A Selection of exotic salads recipes (02.04.15)

Chinese Rice Pasta

1tsp fresh ground garlic
Green chilli to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
1pkt Fattis and Monis rice pasta (Rissoni)
1 green, red, yellow pepper
1 punnet button mushrooms
1 punnet cherry tomatoes
1 tub sour cream
1 tub fresh cream

Boil packet of Rice pasta.
Braise Garlic, Green chillie in olive oil.
Add diced peppers, sliced mushrooms salt an pepper.
Add boiled pasta
Sour cream
Fresh cream and
Halved cherry tomatoes

Garnish with spring onion

Serve Immediately!

Medditeranean Salad

Cos Lettuce shredded
Parisian carrots halved
Julliened cucumber
Calamata olives
Chopped Red Onion
Chopped block dates

Arrange on a platter.
Top with sliced grilled Halloumi fingers.
(Best bought was the homemade one from the palestinian store in Mayfair).

Garnish with finely chopped fresh dhania and a sprinkle of black kulunji seeds.

Citrus Salad Dressing

1 part olive oil
2 parts orange juice
1/2 tsp garlic flakes
1/2 tsp mustard powder
Salt
Black pepper

For a vinaigrette
To make a creamy salad dressing add 1 tblspn of miracle whip to the above dressing.

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Citrus Butter (Safeera Kaka)

8 Tbsp 1 stick unsalted butter softened 1 vanilla bean I used a tsp of vanilla bean paste 1 Tbsp sugar 2 tsp grated orange zest 2 tsp grated lemon zest Instructions Beat the butter in a mixer until light and creamy. Cut the vanilla bean in half and scrape the beans...

PUMPKIN SPICE BUTTER (Safeera Kaka)

Ingredients ½ cup (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter softened ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ⅛ teaspoon coarse sea salt up to ¼ teaspoon, to taste ¼ cup pumpkin puree 2 ½ Tablespoons honey Instructions Add softened butter, ground cinnamon,...

Cowboy Butter (Safeera Kaka)

Ingredients 100g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter , softened, divided 1 large garlic clove , finely minced (1 tsp) - knife best (Note 1) 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp smoked paprika (sub regular paprika) 1 tsp chilli flakes / red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp cooking salt Instructions...

Sweet Chilli

Garlic Marinade Perfect for Chops, Steak and Ribs Ingredients ½ Sweet Chilli Sauce 3 tbsp Chilli & Garlic Sauce 2 BBQ Sauce 2 Tomato Sauce 2 tbsp Oil or Melted Butter 1 tbsp Garlic Paste 1 Black Pepper 1 tsp Paprika 1 tsp Dhania Jeeru (Coriander & Cumin)...

Falafel (Safeera Kaka)

1 pound or about 2.5 cups dried chickpeas 1 bunch of parsley stems out 1 onion peeled 3-4 garlic cloves peeled 1 medium-size potato peeled 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3-4 cups oil for frying...

Hummus (Safeera Kaka)

1 canned chickpeas ¼ cup (Tahini) ¼ cup of iced water (add ice cubes for a white hummus) one freshly squeezed large lemon 1 clove garlic salt to taste Parsley to garnish (optional) Open chickpeas can and rinse well, boil in clean water with a pinch of bicarb and...