Hugh McGivern has been a chef for 30 years working all over the world. From Michelin restaurants in London to being the personal chef to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan where he also cooked for Barack Obama and most of the European Royal Families.
He is heavily involved in nutrition and for the last 6 years has been developing recipes for people with dementia, with the backing of 3 English Universities. His love of food stretches to the 4 corners of this earth and the specialities associated with each of them.
Continuing with our selection of some of his dishes, here is the latest one for you to try and enjoy – served hot or cold it’s great for picnics.
Spinach & Feta Puffs
This recipe couldn’t be easier and is a quick lunch dish using cubes of Feta Cheese
- Empty a bag of washed baby spinach, sprinkle with a little olive oil, salt, pepper and a little grated nutmeg. Place in a microwave for 1 minute on full power, then remove and stir well so that the spinach is just wilted, put aside to cool.
- Roll out a 250g block of puff pastry to 2mm thick, cut out 10cm circles.
- When the spinach is cold, remove from the bowl and chop roughly. Return it to the bowl and add 200g of the Feta cubes. Mix well allowing the cubes to break up a little.
- Beat 1 egg with a little milk and brush the edge of the pastry circles.
- Then simply place a spoonful of the Feta mix in the centre of the pastry circle, fold over and seal with a fork.
- Brush the top with the egg wash and sprinkle on a few sesame seeds.
- Place on a tray in a pre-heated oven ( 180oC) for 15minutes till puffed up and golden.
- Remove and enjoy.