(Makes 48 Portions)

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups Flour

3 cups Cheddar, Grated

3 tsp Baking Powder

1tsp Salt

1tsp Cracked Black Pepper

1tsp Paprika

3 Eggs, Large

3 cups Milk

4 ripe Avocados

2 tbs Double Thick Greek Yoghurt

2 Lime, Zest and Juice

Salt and Pepper to taste

3 Large Tomatoes, seeds and skin removed then diced

1 small Red Onion, finely diced

½ a Cucumber finely diced

1tbs Italian Parsley, Chopped

1tbs Basil, Chopped

1tbs Coriander, Chopped

1 Lemon, Zest ONLY

Salt and Pepper to taste

2 tbs White Balsamic Vinegar

1 tsp Honey

The Mini Cheese Muffins

METHOD:

• In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, 1tsp each of salt and pepper, 1tsp paprika and grated cheese. Mix these dry ingredients together.
• Whisk the milk and the eggs together and fold into the dry ingredients.
• Spay and cook (or grease) your mini muffin trays and fill just over half way with the cheese muffin mixture.
• Sprinkle the tops with sunflower seeds and dried herbs.
• BAKE @ 180ºC for 10 – 12 minutes, until golden brown and delicious (G.B.D.)
• Remove from the muffin pans immediately and place on a cooling rack.

The Avocado Purée

METHOD:

• Remove the avocado pip and skin and place the flesh in a jug.
• Add the lime juice and zest, plain yoghurt, salt and pepper to taste
• In the jug with a stick blender, blend the avocados to a smooth purée. Set aside for assembly.

The Tomato, Onion, Cucumber Salsa

METHOD:

• With a sharp knife cut a cross over the top of the tomatoes.
• In a large 5Litre pot with about 3-4 litres of water at a rolling boil, blanch the tomatoes for 30 – 40 seconds. Remove from the pot and place straight into an ICE BATH. (Once you have blanched the tomatoes and shocked the skin in an ice bath, the skin should just peel off).
• Cut into quarters and remove the inside pith and seeds. (you can save the seeds and pith in the freezer for later use like a stock or tomato pasta sauce)
• Finely dice the tomato petals into cubes (these little tomato diced cubes are called Tomato Concasse)
• Finely chop the red onion and cucumber
• Mix tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, chopped herbs, lemon zest, white balsamic and honey together to complete the salsa