Chives
A nicely presented dish, including black pudding of course, with Beluga Lentils (we had not heard of them either), spiced apple and smoked duck. Certainly one to try if we ever figure out where the Lentils hide in the supermarket!
An Irish Omelette recipe from Donal Skehan, the food writer, food Photographer and TV Presenter which originated from The Pleasures of the Table: Rediscovering Theodora Fitzgibbon.
This recipe of Chicken breast stuffed with black pudding and herb crumbs, wrapped in bacon, served with a chive sauce and veal jus, on a bed of creamy mash, is sourced from 'Fire' restaurant, in the heart of Dublin City centre.
Chef Tom Kerridge's Scotch risotto uses pearl barley (the main ingredient of Scotch Broth) as its base which, like rice, takes on all the other flavours within the dish, adding a more robust body in so doing. He's combined this with another great Scottish ingredient, Stornoway Black Pudding.
This black pudding recipe from Paul Heathcote is a modern take on a traditional Lancashire dish of hash browns - Black Pudding wrapped in a cheesy potato mix, offset perfectly with the sweetness of caramelised Conference pears.
Black Pudding Eggs Benedict | Black Pudding with a duck egg for an even richer tasting dish and a rasher or two of smoked bacon never goes amiss.