Reibekuchen Salad (German potato fritters)

Hi dolls

Yesterday my little German tummy was screaming at me : " Heeeey,are you forgetting your roots? I like Greek food,but pleaaaase pleassee feed me with something German"
Ooookay tummy!
This recipe is a real time saver,because the batter for the fritters is soo quickly made.

You need :
Your favorite Salad
1 small potato (finely grated)
1 egg
5-6 tablespoons flour
pepper
salt

frying oil

For the dip/dressing:
200 gr of yogurt (If you can find greek yogurt,go for it!)
1 scallion (sliced thinly)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
a dash of garlic powder or 1/2 clove pushed through the garlic press
pepper salt

To start off,squeeze all the juice out of the grated potato shreds and place them in a bowl.Add the egg and seasoning,then add the flour.Mix well to avoid lumps.
Add 4 tablespoons of frying oil to a non stick pan and let the pan get hot.With a teaspoon place a small amount of potato batter in the pan and flatten the batter so it cooks evenly.Turn the heat down a bit,because you don't want charred Reibekuchen with a raw center.
Once they are golden brown,remove them from the pan on to a paper towel to drain the excess fat.


For the dip simply mix all the dip ingredients well.
Serve the hot Reibekuchen with your salad and the yogurt dip/dressing,but if you want a separate dressing for your salad,just go with your favorite one.




Huggies+Reibekuchen
Cookingchinchillas

Guest Post 3 :Vinegarette-Honey Salad dressing

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Vinegarette-Honey Salad Dressing

As a late-night-eater, I get really weird cravings at weird times. So I've come up with a dozen ways to use this recipe to settle my stomach. It's really simple and easy, as well as personalised (i've ne ver made two exactly the same), and well worth it!

YOU WILL NEED:


Left to right:
Your favourite honey
Balsamic vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper (black or white, pictured is white because it's in an easier container)
Whole grain mustard

and, not pictured, an empty jar.

Roughly measure out half and half of oil and vinegar into your jar (however much you want, but don't fill it up too much). This is just a starting point, you'll adjust it while making it. Put the lid back on the jar (we use an old pasta sauce jar) and give it a good shake. Taste it. I myself like it particularly vinegary. Add oil or vinegar depending on taste, along with salt and pepper.

Take the wholegrain mustard and put a big ol' blob into the mixing pot. I like lots and lots of this stuff (i eat it out of the jar, I admit it), but everyone else seems to think I'm insane. What? The burning on your lips means it's good!

Keep tasting til it's right to you. Then take the honey and put a tiny little blob - about a heaped teaspoon should do - into the jar. Screw the lid on TIGHT and shake it really hard. Then taste it, and adjust until just right.

It should look something like this:



I use this for everything. Just before writing this, I had mustard on toast with this dressing. It was amazing. Another good thing is a four-leaf salad with just this as a dressing, or - my favourite - avacado and sheep's milk feta cheese!

You'll be surprised what it goes with.


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Spice up your salad (Potatoes)

Hi dollies

My problem with salad is,that I am always hungry again a short time after eating them.So I always add a little something on top to make them more satisfying and filling.
Today I tried potatoes and it was sooooo yummy.

You need:
small potatoes (same size)
2 liters vegetable stock
pepper,salt,paprika,turmeric
olive oil
2 cloves of garlic (whole peeled)
fresh dill or parsley

Peel your potatoes and bring the stock to a boil.If you want you can use those instant stock cubes or instant powdered vegetable stock.Season the stock with pepper salt and turmeric.
Boil your potatoes for 15-20 min or until cooked all the way through.
Remove from the water and cut in half.

In a hot pan with 4 tablespoons olive oil,add the garlic and the potatoes.Season again with the powdered spices and keep turning your potatoes until they just start to color.Add some fresh dill to give some freshness to your potatoes.

Remove from the heat and drain the access oil on a paper towel if you like.

Serve on your favorite salad!

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Spicy Chicken Breast For Salads

Hi dollies !

When I order salad with chicken in restaurants ,the chicken is bland! No flavor,no seasoning,hard texture or worst case scenario : overcooked.
So I came up with an idea of really infusing the chicken breast with flavor and spice,so it compliments a salad with subtle flavors.

You need:
2 chicken breasts with skin
tip: if you are not good at de-boning a chicken breast,ask your butcher to do that for you


For the marinade:
8 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
a dash of chilly powder (or if you like it hot,add more)
pepper salt


Before you start mix all the powdered spices together in a cup.
In a medium sized non stick pan add olive oil and vegetable oil and let it get hot.While the pan is heating up,season your chicken breasts with salt and pepper.Once the pan reached frying temperature drop in the chicken breasts and cook for 10 seconds on each side.Add the spices and remove from the heat.
Turn down the heat to medium low and slowly cook and turn around for 4 minutes.Remove from the heat and keep turning the chicken in the pan.
Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Grease a small oven proof dish that fits the chicken breast
Continue to cook the chicken breast for 25-35 mintutes and turn them around after 15 min,so the skin gets crispy.Brush the top with the marinade oil before putting it back in the oven.

Once the chicken is done,let it rest covered with aluminum foil for 5 minutes,so the juices evenly spread,then you can slice it and serve it on your favorite salad.

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Fancy tuna salad

Hi dolls,

Since we finally stocked our fridge again with fresh vegetables,I thought I take advantage of it and prepare some salads.
The fancy tuna salad is pretty easy to do:
2 cans of tuna in water,not in oil
2 carrots peeled and grated
1 zucchini peeled and thinly sliced
1 spring onion (sliced)
1/4 head of red cabbage (finely chopped)
1 bell pepper
lambs lettuce/corn salad/field salad

For the dressing
the juice of 1/2 lemon
50 gr cream cheese
1/2 tiny teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon mayo
2-3 teaspoons tuna water
pepper salt

And all you gotta do is drain the tuna,make the dressing by beating the ingredients with a balloon whisk and mix the salad.

Yesterday I had the same vegetables,added some pasta and steamed broccoli.

Hugs
Cookingchins

Tuna Pasta Salad

Howdy dolls!

Since last night I was craving for this salad,so you can imagine my mood when I purchased the ingredients.
It's always so exciting to make something you are craving for.
This salad doesn't have any rules! You may add or remove things from the ingredient list.

3 portions of bow tie pasta (Boil until al dente,then rinse with plenty of cold water)
2 carrots (peeled,grated)
1/4 head of cabbage (chopped julienne)
1 tomato (remove seeds,slice)
1 red bell pepper (diced)
5 pickles (diced)
1-2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 spring onion (sliced)
100-120 gr cream cheese
the juice of 1/2 lemon
pepper salt
1 can of tuna (drained)

Your pasta should be boiled,rinsed and cooled.
In a large bowl mix the vegetables,the tuna,the cream cheese and the spices.Add the pasta and season again if needed.Mix well and chill for 1 hour.


It's pretty easy to do.You may add any vegetable you like.

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Marinated Mozzarella with a Salad of Tomato an bell pepper

Hello

Mozzarella can be boring sometimes.Especially in salads it can be a big yawn.Putting amazing flavors in Mozzarella is easy:

You need:
Mortar and pestle
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dried thymesalt or herb seasoning salt
pepper
1/2 teaspoon vinegar of your choice

Mix and crush all ingredients in the mortar until combined,chop your Mozzarella up and pat it dry with a napkin.
Mix with the marinade and chill at least 1 hour.

The salad is just tomatoes and bell peppers with the marinade and the mozzarella


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Pasta Salad with a Greek twist

Hellooo

I don't like the usual pasta salads that combine mayonnaise with Pasta,but this one is different.It is quick,light and healthy.

You need :
200 gr whole wheat Spaghetti
100 gr low fat yogurt
1 small cucumber (removed seeds,grated)
1 carrot (peeled,grated)
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
1 red/orange/yellow bell pepper (half grated,half sliced)
1 egg (boiled 7 min)
pepper,salt
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon dill (finely chopped)

Mix yogurt,carrot,cucumber,grated bell pepper and garlic.Add the dill and lemon juice.Mix well and season.
Boil your pasta until it is al dente.In a sieve rinse the spaghetti with cold water.Shake/toss out all excess water.
Mix with the yogurt immediately.
Season again if needed.
Garnish with egg and bell pepper slices and serve.

YUUUUUM!

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Octopus Salad

Geia!

In Greece Octopus is a famous ingredient prepared in so many different ways:Boiled,barbecued,with pasta and even baked in the oven.You can take canned Octopus for this recipe,because cleaning the little bugger is a pain in the butt.The salad is a quick meal for a hot summer day!

You need :
Salad of your choice (I chose mixed Salad rdy 2 eat)
1 slice of fresh pineapple (diced)
1 carrot (grated)
1 small cucumber (cut into thin slices with a veggie peeler)
1 small red bell pepper (diced)
1 spring onion (sliced)
1 can of octopus
-any veg you love in salads

For the dressing
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
the juice of a half lemon
1 tablespoon yogurt (I chose Greek low fat)
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 garlic clove (I took 1/3)crushed
1/2 teaspoon chopped dill
pepper,salt
1 teaspoon mayonnaise


Combine all the sauce ingredients and whisk well.Drain the juices from the canned octopus.
Mix all the veg/salad well and dress with the dressing.
The Pineapple compliments the octopus very well.


Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

Tzatziki

Hellas!
I mean hello!

Tzatziki is wonderful.
It can be used in so many different ways:
-Dip: For chopped veggies,meat,crackers and potato chips
-Spread: On bread with fresh tomato slices or in a Greek Pita bread.
-Sauce : In a salad sauce,on a sandwich or burger on steaks.

It is pretty easy too!
You need:
400 g  Yogurt (Greek Yogurt is the best in Tzatziki )
1 small cucumber
salt,pepper
1 or 2 cloves garlic (ground garlic)
1 teaspoon olive oil
a few drops lemon juice

Wash the cucumber well and remove the seeds.
Grind the cucumber finely into a sieve and push/press out all the excess water.
In a mixing bowl,mix the yogurt and the olive oil with a balloon whisk and add a few drops of lemon juice.
Add the garlic and the cucumber and mix well.
Season with salt and pepper.

Done!

Tzatziki tastes so great with hash browns or with any kind of potato dishes.
I had some weird soy-celery-zucchini hash browns :D

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258

A vibrant mixed salad with fried cod

Helloooooooo

Sorry I didn't upload any new recipes this week,but the stuff I ate/cooked was not worth photographing.I was too lazy to cook something pretty. :D
This Salad is inspired by a dish I saw on Gordon Ramsey's show.His version had a more expensive fish,which was grilled.

You need:

For the sauce
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
the juice of a half lemon
1 tablespoon yogurt (I chose Greek low fat)
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 garlic clove (I took 1/3)crushed
1/2 teaspoon chopped dill
pepper,salt
1 teaspoon mayonnaise

Mix all the ingredients and stir well,until the honey has dissolved.

For the cod:
2-3 fillets of cod
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
salt pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

Cut your cod into stripes and season it with pepper and salt.
Now mix flour,curry,thyme,tumeric,salt and pepper in a freezer bag and add the cod stripes.
Close the bag well and shake so the cod gets evenly coated.
In a frying pan let 1/2 cup of olive oil get hot and fry your cod for 5-8 min until it has a light golden color.
Make sure you don't fry your fish too long,because cod tends to get dry very quickly.
(You don't wanna make Gordon Ramsay yell at you cuz your fish is too dry :D :D)

For the Salad
1 bag (2 portions) of mixed salad
1/2 yellow bell pepper
1 diced carrot
You can also add corn,cheese,ham,bacon,grilled veggies.......be creative)
Add half of the sauce to the salad and mix it well,so the sauce spreads evenly.
Place your warm cod fillets on the salad and drizzle them with the sauce.

Huggies
Chinchillachannel258