Showing posts with label Harissa.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harissa.. Show all posts

15 October 2018

Pumpkin, Saffron and Orange Soup for the Virtual Pumpkin Party / Sopa de Abóbora, Açafrão e Laranja, para a Festa Virtual da Abóbora.


It's Virtual Pumpkin Party Day 2018 and, I so love to cook with pumpkin, that I couldn't miss this day for anything in the world!
It's my 3rd year participating in this fabulous initiative and, here and here, you can check my previous contributions for this fabulous event.
This year, I've decided to make this amazing Ottolenghi soup. A recipe from his brand new, and absolutely FANTASTIC book "Simple".
This is a recipe for soup lovers and to be enjoyed now, that the days are getting cooler and cooler. Full of warmth and autumnal flavours, this soup is a must try!
Just in case you want to have a look and check all the fabulous bloggers that are celebrating this virtual day and all the fantastic delights they've cooked, check Sara's blog and enjoy the pumpkin feast.

28 May 2017

Harissa Chicken with Leeks, Potatoes and Yogurt / Frango assado com Harissa, Alho francês, Batatas e Iogurte.


Second and last recipe challenge of the month and also a "Cook the Cover" challenge for May's Rainydaybites Cook Book Club.
Deborah asked us to cook this fabulous one sheet meal and I'm glad she did because, not just I love all the ingredients in this recipe, I also love the fact that there's almost no washing up after.
The combination of ingredients, as you might guessed by the title, is absolutely incredible and the textures and flavour are, both, absolutely fabulous.
Another great hit from Melissa Clark "Dinner: Changing the Game" book which, by all means, I'm loving to bits!

26 May 2017

Spiced Carrot Purée (Dip) with Dukkah / Puré (Dip) picante de Cenouras com Dukkah.


Last recipe for Marta, May and Carrot as the ingredient of the month!
This recipe, another one from Chef
Maria Elia "Full of Flavour" book is absolutely divine to serve at a dinner party as a canapé or as part of a mezze.
Everybody can help themselves and dip the chosen bread in the carrot dip, while enjoying their drinks or cocktails.
ingredients (serves 8):
for the dukkah:
100g almonds, blanched
50g coriader seeds
20g cumin seeds
75g sesame seeds
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
method:
Toast the almonds in a medium pan over a medium heat until golden.
Transfer the almond to a work surface to cool a little, then finely chop them.
Transfer to a bowl.
Add the coriander and cumin seeds to the pan and toast for 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Transfer to a pestle and mortal, leave to cool completely, then coarsely grind and mix with the almonds.
Toast the sesame seeds until golden. Leave to cool, then grind, together with 2 tsp of sea salt.
Add to the almond mixture and season with black pepper.


5 October 2015

Harissa waffles, sesame fried eggs and carrot salad / Waffles de harissa, ovos estrelados com sementes de sésamo e salada de cenoura.


I know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but I've never been a breakfast girl.
Since early age, the maximum that I can eat in the morning is a piece of fruit or a fruit or green juice/smoothie and nothing else. Big continental or british breakfasts are not for me but, saying that, I have to confess that I love breakfast food.
My favourite chapters in cookbooks are precisely the breakfast chapters and although I can't have this kind of food in the morning, I love it for lunch or even for a midweek lazy dinner.
The recipe I'm leaving you today is from the breakfast chapter of Jamie Oliver new cookbook and it made a fabulous early dinner for my kids and myself. The combination of flavours and textures is fabulous and utterly delicious.
ingredients (serves 2):
100g wholemeal self-raising flour
1 tbsp poppy seeds
2 tsp harissa
3 large eggs
100ml semi-skimmed milk
sesame oil
sesame seeds
1 large carrot
50g baby spinach
1 pomegranate, seeds and juices
2 sprigs of fresh mint, leaves separated
to serve:
2 tablespoons fat-free natural yoghurt
hot chilli sauce


method:
Preheat the waffle iron.
In a bowl, mix the flour, poppy seeds, harissa and 1 egg together.
Gradually add the milk, whisking until combined, and season with sea salt and black pepper.
Brush the waffle iron with a minimal amount of sesame oil, then sprinkle half a teaspoon of sesame seeds into each side, followed by a quarter of your waffle mixture.
Cook the waffles for a few minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
Meanwhile, peel and matchstick the carrot and place in a bowl.
Finely slice the spinach and add them to the bowl.
Add the pomegranate seeds and their juices to the bowl.
Add the mint leaves to the bowl and toss everything together.
Drizzle a small non-stick frying pan on a medium heat with oil, then wipe around and out with kitchen paper. Crack in 1 of the remaining eggs, sprinkle with a pinch of sesame seeds, then cover the pan to set the top of the egg and cook to your liking.
Serve the waffles with the salad, the sesame fried egg, a dollop yoghurt and a good shake of chilli sauce.
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Depois de uns dias de férias em família, que souberam a "céu" e de uns outros tantos de introspecção, o blogue está de volta à sua rotina habitual e focado no objectivo para o qual foi criado, ou seja, partilha de receitas!!
Não pretendo ser famosa, não pretendo escrever livros de receitas e não aspiro a aplausos e palcos de deslumbramento.
No dia que decidir dedicar-me a algo de sério relacionado com a culinária, concorro ao Masterchef, pois aí sim, é que realmente se conclui e se percebe quem sabe, de facto, alguma coisa sobre culinária!
Há umas 3 semanas atrás, vi uma frase num perfil do instagram que dizia "Just trying to be a good girl, in a world full of bad nasty bitches" e sinceramente, esta frase não podia vir mais a propósito no momento...
Enfim..., em frente que atrás vem gente, deixo-vos hoje com a primeira receita que fiz do novo livro do Jamie Oliver.
Embora esta receita faça parte do capítulo dos pequenos almoços, eu nunca fui de grandes pequenos almoços.
Desde tenra idade, o máximo que consigo ingerir de manhã é uma peça de fruta, ou um sumo/batido de fruta.
Dito isto, confesso que os capítulos dos pequenos almoços, são os capítulos que mais adoro nos livros de culinária, pois adoro comida de pequeno almoço, mas para comer ao almoço, ou até mesmo ao jantar!
Asim sendo, deixo-vos esta deliciosa receita de comida de pequeno almoço, que foi um belíssimo jantar para mim e para as minhas crianças.
ingredientes (para 2 pessoas):
100g farinha de trigo integral com fermento
1 colher sopa de sementes de papoila
2 colheres chá de harissa vermelha
3 ovos grandes (L)
100ml leite meio gordo
óleo de sésamo
sementes de sésamo
1 cenoura grande
50g folhas de espinafre bebé
bagos e o sumo de 1 romã
folhas de 2 pés de hortelã menta
para servir:
2 colheres sopa de iogurte natural magro
molho picante (eu usei sweet chilli sauce)


preparação:
Aquecer a máquina de fazer waffles.
Numa taça, misturar a farinha, as sementes de papoila, a harissa e o ovo.
Adicionar o leite, um bocadinho de cada vez, mexendo bem até obter uma mistura macia e temperar de sal e pimenta.
Pincelar a máquina das waffles com o mínimo possível de óleo de sésamo e salpicar ambos os lados com sementes de papoila.
Colocar colheradas da mistura na máquina, sem encher demasiado, por forma a fazer waffles mais pequenas.
Cozinhar as waffles até estarem douradinhas de ambos os lados e o interior estar cozido.
Entretanto, descascar a cenoura e cortá-la em palitos fininhos ou ralá-la. Colocar a cenoura numa taça.
Cortar as folhas de espinafres em tiras e adicionámos à taça.
Adicionar os bagos da romã e o sumo que tiver conseguido espremer da mesma.
Adicionar as folhas de hortelã menta e envolver tudo muito bem.
Colocar uma frigideira anti aderente sobre lume médio e com a ajuda de uma folha de papel absorvente de cozinha, esfregá-la com azeite ou óleo.
Partir 1 ovo na frigideira e salpicá-lo com sementes de sésamo. Repetir, de acordo com o número de pessoas que vai servir, servindo 1 ovo por pessoa.
Tapar a frigideira com uma tampa e deixar o ovo cozinhar, por forma a que a clara fique bem cozida, mas a gema fique mole.
Servir as waffles com a salada, o ovo estrelado, o iogurte e o molho picante.

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