Sample Retreat Menu at Figs on the Funcho

Graham and Cheryl focus on preparing a healthy eating retreat menu by preparing a variety of vegetarian meals with some fish options. The dishes served vary depending on the group’s dietary requirements. Below are some of the meals that have been prepared for past retreats.

“Cheryl is an excellent host and her culinary skills have literally changed our view of food; vegetarian food in particular, with flavours, textures and combinations that were an assault on the senses” – Clive

A Healthy Eating Retreat Starts with Good Breakfasts:

“Oh and did I mention the food and the die for homemade granola??!!! You’re in for an amazing treat” – Milu

• Almond milk and coconut
• Banana milk oat porridge
• Home made granola
• Freshly baked muffins
• Gluten free buckwheat crumpets
• Freshly squeezed juices
• Scrambled eggs
• Smoothies

Energising, Nourishing Meals:

“The vegetarian meals a delicious revelation. I’ve ordered my first-ever veggie cookbook to continue the benefits of ‘Fig’s’ healthy delicious meals” – Judith

• Sweet potato, tomato and red lentils
• Spiral courgette noodles with Algarve sun ripened tomatoes and Mediterranean herb sauce served with homemade gluten free olive, ricotta and parmesan cheese bread
• Vegan curries: Thai green curry as well as an aubergine, lemongrass with nutritional sprouted mung bean curry
• Japanese flavoured “risotto” experience that is vegan-friendly and very different to your usual risotto recipe as the rice is replaced with raw, marinated mushrooms
• Moroccan Vegetarian Stew with chickpeas, green lentils and carrots
• BBQ Jackfruit dish (vegetarian version of pulled pork)
• Roasted butternut salad with an apple and mustard dressing
• Baked miso eggplants
• Healthy, colourful, nutritional salads using grains, herbs and fresh vegetables served with various salad dressings and a fresh mint and pea sauce.
• French onion quiche
• Potato gratin with a vegan cauliflower cheesy cream sauce
• Babotie, a national dish of South Africa
• Baked lemon cod
• Mushroom wellington

Delicious Desserts and Morning Teas:

• Vegan caramel cheesecake
• Homemade ice creams
• Panna cotta
• Banana bread
• Rich chocolate cake
• Flapjacks
• Fudgy chocolate brownies 
• Portuguese orange cake
• South African health rusks and buttermilk rusks
• Portuguese pastéis de nata (custard tarts)
• Oat and ginger biscuits

Evening Retreat Delights:

Sitting under the carob trees after the evening meal to enjoy cheese and biscuits with fig jam and Portuguese port has become a firm favourite with their visitors.