Showing posts with label leek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leek. Show all posts

Sunday, 12 January 2014

MINESTRONE SOUP with KALE

I have to say that this soup is simply amazing. I have never tried so delicious minestrone one ;)




MINESTRONE SOUP with KALE
/ Recipe adapted from here /

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 large white onion, chopped in small pieces
  • 3 medium carrots, thinly sliced
  • 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
  • 1 cube of vegetable stock (I use that one)
  • 3/4 − 1 cup red lentil, rinsed
  • 1/2 large courgette, thinly sliced
  • 1 leek, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
  • tin of chopped tomatoes
  • large handful of kale (stems removed), washed & teared into small pieces
  • pink salt
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • red wine vinegar, optional



METHOD:

Place about 1 & half litre of water in large pan on medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrots, stock and cook for about 10 minutes.

Then add garlic, leek, courgette and red lentil. Cook for further 5 minutes.

Add tomatoes (and a little water if too thick). Bring to the boil and cook for about 10 minutes or until all ingredients are tender.

At the end, add kale and cover for few more minutes cooking on small heat. Add turmeric, sweet paprika and season with salt to taste.

You can add also just a little of red wine vinegar.




in Polish


ROZGRZEWAJĄCA ZUPA MINESTRONE


SKŁADNIKI:
  • 1 duża biała cebula (drobno posiekana)
  • 3 średnie marchewki (pokrojone w cienkie plasterki)
  • 2 łodygi selera (pokrojone w cienkie plasterki)
  • 1 kostka bulionu warzywnego (BIO)
  • 1 szklanka czerwonej soczewicy (przepłukanej)
  • 1/2 dużej cukini (pokrojona w cienkie plasterki)
  • 1 por (pokrojony w cienkie plasterki)
  • 3 ząbki czosnku (pokrojone w cienkie plasterki)
  • puszka pokrojonych pomidorów
  • duża garść jarmużu (łodygi usunięte, umyty i porwany na małe kawałki)
  • różowa sól
  • 1 łyżeczka kurkumy
  • 1 łyżeczka słodkiej papryki
  • czerwony ocet winny (opcjonalnie)



WYKONANIE:

W dużym rondlu postawić około 1 i pół litra wody na średnim ogniu. Dodać cebulę, seler, marchew, kostkę bulionu i gotować przez około 10 minut.

Następnie dodać czosnek, pora, cukinię i czerwoną soczewicę. Gotować przez kolejne 5 minut.

Dodać pomidory (i trochę wody jeśli zupa jest zbyt gęsta). Doprowadzić do wrzenia i gotować przez około 10 minut na wolnym ogniu aż wszystkie składniki będą miękkie.

Na koniec dodać jarmuż i gotować pod przykryciem na małym ogniu przez kilka następnych minut. Następnie dodać kurkumę, słodką paprykę i doprawić solą do smaku.

Można dodać też trochę czerwonego octu winnego.

Friday, 23 August 2013

SAVOURY SPELT & CORN MUFFINS


Few days ago, my mum told me that she had made savoury buckwheat and maize flour muffins. I thought I would have to make something similar too as that is a great snack.
You can prepare bunch of these small ones, refrigerate and take, for example, to work.




SAVOURY SPELT & CORN MUFFINS / Makes 6-7 


BATTER INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 cup maize flour
  • 1/2 cup spelt flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup any nut milk
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp pink salt
  • 1 TBS  thyme

FILLING INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 lrg portobello
  • handful of asparagus
  • 1 leek (only white part)
  • 3 sticks of celery
  • clarified butter




METHOD:

Cut vegetables in small pieces. Melt butter on the frying pan, add vegetables and sauté until tender. Remove from the gas and leave to cool on the side.

Preheat oven to 200 C. Prepare muffin tins.     

In large bowl mix all dry ingredients. Then add vegetables and mix well. Divide between muffin cases and bake for about 20-30 minutes.

Enjoy!

Saturday, 23 March 2013

BUCKWHEAT SOBA NOODLES with SESAME & VEG




BUCKWHEAT SOBA NOODLES with SESAME & VEG

INGREDIENTS:

  • handful of buckwheat soba noodles
  • 1 carrot
  • small leek, only white part
  •  1 clove of garlic
  • napa cabbage
  • scallions
  • enoki mushrooms
  • toasted sesame oil
  • olive oil
  • tamari soy sauce 
  • sea salt
  • pinch of brown sugar or agave syrup
  • white & black sesame seeds


METHOD:

Boil noodles in accordance with the instruction on the pack.


In the meantime, wash all vegetables. Then chop scallion, peel and grate carrot, cut leek in small pieces, cut cabbage and slice garlic. Heat olive oil on the large skillet or wok. Stir fry all vegetables and mushrooms for few minutes. Add salt, soy sauce, sugar, some sesame seeds and mix well. Taste and add more if required. At the end add noodles and toasted sesame oil. Serve sprinkled with more white and black sesame seeds.




Friday, 22 March 2013

OVEN BAKED SALMON with LEEKS & SPINACH

Listening to your body is very important as it tells you what it needs at the moment. I am sure all of you have times when you eat certain foods only, maybe in different variation but it is mainly one thing. That symptom can be a sign that your body is lacking some nutrients which such food you crave contains. That is why you want to eat it.

I am not talking about sweets as some of you can think about. If you crave such, that means your diet is not balanced.

Today I feel like eating salmon. I have some leeks and spinach so I have made something really delicious.




OVEN BAKED SALMON with LEEKS & SPINACH


INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 medium salmon fillet
  • 1 large leek, cut in pieces (not too small as they will burn)
  • 3 cups of fresh spinach
  • 2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt
  • lemon juice
  • small mozzarella ball



METHOD:

Preheat oven to 190-200 C. 

Wash salmon fillet, sprinkle with salt and lemon juice. Place it on the ovenproof dish and sprinkle with olive oil. Cover pieces of leek in olive oil and place around fillet. Put to the oven for about 15 mins (do not overcook it). 

In the meantime, warm up some olive oil on a pan and saute washed spinach. Then add some garlic, salt and shred some mozzarella. Warm up everything and when the salmon is ready, place on the top of the fillet.




Friday, 1 March 2013

LEEK & MUSHROOM RISOTTO

I had never been a big fan of risotto until my friend served oven-baked wild mushroom risotto by Nigel Slater for a dinner. It was creamy, oozy and not too thick. Delicious!

Yesterday I decided to make leek & mushroom risotto as my leeks had to be used. 





LEEK & MUSHROOM RISOTTO
// Recipe adapted from here //

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 leeks, only white parts
  • 250 g chestnut mushrooms
  • 1 TBS butter
  • 1 TBS mild olive oil
  • 350 g risotto rice (for example Arborio)
  • 1 l homemade vegetable stock
  • 2 TBS cream
  • salt & pepper (if you like this one - I don't!)
  • parmesan

METHOD:

Prepare vegetable stock earlier or straight before you make risotto (it takes about 30-45 minutes).

Melt butter in a large thick bottomed saucepan, add olive oil, sliced mushrooms and leeks and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. In the meantime bring your stock to the boil (if it was prepared much earlier; it has to be hot when added to risotto). Stir the rice into the leek & mushroom mixture. Add a ladleful of hot stock, stir and cook until absorbed. Continue adding a ladleful of stock at the time, stirring until liquid has been absorbed. It will take about 20 mins. When the rice is tender, add cream, salt & pepper to taste. Serve with grated parmesan and fresh salad.




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in Polish



Nigdy nie przepadałam za risotto. Jednak odmieniło się to w chwili kiedy skosztowałam zapiekanego risotta z leśnymi grzybami wg Nigel'a Slater'a podanego na obiedzie u mojej dobrej znajomej. Było kremowe, wilgotne i nie za gęste. Pycha!

Ponieważ moje pory czekały dość długo na wykorzystanie, postanowiłam zrobić risotto .


RISOTTO Z GRZYBAMI I POREM

SKŁADNIKI:
  • 4 pory, tylko białe części
  • 250 g pieczarek
  • 1 łyżka masła
  • 1 łyżka oliwy z oliwek
  • 350 g ryżu na risotto (np. Arborio)
  • 1 l domowego bulionu warzywnego
  • 2 łyżki śmietany (nie kwaśnej)
  • sól, pieprz
  • parmesan

WYKONANIE:

Najpierw przygotować bulion warzywny (zajmie to około 30-45 minut); chyba, że jest już gotowy.

Masło roztopić na dużej głębokiej patelni albo w dużym rondlu. Dodać oliwę, pokrojone w cienkie plasterki grzyby i pory, dusić przez 10 minut często mieszając. W międzyczasie zagotować bulion (jeśli przygotowany dużo wcześniej; musi być gorący). Dodać ryż do masy grzybowo-porowej i wymieszać. Następnie wlać chochlę gorącego bulionu, wymieszać i dusić aż do wchłonięcia. Kontynuować dodawanie bulionu po chochli, za każdym razem często mieszając i czekając zostanie wchłonięty. Zajmie to około 20 minut. Kiedy ryż będzie miękki, dodać śmietanę, doprawić solą i pieprzem. Podawać ze świeżo startym parmesanem i sałatą.