Braai Salad Ideas with Michael Olivier and a Chicken Liver Salad Recipe. South Africa's Food & Wine Guru Michael Olivier provides some simple cooking ideas, you know the kind of stuff you can do at home and this particular recipe will make for a great Braai Salad. Remember you can always use your own favourite seasoning spice with this Chicken Liver Salad Recipe. You can also follow Michael on Twitter @FoodWineGuru ...

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An easy Lamb Burger Recipe from Michael Olivier for the braai. This is not quite a Schalk burger but it will do for most braai's this summer. You can use any mince you like really, Michael pretty much covers all the basics for preparing and cooking burgers on the braai in this video. Get creative with you toppings, nothing wrong with a little onion marmalade either. Burgers can also be made with patties made from ingredients ...

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Michael Oliver is taking latkes into the mainstream. What has traditionally been a Jewish dish is broadening its horizons incorporating a variety of new ingredients and flavours. Here Michael adds apple and a ginger yoghurt sauce but you could really go to town with this creating your own mix of flavours and ingredients.

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You've seen Heston Blumenthal's now here's Michael Oliver on set with Liezel making his own version of a Boerewors Burger. Adding a bit of South African style to an Amercian standard makes it our own. You can use your preferred meat or turn them into veggie burgers.

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It will be very easy to impress your loved one this Valentines Day with a neat little recipe from Michael Oliver for creating salmon hearts.

If you are a novice may I suggest a practice run before the big day.

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Vegetable curries are the answer for any unused vegetables in the fridge, they make for nourishing, wholesome meals. Gourmet Guys does not subscribe to the point of view that veg only meals are for vegetarians only and neither should you. We have listed this recipe as vegetarian but please note the fish sauce in the ingredients is optional, as is practically every other ingredient. Recipes are guidelines not rule books. You can add chilli or any other of your favourite spices to this dish in quantities ...

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Stir Fries are remarkably easy and versitile. Take this recipe from Michael Oliver for example, not only is this great with noodles or rice but you can also serve it up in a tortilla wrap or with taco's.

Not only that but switching to chicken or seafood is just as easy. Get the sauce basics right and you are away. 

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While it is called a curry in a hurry Michael ran out of time in this 10 minute segment. Cooking at home however you can easily get this dish done in 15 minutes, especially if you are using crushed chilli, ginger & garlic out of a bottle.

You can also easily switch out the prawns for chicken, tofu and even halloumi according to Michael. Pretty much whatever you have in your fridge or freezer.

Cooking curry does not have to feel like an Olympic event on the sub-continent.

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Well this isn't quite a Schalk burger but I'll definately give it some though as to what a Schalk Burger would be made of.   Do you have any ideas for a Schalk Burger? 

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Here it is, the definitive Christmas Cake recipe from Michael Oliver. It's been handed down generation to generation in the Oliver family and now he is sharing it with the entire country.

So the challenge goes out to everyone to make your own Christmas Cake these holiday's and if you don't have a traditional recipe in your family start by handing this one down to your children and grandchildren.

Happy Holiday's to all!

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