Cooking Lab - Smoked Salmon Rillettes

I know, a fancy French name! But these are considered everyday fate. If you are not from France, you can certainly introduce it to your guests. It is basically a sophisticated spreadable smoked salmon pate!

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You can't really go wrong with this winning recipe! So scrumptious too!
Perfectly elegant and scrumptious for a dinner party.

It is super easy to make and will set a lasting impression on your guests. People will rave about this elegant spread! 

Ingredients:

- Smoked Salmon 500g

- French Onion x 1

- Fresh Dill 50g

- Lemon Juice 

- Ryvita Wholegrain Rye Crispbread x 8

- Salt & Black pepper

Instructions:

1. Check smoked salmon for fine fish bones.
2. Place smoked salmon, French onion and dill into the blender.
3. Add lemon juice.

4. Set on high and blend the mixture coarsely.

5. Season with rock salt and cracked pepper.

6. I served it on whole grain rye crisp crackers, but it would go equally nice on toasted sourdough baguettes.

The Rillettes can be made up to 2 days before and refrigerated. (I love Smoked Salmon - they usually last if you have a power failure) σ^_^;

Now, where is my cold flute of dry sparkling rosé?  

Cooking Lab - Eggplant and Haloumi Origami Roll-ups Canapé

Baked eggplant tastes amazingly delicious with tangy grilled haloumi cheese and fresh leg ham. A flavorful appetizer or side dish for all occasion. They also match well with any lamb dishes. 

Combining my favorite ingredients together for this yummy canape-style snack.


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希臘的羊奶乳酪 ー Halloumi含鈣量高。它可以燒烤或串烤至金黃色。

它的起司味不會太濃郁，看吃來跟吃吃來都有像蛋豆腐。口味很特別。燒烤後會有點鹹些。

Ingredients: 

-Roasted Eggplant pieces
- Pittas Light Cyprus Haloumi Cheese sliced lengthway 250g $7.99 
- 1 bunch of fresh Rocket
- Premium Round Leg Ham 300g $17.99/kg 
- French Onion finely diced 10g 
- Lemon Juice 
- Olive Oil 50ml - Salt & Pepper to season 

Instructions:

1. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Preheat oven to 220C.

2. Brush some olive oil on the roasted eggplant, season with salt and pepper.

3. Arrange eggplants and Haloumi cheese onto the pre-heated tray so they do not overlap.

4. Bake in the oven for approx 5 minutes; or when the Haloumi cheese turned golden and the eggplant has softened. Set aside to cool.

5. Cut the round ham pieces into 4 equal quarters.

6. Place some fresh rocket onto the ham, place the grilled Haloumi on top. Follow by some roasted eggplants.

7. Drizzle lightly with lemon juice and garnish with onion dices.

8. Fold the leg ham cross-over at top. (Think of it like wrapping a blanker over a baby :) Secure with a toothpick if you wish.

9. Serve them cold or at room temperature

10.The process is not long nor laborious but you will get an elegant, healthy and quick finger-food snack meal.

11. Enjoy with a nice glass of white.

12. Time to put up your feet :)

Snack - Seared Salmon on Wholegrain Rye Crisp Bread w nori, pickledradish and taramasalata (炙烤鮭魚X黑麥脆餅)

Since the recent foot injury, I have to be a bit more creative to come up meal idea without making a trip to the grocer.

Looking around the fridge & pantry and see what mix-n-match cocotions I can come up with. I am really sick and tired with local greasy takeaways as well as pizzas. 

Well, well...I think I may come up with something fancy, delicious and super simple!

高纖維黑麥薄脆餅乾變身！

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好好吃的下午茶餐點。

I made a face when I discovered a packet of Crisp bread - I mean it is as charming as a cupboard box - what can I do with it?!!

I am determined to give it a makeover and turn it into an elegant nutritious open-faced canapé appetizer. Feeling like a fairy godmother now. :)

今天來介紹一直都覺得很無聊的脆餅 (Crispbread)。但有一位上班同事，幾乎每到中午休息時，就開一包類似的餅乾，加上酪梨和滑軟的鄉村起司，這就是她的午餐。

看她那健美高䠷的身材，真的有代言航空小姐的本錢。鬼迷心竅也去買了一包，但一直都放在那沒開。心想：人家是邦迪陽光女孩 (是Bondi girl 不是Bond girl) 何必委屈自己的味蕾。所以一直擱置在某角落。

Ok, this doesn't really need a recipe. But here is the list of ingredients to make this lovely entertaining appetizer.

Perfect canapé for any dinner party! 

In my case today - simple healthy lunch snacks.

這包是全麥片＋黑麥口味。酥酥脆脆樣。但看起來真的像宅配紙箱𠆢。

Ingredients:

- Salmon fillet ( Sashimi grade)

- Ryvita Crispbread - Wholegrain Rye 250g $1.99

- Three Foodies' Fresh Greek Taramasalata Dip Spread 500g $4.99

- Cheil Jedang CJ's Sliced Pickled Radish (韓國的醃漬大根片。低鹽，口味酸甜) 350g $3.20 

[Note: You can get this from any major Korean grocery stores]

- Nori seaweed sheet

- French onion slices

Instructions:

1. Use a blowtorch and lightly flame-grilled the salmon fillets. (I am using the sashimi grade salmon so I only seared it lightly on top. If you are not a fan to raw seafood, you can grilled it to perfection too).

2. Spread the Taramasalata dip on the crispbread. 

3. Place a piece of grilled salmon in between the picked radish sheet and place on top of the crispbread.

4. Garnish with thinly French onion slices.

5. Top with black seaweed nori pieces.

小脆餅抹上希臘魚子醬，簡單的搭上炙烤鮭魚片，再加上醃漬大根片，法國洋蔥和味付海苔~完成！

The taramasalata dip is quite salty to balance out the acidity of the pickled radish sheets.

炙烤鮭魚，滿滿溫潤的油脂感，再添上一片醃漬蘿蔔片，十分爽口。

When I topped the crispbread with all my favourite ingredients - it doesn't look so boring after all does it?

These are now the perfect as appetizer at dinner parties. 

平凡的無聊脆餅不自覺變成一道下午茶高級的餐點了！

隨意吃吃吧！

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