But what about a Christmastime Poke Bowl? Plant-Based Salmon Style Flakes Poke Bowl

This is something my wife would appreciate as she loves this style of food.

What you will need:

● One pack Squeaky Bean Salmon Flakes

● 1 cup sushi rice

● 1 carrot, ribboned

● ¼ small red cabbage, finely sliced

● 2 spring onions, finely sliced

● Edamame beans

● ½ mango, cubed

For the sweet chilli dressing:

● 1 clove minced garlic

● 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger

● 3 tbsp soy sauce

● 1 tbsp maple syrup

● 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil

● 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

● 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

● Salt and pepper to taste

To serve:

●  2 spring onions, finely sliced

●  Nori, shredded

Method:

Cook the rice. Add 1 cup of sushi rice to a sieve and run under cold water until it runs clear. Add to a saucepan with 2 cups of cold water. Bring to the boil over a medium to high heat for 12 minutes. Remove from hear and let stand, covered, until ready to serve.

Make the dressing. In a small bowl, combine minced garlic, grated ginger, soy sauce, maple syrup, toasted sesame oil, cider vinegar and sweet chilli sauce. Combine with  a fork and add salt and pepper to taste.

Prepare your vegetables: Ribbon the carrots, finely slice the red cabbage and spring onions, prepare the edamame beans, cube the mango and finely shred some nori sheets.

Assemble the poke bowls. Remove the lid from the rice and fluff up the grains with a fork. Divide between bowls. Arrange prepped vegetables and mango on top of the rice, then place Squeaky Bean Smoked Salmon Style Flakes on top. Pour over a good helping of the sweet chilli dressing and sprinkle with the spring onion and nori.

You can find Squeaky Bean products at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Ocado and Asda.

https://www.squeakybean.co.uk

Celebrate Christmas the Hampshire Way With Candover Brook & ChalkStream®

This Christmas, two leading Hampshire producers are inviting us to look beyond Champagne and smoked salmon, and choose something closer to home, namely delicious trout and English Sparkling Wine.

Candover Brook, the award-winning English Sparkling Wine, and ChalkStream®, suppliers of the region's finest trout, are joining forces to set a new festive tradition. 

It's an invitation to celebrate with flavour, provenance and purpose. Sustainability never tasted so good.

Together, they've created the brand-new Candover Brook & ChalkStream® Canapé Box, a ready-to-enjoy set of festive essentials, designed for effortless entertaining or thoughtful gifting.

The Canapé Box includes:

ChalkStream® Cold Smoked Trout 200g

ChalkStream® Cold Smoked Trout Paté 150g

Trout Caviar 50g

Pack of 16 blinis

Tracklements Dill & Mustard Sauce 140g

1 x 750ml bottle of Candover Brook Brut NV

Simply layer smoked trout or trout pâté onto the blinis, add a spoon of trout caviar or a drizzle of dill and mustard sauce, and pair with a glass of Candover Brook Brut NV. A combination crafted for Christmas gatherings, New Year's Eve celebrations, or gifting to friends and family.

Both Candover Brook and ChalkStream® are inspired by Hampshire's rare chalk stream landscapes, among the most fragile habitats in the world. Each is committed to protecting and regenerating the environment that sustains their craft, from vineyard to river.

Availability

Price: £75

Delivery: UK mainland (excl. Highlands & Islands), allow 5 working days

Shelf life: Cold smoked trout, 7 days minimum (suitable for freezing); pâté, 3 days

Allergy advice: Blinis contain WHEAT, MILK, EGG

Order online:  www.chalkstreamfoods.co.uk 

A Christmas rooted in place, shaped by care, and joyfully shared. And a new tradition for your family.

Vegan Smoked Salmon for Christmas? Don’t mind if I do!

New from our friends at Squeaky Bean is their Beechwood Smoked Salmon Style Slices.

If you are hosting a Christmas or New Year party or want an interesting course added to your Christmas dinner table, then you should add Squeaky Bean Beechwood Smoked Salmon Style Slices to your shopping order.

New Squeaky Bean Beechwood Smoked Salmon Style Slices (80g) are available in Waitrose  and Sainsbury’s at a RRP £3.50.

Squeaky Bean Beechwood Smoked Salmon Style Slices are just  as sophisticated as smoked salmon; it has the same silky-smooth texture and smokiness of flavour, yet it's made with 100% vegan ingredients.

For the ultimate Christmastime breakfast or brunch, try Smoked Salmon Style Slices and scrambled tofu or smashed avocado on toast.

Top rye, brush with olive oil and enjoy with pickles for a Scandi-style open sandwich or serve with leafy greens, potato salad or grilled corn. Make a beetroot terrine and garnish with watercress for an eye-catching meat free starter; whatever the occasion, make this new plant-based food discovery the main event. 

Made with plant-based ingredients including root vegetables and smoked in Beechwood just like salmon, Squeaky Bean Beechwood Smoked Salmon Style Slices are also a good source of fibre, naturally low in saturated fat and only 68 kcals per 100g, perfect for meat eaters, meat reducers, flexitarians, vegans and vegetarians alike.

Rebecca Youseman, Brand Manager, Squeaky Bean, said: “20% of vegans and vegetarians revealed to us that they miss eating salmon, so we’ve been working on bringing vegan smoked salmon to the market. 

"It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here; Squeaky Bean Smoked Salmon Style Slices are 100% plant based, smoked in beechwood for the same richness of flavour and naturally lower in fat, saturated fat and salt than smoked salmon.” 

Squeaky Bean’s Smoked Salmon Style Slices join an impressive line-up of products including the recently launched ready-to-eat Cooking Chorizo Style Sausage, Chargrilled Steak Style Strips, award-winning Applewood Smoked Ham Style Slices as well as Chicken Style Pieces, Chargrilled Mini Fillets and Sandwich Slices; NYC Deli Pastrami, Spanish Chorizo and Salami Style Slices. 

Squeaky Bean’s new incredibly authentic Smoked Salmon Style Slices are ready-to-eat and like the fish version, best enjoyed in a bagel or on toast, with a squeeze of lemon and sprig of fresh dill. This is a big-dill.