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Showing posts with label mushroom. Show all posts

Monday 14 December 2015

Recipes for Making Grilled Ratatouille, Mediterranean Dip and Rice Croquettes

These recipes are quick and easy low fat recipes for making grilled ratatouille, Mediterranean dip and rice croquettes. Making these appetizers and hors d'oeuvres is easy because of the step by step guide provided.

Recipe for Grilled Ratatouille

Ingredients


* 120ml of olive oil
* 50ml of red wine vinegar
* 3 garlic cloves
* 80ml of roasted red pepper
* 100ml of oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
* 2 small zucchini
* 1 whole yellow pepper
* 1 egg plant
* 220g of mushroom that is properly cleaned
* 1 red onion
* 1 fresh tomato

Procedure


- Cut the garlic gloves into very small sizes, and chop the sun-dried tomatoes
- Cut the fresh tomato into small cubes
- Cut the egg plant, zucchini and red onion into 1cm slices.
-  Put the olive oil, vinegar and garlic into a small bowl and whisk them together. Set aside one-third of this mixture for marinade
- Put the two-third mixture from the step above into a large bowl and add the red pepper, fresh tomato and sun-dried tomatoes. Gently mix them together
- Put the egg plant and zucchini slices on a moderately preheated grill, and grill for about 5 minutes, while frequently brushing with a little of the set aside marinade
- Remove from the grill, cut the egg plant into smaller sizes and add both the eggplant and zucchini slices into the red pepper mixture above
- Put the yellow pepper on the grill and grill each side for about 5 minutes to make its skin to become black. Put it into a small bowl and cover it tightly with polythene material
- Grill the onion slices and mushrooms for about 10 minutes while regularly turning and brushing with the set aside marinade
- Remove from the grill, cut the onion slices into smaller sizes, and add both the mushroom and onion slices into the red pepper mixture
- Peel, seed and cut the yellow pepper into small cubes, and then add into the red pepper mixture
- Gently mix together every content of the red pepper mixture and allow to cool to room temperature
- Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve this grilled ratatouille with bread.

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Recipe for Mediterranean Dip

 

Ingredients 


* 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
* 220g of solid light tuna
* 120ml of pitted ripe olives
* 2 green peppers
* 120ml of stuffed manzanilla olives
* 500ml of mushrooms
* 310ml of roasted red pepper
* 100g of tomato sauce
* A pinch of ground cinnamon
* 120ml of chili sauce
* 2 bay leaves
* 120ml of white vinegar

Procedure 


- Drain out the liquid in the light tuna and cut it into flakes
- Remove any liquid or seed from the roasted red pepper and cut into slices
- Cut the ripe olives and the manzanilla olives into slices
- Chop the green peppers into small sizes
- Cut the mushrooms into small sizes
- Heat the vegetable oil in a sauce pan, add the green peppers and mushrooms, and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes for the mixture to become soft
- Add the roasted red pepper, tuna, olives, chili sauce, bay leaves, tomato sauce, vinegar and cinnamon. Mix them together and allow to boil
- Reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes for all the vegetables to become tender and the mixture to become thick
- Remove the bay leaves, cool and serve with bread, crackers or other types of crisps.
- This Mediterranean dip can be preserved in the refrigerator for up to a week

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Recipe for Rice Croquettes

Ingredients 


* 1 litre of chicken stock
* 2 tablespoons of butter
* 400ml of Italian style Arborio rice
* 75ml of grated parmesan cheese
* 115g of mozzarella cheese
* 375ml of Italian style bread crumbs
* 1 egg yolk, beaten
* 2 eggs, beaten
* Vegetable oil

Procedure


- Cut the mozzarella cheese into 25 cubes, each of sides 1cm, ( i.e. 1cm x 1cm x 1cm )
- Put the chicken stock in a saucepan and simmer it
- Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat, add the butter to melt it, and then add the rice and stir
- Gradually add the chicken stock to the rice, while stirring continuously. The chicken stock should be well absorbed by the rice as it is gradually added to the rice.
- Add the parmesan cheese, stir and allow to cool. Add the beaten egg yolk and stir
- From the mixture formed, mould out 25 balls
- Push each cube of the mozzarella cheese into each ball and smooth the ball to properly cover the cheese
- Roll each ball in the beaten 2 eggs and then roll in the bread crumbs
- Put the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and heat over medium-high heat
- Fry the rice croquettes in batches. Each croquette should last for about 50 seconds per side
- Use a paper towel to absorb the excess oil on the croquette after frying.

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Saturday 12 December 2015

Recipe for Making Artichoke Dip, Fish Salad and Pizzas

These recipes for making artichoke dip, fish salad and pizzas are prepared from low fat ingredients. These appetizers are quick and easy to prepare and are mostly Italian classics.

Recipe for Artichoke Dip

Ingredients


* 1 Tin of artichoke Hearts                                    
* 350ml of shredded mozzarella cheese                
* 250ml of low-fat mayonnaise                             
* 70mlml of grated Parmesan cheese                    
* 2 clove of garlic cloves
                                       

Procedure


- Drain the artichoke hearts, and finely chop it
- Put the artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, garlic, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese in a bowl and mix them thoroughly in order to obtain a uniform mix
- Transfer the mix into a 1L oven-proof dish, and bake at 170oC for about 30 minutes
- Serve with crostini or crisps.

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Recipe for Fish Salad

Ingredients


* 1 large size fish (Mackerel/Croaker)                                      
* 2 boiled eggs                                                           
* 1 medium size of cucumber                                              
* 1/2 Onion bulb                                                       
* 1/2 small bunch of lettuce                                                          
* 2 large fresh tomatoes                                                                
* 1 tablespoon of lemon juice                                                       
* 2 cubes seasoning cubes                                                             
* Pepper (As desired)                                                                    
* Salt (To taste)
                                                                                                                   

Procedure

- Wash the fish and cut into 3 or 4 pieces
- Chop the onion into small pieces
- Crumble the seasoning cubes into the fish, add the chopped onions and then set it aside for about 20 minutes
- Place the seasoned fish in a sauce pan and add 500ml of water, and then boil until it is cooked          - Remove the skin of the boiled fish, boil it again and flake it
- Dice one egg and the cucumber and set aside
- Finely shred the lettuce and set aside
- Mix all the ingredients and fish together in the saucepan
- Add salt and pepper as desired
- Add the lemon
- Serve once and garnish with lettuce and egg.

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Recipe for Pizzas 

Ingredients

* 6 English muffins                                                                
* 1 can (about 210ml) of pizzas sauce                                                       
* 2 green onion bulbs                                                             
* 125ml of sliced mushrooms                                                                    
* 370ml of shredded mozzarella cheese

Procedure


- Slice the green onion to small sizes
- Use fingers to spit each of the English muffins into two parts and put them on a baking sheet with the exposed side facing up
- Take 1 tablespoon of the pizza sauce and spread it on each half of the muffins (1 table spoon for each half)
- Share each of the onions, cheese and mushrooms among the muffins
- Bake for about 18 minutes to obtain mini pizzas.

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Tuesday 29 September 2015

Recipes for Making Roasted Red Pepper Dip, Garlic Crostini and Marinated Mushrooms

The recipes here are quick and easy low fat recipes for making roasted red pepper dip, garlic crostini and marinated mushrooms. The procedures described here are easy to understand.

Recipe for Roasted Red Pepper Dip

Ingredients


* 250g of light cream cheese                                                                 
* 3 roasted red pepper                                                                          
* 2 cloves of garlic                                                                               
* 1 small Onion
                                                                                    

Procedure


- Shred the garlic and onion
- Remove the seeds from the red pepper
- Put the cheese, garlic and red pepper into a blender and grind to obtain a smooth mixture
- Serve after 24 hours (the following day). It can be served with crostini, crackers or crisps.

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Recipe for Garlic Crostini

Ingredients


* 50ml of pure olive oil                      
* 2 cloves of garlic                          
* 1 Baguette
                              

Procedure


- Cut the baguette into 2cm slices
- Shred the garlic cloves into small pieces
- Mix the olive oil and garlic in a bowl
- Preheat an oven to a temperature of 180oC
- Put the baguette slices on a baking sheet and rub with the olive oil and garlic mixture
- Bake for about 10 minutes in order to make it lightly toasted
- Serve with dips and spreads

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Recipe for Marinated Mushrooms

Ingredients


* 50ml of pure olive oil                                          
* 50ml of chopped parsley                                     
* 1 bay leaf                                                                                  
* 1 onion                                                        
* 1 clove of garlic                                          
* 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme                       
* A pinch of ground clove spice                    
* 470g of mushrooms                                    
* 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper                   
* 1/2 teaspoon of salt
                                         

Procedure


- Shred the garlic glove and onion into small sizes
- Put the onion, garlic, olive oil, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, pepper, clove spice and salt into a saucepan. Add about 50ml of water and stir very well.
- Boil at a moderate heat for about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and stir. Then cook at moderate heat for about 20 minutes, while stirring at intervals of 5 minutes.
- Allow it to cool to room temperature before serving. It can be stored in the refrigerator for about 4 to 5 days. Take a desired amount, warm and bring to room temperature each time it is to be served.

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