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Sunday, 26 January 2014

Sweet potato cake with green quinoa salad


Cakes:
- sweet potatoes
- spinach
- leek
- red onion
- garlic
- fennel seeds
- paprika
- olive oil
- mature cheddar

Salad:
- organic tricolor quinoa, handful
- rocket, 60g
- coriander 20-30g
- green chilli, 1-2
- roasted pistachios, handful
- onion
- ground cumin
- green herbal paste (coriander, parsley, taragon, dill and olive oil)

1. Cook diced sweet potatoes for 10 minutes.
2. Fry onion until soft, add leek and cook until done.
3. Heat olive oil, add diced garlic, ground paprika and fennel seeds and cook for 1 minute. Add sweet potatoes, onion with leek and thinly sliced spinach. Cook for another 3 minutes then leave it to cool down. After make patties and top them with grated cheddar. Bake on 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Salad:
1. Soak quinoa for 15 minutes, drain and wash throughly. For 1 cup of quinoa add 1 1/2 cups of water. Bring to boil then cover and simmer for 30 minutes with salt. Leave it to rest for another 5 minutes once all the water is absorbed. (you can use vegetable stock instead of water).
2. Put 20 grams of coriander, 20g of parsley, table spoon of dried dill, table spoon of tarragon and 1dcl of extra virgin olive oil to food processor and mix.
3. Combine cooked quinoa with paste.
4. Fry sliced onion until golden and little crunchy. Add cumin and cook for another minute.
5. Mix everything together.

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Shiitake truffle risotto with asparagus


Risotto
- arborio rice
- vegetable stock / zeleninový vývar
- shiitake mushrooms / huby shiitake
- asparagus / špargľa
- shallots / šalotky
- butter / maslo
- parmigiano-reggiano / parmezán
- thyme / tymíán
- saffron / šafrán
- salt / soľ
- garlic / cesnak
- black pepper / čierne korenie
- parsley / petržlenová vňať
- black truffle / hľuzovka
- black truffle olive oil / olivový olej s hľuzovkou

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Rice vermicelli with vegan satay sauce and enoki mushrooms


Rice vermicelli
- carrot
- leek
- onion
- spring onion
- red chilli peppers
- enoki mushrooms
- fresh coriander
- ginger
- garlic
- extra virgin olive oil

Satay
- pineapple
- onions
- garlic
- galangal
- lemon grass
- chilli
- kaffir lime leaves
- sugar
- salt
- oil

Sunday, 1 September 2013

Wild mushroom soup


- mixed wild mushrooms / lesné huby
- potatoes / zemiaky
- onion / cibuľa
- chives / pažitka
- parsley / petržlenová vňať
- garlic / cesnak
- thyme / tymián
- salt / soľ
- black pepper / čierne korenie
- ground cayenne pepper / mleté čili
- truffle oil (to serve) / hľuzovkový olej (pred podávaním)

- nasturtium (edible flower) / jedlý kvet

Okra green beans rice vermicelli


- rice vermicelli / rýžové vermicelli
- green beans / zelene fazuľky
- okra
- carrot / mrkva
- plum tomatoes (tomato sauce) / paradajky
- onion / cibuľa
- chillies / čili paprčky
- extra virgin olive oil / panenský olivoý olej
- young coconut (blended with water) / mladý kokos (rozmixovaný s vodou)
- salt / soľ
- dried chives / sušená pažitka
- ground spanish paprika / mletá španielska paprika
- black sesame seeds / čierny sezam

Summer fruit mix muffins


Mix 1:
- wheat flour / pšeničná múka
- rye flour / ražná múka
- baking powder (without phosphate) / kypriaci prášok bez fosfátov
- eggs / vajíčka
- coconut oil / kokosový olej
- maca powder / maca prášok
- poppy seeds / mak
- brown sugar / hnedý cukor
- blackberries / černice
- cocoa powder / kakao

Mix 2:
- wheat flour / pšeničná múka
- rye flour / ražná múka
- baking powder (without phosphate) / kypriaci prášok bez fosfátov
- eggs / vajíčka
- coconut oil / kokosový olej
- maca powder / maca prášok
- poppy seeds / mak
- brown sugar / hnedý cukor
- lavender / levanduľa
- dried turkish apricots / sušené marhule

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Raspberry ravioli with mint - Molecular gastronomy


Raspberries
Sugar
Sodium alginate
Calcium lactate
Water

1. Dissolve 1 tsp of sodium alginate in 2 cups of water. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.
2. Blend raspberries with 1/2 tsp of calcium lactate and 1 tbsp of sugar.
3. Place raspberry mixture into sodium alginate bath with use of teaspoon. Leave it inside for 3-4 minutes.
4. Carefully transfer ravioli into clean water.
5. Serve.