Sunday, August 19, 2012

Hummus with fire Roast Pepper and Cucumber

I have lot of hummus at all different parties, nothing beats Dalida's. She is a Lebanese lady also a great cook too. Her hummus is light and creamy, fruity intense extra virgin oil touch you tongue at first than the fresh chick peas speak for itself. Of course I get the recipe from her. I give it a little twist which I pair it with fire smoky roast pepper and crunch refreshing cucumber for more texture. I guess I will make her proud. 





 
















Preparation time:  overnight soaked chick peas and 10-15 minutes to put everything together.

Make about 1 1/2 cups hummus.

Ingredient:

1. 8 ounce chick peas.

2. 1 American cucumber peeled few stripes, and cut it about 1cm thick.

3. 1 can fire roast red pepper in vinegar water, cut into 1/2 inch square.

Flavor

1. 1 clove garlic rough chopped.

2. 1 teaspoon Tahini (sesame paste), and 1 teaspoon oil from the top of sesame paste.

3.  1 tablespoon good extra virgin oil.

4. Half lemon zest and juice.

5. I teaspoon lemoncholo. ( If you have it )

6. Salt, white and black pepper.

7. I teaspoon cilantro finely chopped.

Soak chick peas and garlic in the water about 1 inch high over night, keep it in the cool place at room temperature.(over soaking in worn temperature too long, peas might go bad).  save 1/4 cup for decorate.

Use medium high heat, steam chick peas with its own remain water about 30 minutes. Let it cool down for easy handle, then move into the food processor add in sesame paste, sesame oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, white and black pepper, water( if you need to add in more).  keep blending until smooth like paste, lemoncelo will make this so bright if you have it.  Sprinkle the remain chick peas and cilantro, drip extra virgin olive oil on top of the dish.  Sever it cold.  It's a good summer appetizer, no guilty charge.


Naughty nutty bacon 魅力十足的培根



If you are a pork lover when you hear the word" bacon". I guess you will have eye open wide with excitement, mouth watering with the joyful salty goodness. I make it even naughtier. I brush it with sweet honey, and tangy Dijon mustard mixture, then top it with crushed nuts, if you would like, sprinkle some spicy cayenne peppers. You will enjoy without a word.  




Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Makes: 12 strips.

Ingredient:

1. 1 pack thick cut bacon.

 
Flavor:

1. 2 tablespoon real good honey.

2. 1-2 tablespoon Dijon mustard.

3. 1/2 cup roasted almond or your favorite nuts from can, crushed in the zip bag with a puncher.

Preheat oven 400 degree.

Put the large size foil paper on the tray with rack, laid the bacons on the rack, into the oven about 15-17 minutes, depend on how crisp you like.

Mix the honey and Dijon mustard well together, set aside.

Let the bacon cool down for easy handle, brush honey mustard mixture and pat it on the nuts. Serve it for breakfast or snack or any time you want it !





* Do you know 1 pack of thick cut bacon exit out 1/2 cup oil. Does it make you feel less guilty when you eat it?



You can save the bacon drips, use as flavor mix with healthy oil such as vegetable oil then saute with color greens, or pan fry egg or make some pasta. It will be yummy too !




如果你是一位豬肉的愛好者, 當你聽到培根這兩個字時, 眼睛一定會為之一亮, 嘴裡就會充滿喜悅的香鹹味道.  我把它變的讓你更無法拒絕了.  我混合甜美蜂蜜和氣味撲鼻的黃色芥茉醬, 然後輕輕的刷上培根, 接著再沾上搗碎的堅果類.  如果你喜歡的話, 再撒上一些紅辣椒粉, 好吃到讓你用無法言語形容.

烹調時間: 20 minutes.
製作: 20條的培根.

材料: 1包20條裝的厚片培根.

調味料: 

1.  2 大匙的蜂蜜.

2.  2 匙的黃色芥茉醬.

3.  11/2 杯烤過的杏仁或是你各人喜歡的堅果類, 然後用槌子將它搗碎.  

烤箱先遇熱至攝氏205度. 

將錫箔紙墊在大型的烤盤上, 並且放上烤架.  放上培根在烤架上, 如烤箱大約12-17 分鐘左右, 就看你喜歡的酥脆成度是如何.  

將蜂蜜和黃色芥末醬混在一起拌勻, 擱置一旁. 

讓培根稍微冷卻後, 會比較容易著手, 然後刷上蜂蜜和黃色芥末醬的混合液, 再按上搗碎後的堅果.  適合拿來當早餐, 或是點心, 或是任何一個你想要的時候也行.  

* 你知道嗎? 一包厚片的培根取出大約 1/2杯的油脂.  這樣有沒有讓你在吃的時候, 覺得沒有那麼嚴重的罪惡感.  

你可以用這些培根留下來的多餘油脂, 搭配健康的蔬菜油, 然後來炒深綠的色青菜,  或是拿來炒蛋, 拌麵, 都是會很好吃的!~