Add chorizo if desired.
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Taste and add more bush spice if you want even more flavour.

I have used this mix also for frittatas, curries and stir fries – a winner every time.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: lemon myrtle, Mountain Pepper

About Julie Weatherhead

Julie Weatherhead runs the Living Classroom at Peppermint Ridge Farm, the Cornucopia Living Heritage Centre and the Cornucopia Consulting Group with husband Anthony Hooper. She is an Environmental Scientist and Ecologist who has researched and developed the use of ecosystems to enhance organic vegetable gardening. Julie and Anthony have led workshops at Peppermint Ridge since 1996, teaching others about bush food, organic vegetable gardening and sustainable land management. They have developed unique methods of gardening to save time, water and money.

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Comments

  1. Meg says

    May 30, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    Hi Julie,
    lovely blog & Congratulations on the range of teas etc for sale via the online store – very exciting 🙂
    All the best
    Meg-beekeeper 🙂

    Reply

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  • Native Pantry Cooking School Saturday May 14 2022 $160.00 (incl. GST)
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NEWS FROM THE FARM

  • We have limited quantities of freshly picked finger limes available-200g and 500g. PURCHASE HERE!
  • The nursery now stocks a wide range of advanced native food plants including sexed mountain peppers, strawberry gum, lemon myrtle, finger lime and anise myrtle!
  • We provide a complete native food garden design service for schools, early learning centres and community groups. We can assist with plant selection and garden design, through to supply and delivery of plants from our nursery. Our interpretive signs provide valuable information about the plants, adding to the educational value of the gardens.
  • Peppermint Ridge Farm is proud to support the Kat Muscat Fellowship. The fellowship provides funding  support to a young writer or editor. https://expressmedia.org.au/programs/the-kat-muscat-fellowship/
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