Well, well well! Hello there!

I've been absent for a while, and have I got wonderful recipes for you!

It's summer in South Africa, and in Cape Town at the Southern point of Africa, the days are gorgeous with a wonderful sea breeze softening the African sun.

We had a wedding recently, hence my absence for a while. I'll share the amazing photographs in due time.

Let's start with a light summer recipe: chicken breast fillet roll with butternut and basil pesto. This dish is easy to make and will impress your guests. The idea of rolling the fillets may seem daunting, but don't worry too much about keeping everything together. Chicken has a way of retaining the shape you bake it in, so here goes . . .

Rolled chicken breast fillet with butternut and basil pesto

Ingredients:

4 Chicken breast fillets, skin removed and filleted

½ Cup of grated raw Butternut

½ Cup of grated Mozzarella cheese

4 Teaspoons of green basil pesto

½ block or wheel of Feta cheese crumbled

Preheat the oven to 180°C

Method:

Spray a sheet of aluminium foil of 30cm x 30cm with cooking spray

Place fillets on the foil and cover with cling wrap. 

Use a rolling pin to flatten the chicken breast fillets

Discard the cling wrap

Arrange the fillets on the aliminium foil to overlap slightly and salt to taste

Paint the fillets with basil pesto

Sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese and grated butternut over the fillets and spread evenly

End with crumbled feta cheese

Lift the foil on the one end and carefully start rolling the fillets. Fold in any excess butternut and cheese

End off by tightening the foil in a roll and roll the ends like a christmas cracker

Place the fillet-roll in a breadpan if you wish to retain the shape and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

After the baking time, open the foil and grill for about 4 minutes.

Remove from the oven and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Hoenderfiletrol met Botterneutskorsie en basil pesto

Bestandele:

4 Hoenderborsfilette, gevlek

½ Koppie gerasperde rou Botterneutskorsie

½ Koppie gerasperde Mozzarellakaas

4 Teelepels Basil pesto

½ Wiel fetakaas gekrummel

Sout en peper na smaak

Metode:

Verhit die oond tot 180°C 

Spuit ‘n vel foelie van 30cm x 30cm met oliesproei

Plaas die hoenderfilette wat oopgevlek is op die foelie

Rol die filette met ‘n koekroller platter of kap liggies met ‘n vleishamer

Geur met sout en peper na smaak.

Rangskik die filette om effens te oorvleuel

Smeer met die basil pesto

Strooi die gerasperde Mozzarellakaas bo-oor, dan die gerasperde botterneutskorsie en laaste die gekrummelde fetakaas.

Lig die foelie aan die eenkant op en begin rol die filette met behulp van die foelie.

As die kaas of botterneut iewers uitpeul maak dit nie saak nie - druk dit weer in die middel van die filette in. 

Maak nou die rol styf toe met die foelie en draai dit punte sodat die rol soos ‘n klapper lyk

Plaas die rol in ‘n koekpannetjie om die vorm te behou en bak vir 30 minute

Maak die rol oop na 30 minute en rooster vir so 4 minute

Laat afkoel en sny in skywe