Monday 25 June 2018

Pastry baked salmon - recipe

I love salmon with potatoes. But whenever I find a new recipe with a new twist, I like to try it, to add variation to how we make salmon at home. This time, I was checking Instagram and saw their quick food videos. One clip was showing how to make pastry baked salmon. So here I have simply tried to follow along.



Ingredients:
Three pieces of bone free salmon fillets
1 ready pastry roll
1 mozzarella cheese ball
1 onion
1 handful of fresh spinach leaves
2 tbsp creme fraiche
spices: fish mix, mix of herbs, paprika powder, garlic powder to taste

Method:
1) Roll out the pastry dough in a baking dish covered with baking paper.
2) Lay on it the salmon fillets
3) Gently fry the onion, the spinach leaves together with creme fraich, season with the spices.
4) Add the filling on top of the salmon and top it with the mozzarella slices as shown below:


5) Cut the dough as per picture. Lay one slice of the dough at the time to form a braid. Brush it with oil and sprinkle some dried herbs on top. Bake it in the oven for 45 minute at 180 degrees.




Enjoy!

Potato salad - recipe

I often like to eat salads for dinners. To make it more filling I add potatoes. Here, I have tried to make a summary and light salad, yet filling and one that goes very well with chicken or steaks. I do it often when it is time for BBQ. But this time the actual salad was enjoyed on its own. 


Ingredients:
4-5 potatoes
half cup creme fraiche
handful radishes
1 chopped spring onion
handful chopped herbs such as basil and mint
2-3 tbsp dijon mustard
salt and pepper
garlic powder
paprika powder


Method:
1) Boil the potatoes and let cool down.

2) Chopp the herbs and vegetables.

3) Mix the creme fraiche with the mustard and add the spices to taste.

4) Chop the potatoes into cubes and mix everything in a bowl. Let the flavours mix nicely in the fridge for about 30 minutes before serving it.


Enjoy!

Vegetarian Feta Cheese Quiche (pie)

I once made this feta cheese quiche pie. But I can't find my own recipe any where :). But here is step buy step photos of how I made it. I do remember it was very delightful though. I always serve my pies with a fresh green salad.










Enjoy!

Garlic bread with tomato and mozzarella

A nice late evening snack is this garlic bread with tomatoes, mozzarella and herbs. I buy the bread that has cuts in it and simply fill the cuts with tomato and cheese. I also add some fresh basil and parsley leaves, from my balcony herbs. I grill it in the oven for about 20-30 min in 200 degrees until golden brown. Becomes really good and gooey with melted cheese. 


Egg and avoccado sandwich

My favourite breakfast at the moment. Boiled egg on a toasted bread with avoccado spread. Just sprinkled with paprika powder and black pepper. Yum


Vegetarian pasty made with baking powder ( piroger) - recipe

Today I made vegetarian pasties. The dough was really fluffy and easy to make as it did not need any yeast. I simply used Anna Marias recipe. I loved the taste and thought I should make more for picnics. Here I served it will salad and hummus.



Dough ingredients:
8 dl flour
3-4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 dl milk
100 g butter

Filling:
3-4 boiled potatis
Frozen vegetables: peas, corn, paprika
1 onion

Spices: paprika powder, cumin,garlic powder, curry, salt and pepper to taste

To make:
1) boil potatoes. Dice onion and fry them with the frozen veggies on midium heat. Add the spices. Once semibrowned add chopped boiled potatoes. Add few tbsp water and let fry and steam for roughly 20 min on low heat. Let cool.

2) Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter in pieces and mix it. Add the milk and form to a dough.

3) Roll out the dough and cut out circles, 15 cm in diameter. Fill the dough and fold the circle.  Pinch it well so it does not open. I made it like a braid. Bake in oven for 10-15 min in 220 degrees.




Enjoy!