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Leftover Christmas Ham & Zucchini Tart


Here's another fabulous leftover ham recipe from KR Castelmaine that my family really loved!  Before we get to it, I've got some really interesting stats on food wastage - according to Planet Ark, this Christmas, Aussies will spend $10.11 BILLION dollars on food, but 35% of it will be wasted.  That's huge!  So what a great reason to have recipes on hand to use up those leftovers.

So, this one is pretty similar to one of my family favourites, Zucchini Slice, but with a few small changes - and hubby says he actually likes this one better.  Once again, you can't beat the flavour of that baked ham, and you could easily add other veges like carrot, corn or capsicum.  It works perfectly in individual serves - a muffin pan would do the trick.  Excellent as a weeknight meal or to take along to a picnic.

Ingredients
1 small onion finely chopped
2 small zucchini, grated
200 grams KRC Premium Cooked on Bone Leg Ham, sliced and roughly chopped
2/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2/3 cup sifted SR flour
1 tbsp chopped dill
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Method
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees

Place onion, zucchini, ham, cheese and flour in large bowl.
Add combined eggs, oil, dill, salt and pepper and fold with a spoon until well mixed.
Spoon mixture into a lightly greased individual 1 cup low flan trays or greased slice/quiche tin.
Bake in the pre-heated oven 30 minutes or until golden & set. 

Serve with salad and crusty roll.

Here's another fabulous leftover ham recipe from KR Castelmaine that my family really loved!  Before we get to it, I've got some really interesting stats on food wastage - according to Planet Ark, this Christmas, Aussies will spend $10.11 BILLION dollars on food, but 35% of it will be wasted.  That's huge!  So what a great reason to have recipes on hand to use up those leftovers.

So, this one is pretty similar to one of my family favourites, Zucchini Slice, but with a few small changes - and hubby says he actually likes this one better.  Once again, you can't beat the flavour of that baked ham, and you could easily add other veges like carrot, corn or capsicum.  It works perfectly in individual serves - a muffin pan would do the trick.  Excellent as a weeknight meal or to take along to a picnic.

Ingredients
1 small onion finely chopped
2 small zucchini, grated
200 grams KRC Premium Cooked on Bone Leg Ham, sliced and roughly chopped
2/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2/3 cup sifted SR flour
1 tbsp chopped dill
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Method
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees

Place onion, zucchini, ham, cheese and flour in large bowl.
Add combined eggs, oil, dill, salt and pepper and fold with a spoon until well mixed.
Spoon mixture into a lightly greased individual 1 cup low flan trays or greased slice/quiche tin.
Bake in the pre-heated oven 30 minutes or until golden & set. 

Serve with salad and crusty roll.

Carrot & Apricot Cakes


My mum made these for a recent family dinner and they were so good I begged her for the recipe - which she'd gotten from the side of the Coles brand SR flour packet!  They are just delicious - check out the tips at the bottom for some other variations :-)

Ingredients
2 cups self-raising flour
2 cups grated carrot
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup flaked almonds (3/4 cup crushed or chopped, 1/4 cup whole for decoration, toasted)
1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped, plus 1/3 cup chopped for decoration
3 extra large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup oil (vegetable, sunflower or light olive)

Icing
250g lite cream cheese, softened
25g butter, softened
2/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons orange juice

Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius/160 degrees fan-forced.

Combine flour, carrot, sugar, almond and apricots.  In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients.  Pour onto dry ingredients and mix until combined.

Spoon mixture into regular muffin pan, lined with paper cases.  Bake for 15-20 minutes, until puffed and golden.  Remove and cool.

For icing: beat cream cheese and butter in a small bowl until smooth.  Beat in icing sugar and oragne juice.  Spread icing over muffins and top with extra toasted almonds and apricot.

Tip: you can substitute sultanas for the apricots, or cinnamon, mixed spice or finely grated orange rind for the vanilla.  Any nuts can be used in place of the almonds.

My mum made these for a recent family dinner and they were so good I begged her for the recipe - which she'd gotten from the side of the Coles brand SR flour packet!  They are just delicious - check out the tips at the bottom for some other variations :-)

Ingredients
2 cups self-raising flour
2 cups grated carrot
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup flaked almonds (3/4 cup crushed or chopped, 1/4 cup whole for decoration, toasted)
1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped, plus 1/3 cup chopped for decoration
3 extra large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup oil (vegetable, sunflower or light olive)

Icing
250g lite cream cheese, softened
25g butter, softened
2/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons orange juice

Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius/160 degrees fan-forced.

Combine flour, carrot, sugar, almond and apricots.  In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients.  Pour onto dry ingredients and mix until combined.

Spoon mixture into regular muffin pan, lined with paper cases.  Bake for 15-20 minutes, until puffed and golden.  Remove and cool.

For icing: beat cream cheese and butter in a small bowl until smooth.  Beat in icing sugar and oragne juice.  Spread icing over muffins and top with extra toasted almonds and apricot.

Tip: you can substitute sultanas for the apricots, or cinnamon, mixed spice or finely grated orange rind for the vanilla.  Any nuts can be used in place of the almonds.