Stories
From farm gate to you: Stories of local summer flavour
Summer’s here. You can scent it on a warm breeze, see it in the bright hues of the season’s fruit and vegies and, even better, you can taste it too. What better time than this to make a foray out of your usual haunts to the gates of the farms where those delectable goodies grow?
From rare earth to shining sea
If the region known as the Limestone Coast isn’t very familiar to you, here’s a name I bet you do know. Coonawarra. That extraordinarily tiny strip of terra rossa soil that pumps out those extraordinarily huge red wines. Are you with me? Right, well the food is also rather amazing.
Made with their own fair hands: Caterers cooking local
Isn’t it nice that South Australia’s caterers love the eat local ethos as much as our restaurant chefs? Because knowing you can buy something scrumptiously beautiful to eat, made from locally sourced produce, means we can feel extra good about supporting local producers, – even if we’re not the one in the apron.
Sea breezes and bountiful Yorke seafood
Need to add a little fresh air and delicious food to your life? Well buckle up, South Australia’s wilderness coast, fizzlingly fresh seafood and wide open spaces are calling you. Just think of it – fresh sea breezes, open vistas stretching across rolling farmlands to the wide blue sky.
Recipes
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Roast Turkey stuffed with Rice by Rilka’s Kitchen
Rilka’s Christmas turkey recipe is around 100 years old and it never fails. She’s kindly shared it with us so we can share it with you, along with a few ideas for great South Australian ingredients you can use. If you need more inspiration to feed loved ones with food intolerances, Rilka presents Flavours of SA on 5AA every Wednesday night.
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Crowne Plaza Risotto with Tony Tomato Heirloom Tomatoes
Crowne Plaza Adelaide share this sweet summery tomato risotto, full of fresh flavours and easy to make – or just stay in the hotel and order it instead!
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The Meningie Hotel Prancing Pony Black Ale Battered Coorong Mullet
The Meningie Hotel serves up their specialty, Coorong Mullet fresh from the lakes, battered in local brew, Prancing Pony Black Ale.
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Rustic Gourmet’s Savoury tart with caramelised onion, roast pumpkin and goat curd
Tusmore cafe and catering venue Rustic Gourmet share this delicious recipe for a savoury tart filled to the brim with local produce from Rohde’s, Beerenberg Farm, Udder Delights, Tweedvale, Maggie Beer and Bird in Hand.
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Kangaroo Haloumi, Hazelnut, Rocket and Strawberry Salad
This salad recipe created by Silvia Hart for Beerenberg Farm showcases an intriguing combination of flavours and makes the most of summer strawberries – why not nip up into the beautiful Adelaide Hills pick your own at Beerenberg’s strawberry patch
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Black Chorizo and Chicken Paella by San Jose Smallgoods
Creating your own exclusive version of an Eat Local SA platter for a spot of Spring entertaining couldn’t be easier. Start with a selection of cured, smoked, air-dried and fresh smallgoods from San Jose and you too will have a winner on your hands.
Or you could try this tasty recipe, provided especially for Eat Local SA for us by San Jose Smallgoods.
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Talinga Grove biscotti
Talinga Grove share their adaptation of Patrice’ Newell’s basic biscotti recipe from her book Tree to Table by adding a good dose of local produce including their own Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus Laucke Flour and Fryar’s Kangaroo Island free range eggs.
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Kangaroo Island Source crumbed Island Pure haloumi
Kangaroo Island Source tempt us with this tasty dish topped with Island fare.
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Menz Strawberry FruChoc Chocolate Tart
In honour of FruChoc Appreciation Day on 24 August, Laura Bakhtiarian has created this super luxe recipe that’s also super easy.
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The Gilbert Street Hotel Atherton Farm hickory smoked pork neck, crisp potato, almonds, oats and free range egg yolk
The Gilbert Street Hotel serves up this not so classic but very local Atherton Farm hickory smoked pork neck, crisp potato, almonds, oats and free range egg yolk recipe for you to eat like a locla at home.
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