Month: January 2016

Month: January 2016

Shrimp Bruschetta

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INGREDIENTS

  • 5-6 firm Roma tomatoes, diced
  • ½ lb shrimp, peeled and cooked
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 8 oz baby mozzeralla cheese balls, halved
  • salt and pepper
  • ½ lemon, juice of
  • olive oil
  • 3 tbsp good quality basil pesto
  • 3 tbsp grated Parmesan, more if you like
  • 1 French baguette, sliced and toasted

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the diced tomatoes in a colander for 10 mins to drain its juices.

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Meanwhile, prepare the remaining ingredients. Slice the shrimp horizontally through the middle.

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In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, shrimp, green onions, avocado, garlic and mozzarella. Season with salt and pepper.

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Add the lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, basil pesto and Parmesan. Toss gently to combine.Transfer the shrimp brochette into a serving bowl.

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Cover and refrigerate for 1 hr. When ready to serve, toss the brochette gently to freshen. Toast the bread slices and serve next to it.

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source: www.themediterraneandish.com

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FRENCH PEAR TART

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INGREDIENTS

  • Crust
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • Filling
  • 8 large pears, washed
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp water
  • ¾ cup fig preserves
  • ¼ tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar and salt. Add melted butter and combine to form dough.

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Transfer dough to a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. With your hands press dough down to spread on bottom and onto the rims of the pan.Pear-Tart-Recipe-6
Meanwhile, heat the fig preserves in microwave for about 40 seconds. Pear-Tart-Recipe-13Pour heated fig preserves through a mesh strainer to separate chunks from liquid.

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Now, slice five pears into ½-inch slices, discarding core.Pear-Tart-Recipe-9
Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a large cast iron skillet. Add pear slices and 1 tbsp water. Cover and cook on medium heat until pears are slightly tender; about 3 minutes.



Remove pears onto a large platter and let sit to cool.
Take the remaining three pears and cut them in the same manner.
Now melt 2 tbsp of butter in previously used cast iron skillet. Add newly-sliced pears, chunks of fig reserves, and salt. Cook on medium heat, covered, for ten minutes; stir occasionally until pears are very tender.Pear-Tart-Recipe-18

Take a potato masher and mash the pears and fig reserves into a puree. Let cook for another 5-7 minutes or until pureed mixture reduces and thickens.Pear-Tart-Recipe-21
Now, take the cooled pear slices and begin to assemble them in layered circles, starting at the outer edges

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Place tart on the middle rack of the oven. Bake in 350 degree F-heated oven for 30 minutes.
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CHICKEN SHAWARMA

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INGREDIENTS

Shawarma spices

  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ½ tsp cayenne, more if you prefer
  • Salt

 

  • 10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large lemon, juice of
  • ⅓ cup olive oil, more for later
  • 12 slider buns
  • Handful of baby arugula
  • Sabra Farmer’s Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix the shawarma spices together in a small mixing bowl.

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Pat the chicken thighs dry, then thinly slice them into small bite-sized pieces.

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Place the chicken in a large bowl. Add the shwarma spices and toss to coat. Add the onions, lemon juice and olive oil.

Chicken-Shawarma-Sliders-Recipe-3 Toss everything together again. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

Spread the marinated chicken with the onions in one layer on a large lightly-oiled baking sheet pan.Chicken-Shawarma-Sliders-Recipe-5Roast for 30 minutes in the 425 degrees F heated-oven. For a more browned, crispier chicken, move the pan to the top rack and broil very briefly (watch carefully).Chicken-Shawarma-Sliders-Recipe-7

Remove from the oven.

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Assemble the chicken shawarma on the bottom halves of the slider buns, top with a handful of baby arugula and a spoonful of the Sabra Farmer’s Ranch Greek Yogurt Dip.

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Source: www.themediterraneandish.com

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Gunter Wilhelm® Premier ProCut 5-Inch Mini Santoku Knife: is a Japanese cooking knife that is often designed with a scalloped blade like this one. In Japanese, santoku means “three virtues,” which is fitting for this utility knife because it is particularly good at doing 3 things — chopping, slicing, and mincing. The scalloped detail makes it easier to remove chopped food from the blade’s sharp edge.

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Gunter Wilhelm® Premier ProCut 3.5-Inch Paring knives: are incredibly versatile and can be used in a variety of ways. This paring knife is ideal for paring, peeling, scraping, slicing, and trimming small fruits and vegetables. It is also perfect for chopping garlic and ginger. Use this premium German steel knife to peel and cut potatoes for dinner or to slice up an apple for your child’s lunch.

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