Vegetable
Sweetcorn polenta with aubergine sauce
I guess it is no wonder that Yotam Ottolenghi is a genious, so here is another masterpiece based on his brilliance! I have created this dish twice during one weekend, it is THAT good. Let's see... and eat of course.
Ingredients
Polenta
6 corn cobs (or half kg frozen corn)
1/2 l water
4...
Barley risotto with marinated feta
Got inspired by NOPI restaurant - and the guardian team - who were so lovely that they've surprised us with the newest Ottolenghi cookbook - namely Jerusalem (later on a further post about that).
Winter food - lovely - creamy - surprising - what else do you want on a rainy (and...
Hummus
Quick, simple and good - or more time consuming, little more complicated still good... There are two basic methods of making hummus, but only the start is different. I usually pick the first :)
Ingredients
1 can of chickpea (400 gr w water)
2 tbsp tahini
2-4 garlic cloves
1/2 lemon...
Guacamole
Suppa quick, thousands ways to enjoy, cannot see why anyone ever buys ready-made ones!
Ingredients
2 ripe avocado
1-2 tomatoes
1-2 garlic cloves
1-2 spring onion / half medium onion
1/2 lime juice
2 tbsp halapeno
Salt, pepper and chilli flakes
Coriander or parsley
Method
Cut the...
Asparagus with hollandaise sauce
Lovely girlish, classy food. Hollandaise sauce is heaven - again calorie-wise ain't gonna help your diet - but who cares if tastes so GREAT!?
Ingredients
1 bunch of asparagus (green or white - white is more sophisticated I think - but green is so much easier to use!)
3-6 egg...
Quesadilla
Ingredients
8 corn tortillas
120 gr cheddar - grated
150 ml yoghurt
1 clove of garlic
Salt and pepper
Black bean paste:
230 gr black bean
1 tsp ground corinader
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
coriander
juice of half lime
salt
Filling
1 shallot
3 spring onion
2-3...
Aubergine salad
Basis of the recipe is a medium size aubergine. I usually do not even start under 4, since the whole family just loves it!
Ingredients
1 aubergine
1 egg yolk
0,5-1 dl oil (sunflower is my fave for this)
1/2 medium size onion (or quarter - depends on the onion - so better add...
Butternut squash risotto
Basic recipe is from Giorgio Locatelli - he is a genious - I made it a bit simplier - forgive me Master.
Ingredients
25 dkg diced butternut squash
1/2 l milk (optional)
2 l chicken or vegetable stock
5 dkg butter
1 medium onion
1 cup risotto rice
1,5 dl dry white wine
Salt /...
Mushroom pancake
This is really one of my old time fave. I always prepare it for our New Years Eve Party. Actually they wouldn't let me in if I missed it.
Ingredients
Pancake
20 dkg white flour
1/2 l milk
3 large eggs
1/2 dl oil (sunflower or other without strong flavor)
1 pinch of...
Pak choi in oyster sauce
We often eat this in Hare and Tortoise - and tried to reproduce it at home. I think it is pretty close!
Ingredients
2 large pak chois
2-3 cloves of garlic
1-2 tbsp oyster sauce
1-2 tbsp sesam oil
Method
Wash the pak choi in running water and cut them into mouthful pieces. Steam...
