Pears
Again one of these fruits that might be left behind in the fruit basket ripening more and more ending up too soft for anyone to eat. In our house, pears seem to be more appetizing when slightly hard and crisp. When I end up having …
Author: karinstub
Pear/apple sorbet
I had some pears and apples in the fruit basket which had reached a state where they were too ripe and soft to be eaten – but rather than throwing it out, I decided to take one of the big pears and a few of …
Celeriac
In my point of view – an overlooked vegetable. You can use it as a root mixed with other roots like beets, potatoes, carrots, parnips and more in an oven roasted dish, raw – diced or grated in salads, cooked and mashed with potatoes, finely sliced and deep fried for chips…and soups. Generally, a very versatile but for some reason, overlooked vegetable. And it is cheap too!! What is not to like.
Creamy celeriac soup
One of my husbands favorites! I am saying this as he has often wondered how anything so simple and basic can turn out so tasty! Funny! The other day, I had only 2/3 of a celeriac and instead of the last 3rd, I added a …
Crispy salad with what I had on hand
My point is – you can mix up a great salad with fresh greens as long as the sauce is good. This time I had a bit of celery, capsicum peppers, cucumber, a few spring onions, feta cheese, rocket salad and olives. But many combinations work.
Ingredients
2 stalks of celery
1 red capsicum
1/2 cucumber
2 spring onions
1 small “baby” rocket salad
1 handful green olives (could be any colour)
75 g crumbled feta cheese
Had I had an avocado, I would have used that as well.
Ingredients sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tbsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
Method
Rinse the greens. Slice the celery diagonally. Dice the cucumbers. Slice the red capsicum into thin long slices. Slice the spring onion. Crumble the feta cheese. Peel and dice the avocado…if you have one. Finely slice the rocket salad.
Add it all to a bowl and mix.
Whisk the ingredients of the sauce and pour on top of the salad. Mix and you are done!!
Fish and shellfish
We love fish in our family and we usually eat the whole lot when cooked. But once in a while some is left over. Don’t throw it away. You can easily use the cook fish as an appetizer mixing it with mayonnaise, onions and perhaps …
Creamed smoked salmon pasta
I while back, I bought a big smoked salmon on sale with the intention of preparing a few consecutive dishes. Meanwhile, something came in the way, I ended up only using a bit but put the reaming salmon in the freezer. Seeing it today – …
Zucchini/Courgette
Honestly, I was never a big fan of zucchini. I find it a bit bland and there are so many other vegetables which have more taste – so why zucchini? Well – I have had to revise my stand a bit. When my daughter decided to grow a few Zucchini plants in the garden …we were about to drown in Zucchinis. So I had to come up with uses for this otherwise overlooked vegetable. And I must admit – it taught me a thing or two. As the zucchinis grew into our lives, we grew into loving zucchinis. I have made pancakes, cakes, bread, stews, filled zucchinis and more. Many times with chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic and a bit of red onion. It is absolutely delicious. And it is ok, if it has turned a bit soft as I always cook it in some form. If they are super fresh and crisp, they can be eaten raw and used as cucumbers. They are in fact very tasty!