Ingredients

• 2 – 3 Fresh Gloria Dieu Sugar Sweet apricots
• Or 1/2 cup Gloria Dieu frozen apricots
• 1 small to medium frozen, ripe banana
• ½ cup unsweetened dairy-free milk beverage or light coconut milk
• 15g crushed cashews
• 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed or chia seed (optional)
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
• Pinch salt

Method

1. Place the pitted apricots, and all ingredients in your blender.
2. Give it a few pulses to break things up, and then whiz away until smooth.
3. Add more milk beverage or coconut milk if the mixture is too thick for your blender or your liking.

Ingredients

• 5 Fresh Gloria Dieu Sugar Sweet apricots or rehydrated Gloria Dieu apricots – pitted and halved
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 250g Gloria Dieu lamb pieces
• 1 Onion, thinly sliced
• 1 Garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tbsp chopped ginger
• 2 tsp ras-el-hanout, Berber or other Middle Eastern spice mix
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 300ml vegetable or chicken stock
• Cooked couscous, mint or coriander leaves, and lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1. In a medium-sized pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil.
2. Season the meat and fry briefly until browned.
3. Remove from the pan and add the remaining oil.
4. Add the onion, garlic and ginger, and fry with a little seasoning.
5. Cook for 5 mins until soft, then add the spice mix, tomato purée, apricots and stock, and return the lamb to the pan.
6. Simmer gently for 25 mins.
7. Serve with warm couscous, mint or coriander leaves, and lemon wedges.