Bush food recipes
We’ve been playing in the kitchen a bit lately using Australian native and wild-grown non-native bush food.
The native food that appear in these bush food recipes include:
- Tasmanian Pepperberry (buy now)
- Tasmanian Pepper Leaf (buy now)
- Kunzea Ambigua (buy now)
- Wattleseed (buy now)
- Lemon Myrtle (buy now)
- Anise Myrtle (buy now)
- Bowers Spinach
- Coastal Saltbush
- Bowers Spinach
- Samphire
- Nettles
Non Australian “bush” food.
Ok, so they are not native food. In fact, many of these plants can be described as invasive weeds.
They are often found growing wild anywhere that European settlers have touched – along hedgerows, overhanging garden fruit trees, overgrown gardens. These can provide abundant delights which we forage through our Urban Harvest Project.
Our favourites and old time reliables include:
- Quince (used in our Peppy Quince Paste, Bush Jelly, Slatherin Sauce and Dessert Sauces)
- Crab Apples (in our Rosehip & Crab apple jelly)
- Rosehips (used in our Rosehip & Anise Myrtle syrup)
- Blackberries (used in our Blackberry & Pepperberry Dessert Sauce)
- Fennel (used in our Zing Chai)
- and Lemons (used in almost everything we make!)
Check them out. Send us some feedback if you try them out. Take photos and tag us @wildpepperisle on Facebook or Instagram! Better still, why not post us your own favourite native food recipe?
Coastal Greens: Bower Spinach & Samphire
Bower Spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma) commonly known as bower spinach, is a species of plant in the Aizoaceae, or ice-plant family . The broad green leaves have a lovely delicate salty flavour of the sea and a crisp texture. If you… Continue reading Coastal Greens: Bower Spinach & Samphire
Duck with Plum & Pepperberry Sauce
A homemade pepperberry sauce has a rich spiciness with fantastic aromatics that lends itself readily to an Asian style cuisine. During mid summer, plums of all varieties can be found readily throughout Australian gardens. Harvest these goodies! Don’t let these go to waste! We’ll teach you how to make a rich Plum & Pepperberry Sauce… Continue reading Duck with Plum & Pepperberry Sauce
Pepperberry & Lemon Myrtle Sorbet and Meringue
Tasmanian Pepperberry & Lemon Myrtle Sorbet Makes 2 pints, or about 5 cups 250ml water 150g sugar 100ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 200ml Pepperberry Syrup 10g Lemon Myrtle In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the water, sugar and lemon myrtle, and heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and add lemon juice… Continue reading Pepperberry & Lemon Myrtle Sorbet and Meringue
Pepperberry infused Tasmanian Mussels
Where the Mountains meet the Sea – Tasmanian Mussels with Pepperberry dressing Tasmania boasts some of the worlds most cleanest and pristine coastal waters, producing world renowned fresh seafood. Tasmanian mussels are rich in flavour, delicate in texture and highly nutritious. Ingredients: 1kg Live Tasmanian Mussels50ml Pepperberry Syrup20ml lemon juice20ml olive oilHalf tomatopiece of cucumberhalf… Continue reading Pepperberry infused Tasmanian Mussels
Pepperberry Kunzea Salad Dressing
High altitude Mountain Pepper and coastal Kunzea Ambigua blend together well in a Pepperberry Kunzea salad dressing. This simple, easy to make dressing will add a bite of charisma to your salads. Recipe 20ml Pepperberry syrup 50ml extra virgin Olive oil 10ml freshly squeezed Lemon juice A pinch of Kunzea Ambigua leaf
Fresh abalone with pepperberry soy sauce
Freshly caught wild abalone: Tasmania is renowned for having some of the cleanest oceans in the world, and the freshest seafood. The pictured abalone in this dish were wild harvested on the Tasmanian east coast. *Note: You need to apply for a licence before you can harvest wild Tasmanian abalone. See here for how to… Continue reading Fresh abalone with pepperberry soy sauce
Bushfood Cocktails & Drinks
Pepperberry syrup imparts fruitiness, bush aromas, and a distinctive spicy bite to drinks and cocktails. Its fresh aromatics lends itself beautiful to gin style cocktails. It is a building and lingering heat that is unique to pepperberry.Corinne likes to add a splash into her G&T whereas Chris justs adds a splash of it to his dry… Continue reading Bushfood Cocktails & Drinks
Banana, Rum, Pepperberry & Wattleseed bread
The ultimate and super moist banana, rum, pepperberry & wattleseed bread recipe is easy, healthy, made with overripe bananas and a generous sprinkling of our Australian bushfood! Lets go! 4 overripe bananas, mashed (400 g) 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup melted butter 2 tablespoons… Continue reading Banana, Rum, Pepperberry & Wattleseed bread
Dukkah dipping sauce
This dukkah dipping sauce is super simple to make and uses one of our very own products – Tassie bush dukkah! It is intended to be served along sides crudites in the French tradition. Ingredients are as follows: Tassie bush dukkah – 3 heaped tsp sour cream or dairy free equivalent – 3 fully loaded… Continue reading Dukkah dipping sauce