Nice and Spinach

In a lack of time, I ended up making this salad, which also happen to be a good alternative for vegetarian day. I did however add Fuet, a spanish smoked thin sausage. Usually spiced, but unlike chorizo, not with red pepper of any kind. This could, however, have been omitted, and the meal would still be cheap, protein-rich, and vegetarian.

There has also been found evidence that spinach (and beetroot amoung others) actually DOES improve strength ;) (http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120626/10452/spinach-muscles-nitrate.htm)

Details:
Baby spinach with lemon and a little chili. crumbled creamy yoghurt cheese, black olives, and a lot of cooked, fried chickpeas. Topped with slices of fuet.


Result:
It was good and fresh. With both roasted, tangy, salty, and umami taste. It could use a bit of sweet though, so some dried or fresh berries could do. Like cranberries.

Can you eat that?!

So I wanted to use the rest of the mash for a pancake, and mixed it up with eggs. Result really didn't work, but it tasted WONDERFUL!

Details:
Salmon patted in breadcrumbs and salt, and then fried.
Mash of cauliflower, potatoes, and carrots, mixed with an egg, some manchego cheese, and chopped spring onions.


Result:
Yep, all the starch didn't stiffen when fried, and it all just fell apart, but became this incredibly tasty mush! Yum! 

Mushy mushy mush

Instead of mash, I got goo, because I didn't think about what happens when you blend starchy roots and veggies.

Details:
"Frikadeller" stolen from work :P Grated cucumber in vinegar with chiracha and honey.
The mash is a mix of potatoes, cauliflower, and carrots, with a bit of butter. Topped with roasted walnuts and spring onions.


Result:
The cucumber was a nice complementary to the meatballs. The mash was made in the blender, and it got okay, but way too gooey. Also the walnuts were a waste, and the spring onions should have been fried...

I tried again with just potatoes a few days after, mashing them the right way. TUrned out better, but to get it really good, I think it should be 1/3 blended, and 2/3 mashed, to make it creamy, and less dry.

Tabouleh

Simple dish, suggested by a friend.. ;)
And gave a reason to use the rest of the mint.

Details:
Bulgur simmered for about 10 minutes until tender, and mixed with chopped spring onion, chopped tomatoes, and chopped precooked porkchops. Dressing was EVOO, lemon juice, and garlic.
Topped with chopped mint.


Result:
Refreshing, but best at the bottom, with all the dressing :P

Tatosalad!

Just the classic.. More or less..
It also learned me that crumbly potatoes are uncooked, not overcooked.

Details:
Fresh cucumbers, with seeds removed, and sliced thickly, half a red onion, some boiled chopped potatoes, and precooked pork chopped in cubes.
The dressing was 18% creme fraiche, with lemon, mustard, salt, and garlic.


Result:
This wasn't too damn good before I added the lemon juice.. Also have to learn that potatoes should be boiled for 15 minutes... Yea... :( 

Fattoush

Cucumbers and mint! Fresh from momma! :D
A different salad, arab this time.

Details:
Made from this recipe: http://www.dr.dk/DR2/Annemad/Opskrifter/opskrifter_2009/uds_3/20090819095149.htm
Served with homemade carrotbuns and tahina dip.


Result:
As most meals made from recipe, this was great. Nice, light, and summer-like. Not much protein, but it was a Sunday meal..

Oh-no-not-another-omelet-but-at-least-it's-summery

Yea like I said... But it was nice along with sunshine.

Details:
Simple omelet, with a bit of milk, so it would get fluffy. Topped with rucola, fried chorizo, manchego, and pearl onions. On the side a slice of wheat bread, with rucola, and a simple salsa of tomatoes, onion, olive oil and red wine vinegar.


Result:
It was tricky to eat the omelet with the filling on top, next time there should be room to roll it up :)
The bruschetta-kind of loaf would have been better if it had been toasted.