Ferran Adrià’s Guacamole with tortilla chips

Posted: October 6, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Fruit, Tapas, Vegetarian | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Seriously, no need to buy special spices mix in expensive packages with a kilometer long list of ingredients. Making guacamole is as easy as this…

Guacamole with tortilla chips (adapted from Ferran Adrià’s The Family Meal)

Ingredients (for 6)

  • 2 ripe tomatos, peeled and diced
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 3 avocados
  • 1 onion very finely diced
  • 4 tablespoons of  finely chopped fresh coriander
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salta and pepper to taste
  • Tortilla chips

Method

Start by peeling the tomatoes. Put the tomatoes in boiling water and leave for about 10 min. Put them in iced water to quickly cool them down. Pull the skin out of the tomatoes with a small knife. Dice them into very small cubes.

Finely chop the onion.

Pick the leafs out of the coriander stalks and chop them very.

Cut the avocados in half and remove the stones. Remove the flesh with a spoon. Put them in a bowl in mash them with a fork until you have a coarse paste.

Add the tomato, onion and coriander to the avocado paste and mix everything with a spoon until incorporated into the mix.

Finally, add the lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with the tortilla chips.

Strawberry smoothie

Posted: May 26, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Fruit, Vegetarian | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

It is only a smoothie… Not much art in putting it together, really.  Just drop in the mixer 1 part of cut strawberries, 1 part of plain yoghurt and 1 part of milk. If you must, add crushed  ice cubes. Buzz in a mixer, check for sugar, buzz again. Chill. Drink. It was definitely more complicated put the kitchen aid to work for the first time…

Bananas with lime and rum

Posted: March 18, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Dessert, Fruit | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Cheap, cheerful and (almost) universally liked by grown ups and kiddies. The kind of thing you can prepare on the fly a few hours in advance and let rest in the fridge. It won’t let you down, as long as you  make sure the version for kiddies is rum-less.

Bananas with lime and rum (adapted from  Ferran Adrià’s The Family Meal)

Ingredients

  • 80g sugar
  • 100 mL rum
  • 50 mL water
  • 6 bananas, peeled and finely sliced
  • The zest and juice of 2 limes.

Method

Poor the water into a pan and mix the rum and sugar. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved, stirring all times. When the sugar has solved, allow to cool. Then, mix in the lime zest and juice. Finally, put the banana slices into the sirup. Leave to marinade in the fridge for a few hours.

Fragrant orange slices

Posted: January 11, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Dessert, Fruit, Vegetarian | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

At some point over Christmas, I just felt the need to have something sweet but at the same time fresh and light.  Meaning, a dessert that didn’t involve deep fried dough or extra sugary milk and eggs concoctions, all covered with even more sugar and a generous amount of  cinnamon. While it was not sugar or cinnamon free, these fragrant orange slice were very nice break from all those Christmas excesses. And, for extra bonus, they provided the recommended daily dose of Vitamin C. Overall, it is super easy dish to do, and is ideal to finish a decadent rich meal. Original recipe was found in Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food.

Fragrant orange slices

Ingredients

  • 4 large oranges
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon runny honey
  • 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
  • pinch of ground cinnamon
  • 50g toasted walmuts for pistachios, roughly chopped.

Method

Slice off the top and bottom of each orange and place upright on a chopping board. Following the curve of the fruit, cut off the skin, making sure that you remove the withe pith as well. Turn the peeled orange on one side and cut into slices, removing any pips as you do so.

Arrange the orange slices overlapping on individual plates. Mix the honey with the orange blossom water until evenly blended, then drizzle over the orange slices. Mix the cinnamon and chopped walnuts together and scatter over the oranges to serve.

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