Cooking Lab - Vegetarian Foie Gras Freekeh & Quinoa with RoastedVegetables

We need to eat well and live healthy at the same time. It is not enough to trim the fat from meat and reduce salt content. It also means serving up a dish packed with nutrients. So I've decided to introduce 'superfoods' into my ordinary diet.

A superfood is defined as ''a food that is supercharged with vitamins, minerals or anti-oxidants with health benefits." 

現代人越來越講求養生，這道自創料理的靈感來自怎麼兼顧健康跟美味。😊

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If I am serious about changing my diet, it will start at home. 

Today, I am cooking with freekeh, organic black quinoa and vegetarian foie gras. 

這道沙拉加入了號稱糧食之母的藜麥。因為藜麥是現有糧食中，唯一沒經過基因改造的物種，所以也被聯合國封為「超級食品」的健康食材。

Ingredients:

- 1 cup of freekeh 
- 1/2 cup organic black quinoa 
- 200g sweet potato 
- 100g capsicum 
- 2 tomato 
- 100g cherry radish 
- 100g button mushroom 
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil 
- 3 tablespoon vegetarian mushroom foie gras 
- 1 can chick pea 
- 50g gourmet salad 
- 50ml plum salad dressing 
- 30g shaved parmesan cheese 
- Sea salt and black pepper 

Instructions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C.

2. Cook freekeh in 4 cups of stock water until softened.

3. Cook the black quinoa separately in accordance to packet instruction.

4. Meanwhile, drain the chick pea and spray with olive oil.

5. Line the chick peas on baking paper and roast for 10 minutes until golden and crispy.

6. Season with salt. Remove and set aside.

7. Lightly spray olive oil on the sweet potato, cherry radish and tomato and roast in the oven for 20 minutes.

8.In a medium bowl, place the roasted sweet potato cubes, cherry radish and tomato, plum dressing, salt and black pepper. Mix well and season to taste.

9. In a fry pan, lightly sauteed the button mushrooms.

10. Combine the freekeh and the vegetarian mushroom foie gras together.

11. Place foie gras freekeh into serving dish and top with quinoa.

12. Then top with sauteed mushrooms.

13. And the rest of the roasted vegetables.

14. Scatter the roasted chick pea around.

15. Garish with freshly shaved Parmesan cheese.

16. Serve with any main dish; or it is delicious on its own.

This is a delicious nutty, grainy meal. It is freekeh delicious. 

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Cooking Lab - Spanish Potato Omelette with Black Quinoa (西班牙馬鈴薯蛋 餅)

This Spanish omelette recipe will make anybody ‘s mouth drool. This is a delicious dish that can be served warm or cold. 

基本蛋餅很簡單：橄欖油 + 馬鈴薯 + 蛋。

今天的蛋餅是變化式，西班牙和義大利的混血版本。再添加了我的想像力...和我喜歡吃食材。當然不是在地的標準做法，但這真的很好吃喔!

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Typical Spanish Omelette contains only potato and onion. This is my variation and an inventive concoction. I think it is a cross between a Spanish tortilla and an Italian pizza. :) 

Also I added a sprinkle of health super food - black organic quinoa to make this into a more nutritious meal.

這道菜餚配料豐富，色彩鮮豔，超吸引人的。簡單容易做：加入薯餅，德式小香腸，洋菇和黑色的健康聖品 - 藜麥。

The result? An ultimate delicious snack dish for any occasion. 

Ingredients:

- 12 eggs 
- 8 hash brown 
- 8 mini kransky sausage 
- 300g button mushroom 
- 4 tablespoon oil 
- 1 teaspoon paprika 
- 200g mixed grated cheese 
- 4 tablespoon cooked black quinoa 
- 40g parsley 
- 400g mixed side salad for garnish 
- Salt and pepper 

Instructions:

1. Whisk 3 eggs, add a dash of paprika, some shredded cheese, salt and pepper.

2. Add oil to the pan and pan-fried hash browns, kransky sausage and button mushrooms to golden or crispy.

3. Remove from pan.

4. Cut the hash brown, sausage and mushroom into smaller pieces.

5. Set aside.

6. Add a tablespoon of oil to the pan.

7. Pour in the egg mixture and whish around to get a crispy edge.

8. When the omelette is semi-cooked, place hash brown, sausage and mushroom pieces on top.

9. Reduce the heat to low.

10. Scatter 1 tablespoon of cooked black quinoa on top.

11. Add a handful of mixed cheese on top.

12. Once the cheese is melted, scattered some finely-chopped parsley on top.

13. Gently slide the omelette from pan to a large plate.

14. Serve with a garden salad.

A good substantial meal and it has everything we all love: hash brown potato, cheesy kransky and egg. 

My work is done here.

This is such a fantastic throw-together dish that works with anything! 

真是一道百變，好相處的料理。

不管是熱的，冷的，都好好吃。

切下一小塊就非常有飽足感。

西班牙蛋餅是非常美味的下酒菜，尤其是配上一杯冰涼的西班牙水果酒，太幸福了！