Yum! I've got to admit it was a tasty meal tonight and VERY healthy!
I went to my parents for dinner and we had barbecued chicken breasts marinated in finely chopped coriander, lemon juice and olive oil and a couple of very colourful and delicious salads.
Although the salads weren't a huge hit with my girls (not surprising), my 92 year old Nana was very impressed.
I was in culinary heaven cooking on gas and using my parent's Global knives.
Meal for January the 6th 2012:
Red Cabbage and Beetroot Salad.
This is a simple one that I basically threw together today. So colourful and tasty and REALLY easy.
1. Finely chop 1/2 a red cabbage and place in a bowl.
2. Peel and grate two raw beetroots... be prepared for mess. Place in the bowl with the cabbage.
3. Thinly slice 2 or 3 spring onions and add to the bowl.
4. Toast a cup of walnuts over a medium heat until browned, then chop.
5. For the dressing I mixed a couple of tablespoons of seeded mustard, about 1/4 cup of olive oil and a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice. Add this to the salad and combine thoroughly!
How beautifully colourful is this???
South Indian Carrot Salad: This recipe is from the book "Cooking with Kurma" that a friend gave to me over 10 years ago and it's never let me down!
1. Grate 4 or 5 carrots into a bowl.
2. Add a bunch of coarsley chopped fresh coriander.
4. Remove the seeds from a long green chilli and chop finely (this is a very mild chilli so it's suitable for most).
5. Heat about 3 tablespoons of olive oil over a moderate heat in a frying pan.
6. Add a couple of teaspoons of black mustard seeds and cook until they begin to pop.
7. Add a couple of teaspoons of cumin seeds, 10 fresh curry leaves and a couple of teaspoons of split urad (or urid) dal. Cook this until the the urad dal begins to brown. It will be very hard and crunchy like nuts. If you can't find urad dal then I suggest using chopped cashew nuts instead.
8. Take off the heat and add 1/2 teaspoon of asafetida powder then pour the whole lot
over the carrot mix.
9. Squeeze a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice (or 1/2 a lemon) over the salad and you're ready to go!
And here's a shot of the chicken being cooked by my step-dad:
Yummy!
The verdict: Loved by the adults... ignored by the kids. They ate the chicken but I can understand them avoiding the salads. I think it would have been a good idea to take some carrot out at the beginning and mix it with some grated beetroot for them. They probably would've eaten it then.
Anyway, all who ate were very satisfied!
Happy Eating!
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