Monday, 24 May 2010

Enchiladas

Ingredients:
  • 500 g broccoli
  • 250 g ricotta
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 100 g grated cheese (Gouda)
  • 1 egg
  • 6 tortillas
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
Directions:
  1. Cut the broccoli into small pieces. We cooked the broccoli for 3-4 minutes, but this is probably not necessary.
  2. In a large bowl mix the broccoli, ricotta, cumin, garlic and 50 g of the cheese.
  3. Stir in the egg and the salt and pepper.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  5. Fill the tortillas with the broccoli mixture and wrap up tightly. Place them into a casserole dish.
  6. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
  7. Place into the oven and bake for about 30 minutes.
This tastes good together with a tomato salad.

Vegetable Patties


Ingredients:
  • 300 g zucchini
  • 300 g carrots
  • 2 onions
  • 4 eggs
  • 120 g flour
  • 200 g cheese (Edamer)
  • 60 g oats
  • 2 tsp. parsley
  • 2 tsp. curry powder
  • 1 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 4 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • oil
Directions:
  1. Chop the onions, zucchini and carrots finely. We use a food processor for this.
  2. Stir in the eggs, flour, oats and cheese.
  3. Add the seasoning generously.
  4. Heat a little oil in a pan. Spoon the vegetable batter into the pan and fry from both sides for about 2 minutes.

Zucchini Gnocchi


Ingredients:
  • 400 g gnocchi
  • 2 tsp. oil
  • 1 zucchini
  • 3 large tomatoes (about 300 g)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 100 g feta
  • 2 tsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. parsley
  • 1tsp. thyme
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
Directions:
  1. Chop the onions and the garlic finely. Cut the tomatoes and zucchini into about 2 cm cubes.
  2. Heat oil in a large pan.
  3. Fry the gnocchi in the pan briefly. Add the onions and garlic and fry until the onions are slightly translucent.
  4. Stir in the zucchini and fry for about 3 minutes until they are soft.
  5. Add the tomatoes and crumble in the feta.
  6. Stir well. Add the herbs to taste.

Scarborough Muffins


Ingredients:
  • 125 g flour
  • 50 g oats
  • 40 g chopped walnuts
  • 40 g chopped almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 10 g fresh yeast
  • 60 g yogurt
  • 75 ml milk
Directions:
  1. In a large bowl mix flour, oats and chopped walnuts, chopped almonds and baking powder.
  2. In a small bowl mix yogurt, milk and yeast.
  3. Stir the two mixtures together and leave to rise for about 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  5. Line muffin forms with paper cups or butter the muffin forms. Add the batter to the muffin forms until 3/4 full.
  6. Bake for about half an hour.
Makes about 8 muffins.
These muffins taste good with cheese.

Cucumber Sandwiches


  • Step 1: Toast
    Ingredients:
    • 100 ml water
    • 12 g fresh yeast
    • 18 g salt
    • 250 ml milk
    • 500 g flour
    • 2 tsp. baking powder
    • 20 g sugar
    • 20 g starch
    • 30 g butter

    Directions:
    1. In a small bowl mix water, yeast and salt. Stir well and leave for at least 30 minutes. I usually leave it overnight.
    2. Add the milk to the yeast mixture.
    3. In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, starch and butter. Add the yeast mixture and knead well. The dough is somewhat sticky and very soft.
    4. Place the dough in a bread pan and leave to rise for 2-3 hours.
    5. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
    6. Place toast onto the middle rack and bake for 35-40 minutes. The toast should sound hollow when tapped with a wooden implement.

  • Step 2: Cucumbers
  • Ingredients:
    • 1 cucumber
    • 2 tsp. dried dill or 30 g fresh, chopped dill
    • 125 ml mayonnaise
    • salt and pepper

    Directions:
    1. Cut the cucumber into very thin slices.
    2. Mix the dill and the mayonnaise.
    3. Cut the toast into slices and remove the crust.
    4. Spread mayonnaise on the toast silces and lay cucumber slices on top. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.

  • Step 3: ...
  • Step 4: Profit!