Milu Monday - Salmon Salad

SALMON SALAD WITH MAYONNAISE

SALADA DE SALMAO E MAIONESE

SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS:

400g                       fresh salmon, filleted

5ml                         salt

1                              lettuce

2                              hard-boiled eggs, quartered

1                              red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced

1                              small bunch coriander, for garnish

DRESSING:

250ml                    mayonnaise

15ml                      medium curry powder

5ml                        saffron threads

5ml                        ground cumin

15ml                      sugar

METHOD:

Place the salmon and salt in a pot with just enough water to cover.  Once water reaches boiling point, boil the salmon for 5minutes.

Remove the salmon from the water, allow to cool and break into large chunks.  Line the bottom of a salad bowl with the lettuce.  Dip some, not all, of the salmon chunks into a little of the mayonnaise, and then place the salmon chunks on top of the lettuce.

Mix the rest of the mayonnaise with the curry powder, saffron, cumin and sugar to make a creamy, delicious dressing.

Garnish the salad with egg wedges, red pepper and coriander leaves.

Keep in the refrigerator until serving time.

 

Tip Tuesday

Milu Monday - Sweet Rice Pudding

                                                              Sweet Rice Pudding

                                                                    Arroz Doce

SERVES:  8-10

INGREDIENTS:

350G                     uncooked white rice

250ml                   water

Pinch                    salt

20ml                     butter or margarine

1 litre                    milk

100g                      sugar

1 tin                       condensed milk

1                             cinnamon stick

1                             lemon, rind

7                             extra-large egg yolks, beaten

                               Ground cinnamon, for dusting

 

METHOD:

Wash the rice, place it in a pot with the water, salt, butter or margarine, lemon rind and the cinnamon stick, and boil until the water has evaporated.

 

Add half of the milk to the rice and cook gently, stirring now and again.  Add the rest of the milk and the sugar and keep stirring to prevent the rice sticking to the pot.

 

Once the rice is cooked, add the condensed milk and mix well for another 7 minutes or so.  Remove the pot from the stove and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.  Remove the lemon rind and cinnamon stick from the pot.  Add the beaten yolks using a sieve to avoid any egg white from getting into the pot.  Mix thoroughly.  Return the pot to a medium heat and stir continuously for 5minutes until the egg yolks are cooked.

 

SERVING SUGGESTION:

Serve hot or cold, dusted with ground cinnamon

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Tip Tuesday

Throwback Thursday - Pizza

The History of Pizza

The common belief is that Italians invented pizza, but its origin goes back to ancient times in the Middle East. Babylonians, Israelites, Egyptians, Armenians, Greeks and Romans, and other ancient cultures ate flat, unleavened bread cooked in mud ovens. The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians were eating the bread topped with olive oil and native spices (what is today called focaccia). But Italy's version of the dish, especially from Naples, is the one we are familiar with - with tomato, cheese, and other toppings and seasonings. Supposedly, this pizza was first created by the baker Raffaele Esposito in Naples. His creation was immediately a favorite, and Esposito was called to make a pizza for the visit of King Umberto and Queen Margherita of Italy in 1889. The first known pizza shop was the Port 'Alba in Naples, which opened in 1830 and is still open today. Pizza spread to America, England, France, and Spain but it was little-known in these countries until World War II. In occupying Italian territory, many American and European soldiers tasted pizza. In America, Italian immigrants sold pizza in their stores and the first pizzeria was opened in 1905 by Gennuardo Lombardi at 53 1/3 Spring Street in New York City. The origin of the word pizza is uncertain. It is Italian for 'pie' and may have come from Latin pix 'pitch' or Greek pitta. [http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/e02.html]

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