-
Melon & Cucumber Gazpacho
Gazpacho is a cold soup that Italians serve in summer. The original recipe is made with tomatoes but this one with melon and cucumber is really good too! Ingredients for 4 glasses: 1 melon 1/3 cucumber 1 spring onion 2 basil leafs 2 country ham slices 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 2 salt pinches 4-5 grounds of pepper mill Recipe: Peel the cucumber and remove the melon from its skin. Cut in big pieces and place in a blender. Cut the spring onion in big pieces too but keep a little part of the green for the topping of your glass and chop it. Place the spring…
-
Vegan Poke Bowl
I really wanted to create my own poke bowl full of veggies and colors. So I began to think about the colors, tastes and textures I could pick and step by step, this beautiful bowl was created. Here is my recipe for a tasty, colourful and full of vitamins vegan poke bowl! Ingredients for 4 bowls: 530 g lentils 140 g corn 110 g palm heart 10 fresh peas (without pod) 6 radishes 2 carrots 1 cucumber 1 beetroot 1 turnip 1 shallot 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds chives 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 1 teaspoon black pepper Recipe: Pod the peas.…
-
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Since I am allergic to lemon, red pepper and green pepper, I cannot eat tabbouleh. So, I have decided to make my own without those ingredients and created a delicious recipe with quinoa insted of couscous. Here is my quinoa tabbouleh recipe for summer… Ingredients: 200 g quinoa 16 cocktail tomatoes 8 strawberries 1 cucumber 1 shallott 1/2 grapefruit 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 handfull of fresh mint salt & black pepper Recipe: Pour a large amount of water in a sauce pan on the burner and make it boil. Then, reduce the heat at medium temperature and add the quinoa. Cook it the time needed (for mine 12 minutes).…
-
Spring Salad
Spring is one of my favorite seasons for food, there are a lot of green veggies fresh from the market and the weather is always changing from cold to hot, so you can cook delicious soups or salads! With good fresh ingredients from the market and my garden, I have decided to prepare a tasty Spring salad. Here is my recipe… Ingredients for 2 people: 1 small Romaine lettuce 1/2 cucumber 2 purple plum radishes (or easter egg radishes) 1 mozzarella cheese 1 spring onion 1 garlic clove 4 chives flowers 150 g snow peas 50 g fresh peas (without pod) 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1…
-
Seasonal Vegetables & Fruits
I really appreciate to cook seasonal vegetables and fruits. This is how things should be, we shouldn’t be able to have strawberries in Winter and chestnuts in Summer. So here is a list of a large amount of seasonal vegetables and fruits month by month. You can click on the links below to discover my recipes and posts about them. Avocado – Beetroot – Chard – Broccoli – Carrot – Celery – Mushroom – Brussel Sprout – Cauliflower – Butternut Squash – Watercress – Endive – Fennel – Turnip – Parnsip – Sweet Potatoe – Leek – Potatoe – Onion Squash – Black Radish – Rutabaga – Lettuce – Sunchoke…
-
Raw White Fish Salad
For a fresh and tasty summer fish salad, try my recipe with raw Sea Bream marinated, cucumber, green zebra tomatoes, red onions and grapefruit! Ingredients for 2 people: 1 Royal Sea Bream (2 nets) 1 cucumber 4 Green Zebra tomatoes 1 red onion 1/2 grapefruit 10-15 leaves coriander 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Recipe: Prepare the fish nets removing the skin. Rinse them and cut them in cubes. Chop the onion and cut the coriander. Place them with the fish in a plater or bowl and add the olive oil, Maggi liquid seasoning and black pepper. Mix everything together. Using a knife,…
-
Summer Salad
With those three vegetables and only a few more ingredients, you will have the perfect fresh summer salad for warm days lunch! Quick and easy to prepare, this recipe is for 2 people. Ingredients: 1 cucumber 1 melon 2 tomatoes 10 mint leaves 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Recipe: Cut your melon in two parts and remove the seeds. Peel it and cut it in cubes. Remove also the skin from your cucumber and cut it with the tomatoes in cubes too. Chop the mint leaves. In a salad bowl, pour the olive oil and Maggi liquid seasoning and mix. Add all…
-
Summer Tuna
Looking for a fresh and tasty meal for summer? My Tuna recipe will give you a taste of summer holidays on exotic islands… Ingredients for 2 people: 2 albacore tuna steaks 1 big yellow tomato 2 black cocktail tomatoes 1/2 cucumber 1/4 onion 1/2 grapefruit 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 10 coriander leaves 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon golden sesame seeds Recipe: Chop the onion and place it in a bowl with the olive oil, black pepper, Maggi liquid seasoning and half grapefruit juice (keep some juice for the end of the recipe). Cut the cucumber and tomatoes in cubes shapes…
-
White Fish & Nectarine Salad
Do you use fish and fruits together for making salads? I love to combine those ingredients and this white fish and nectarine salad is perfect for summer! Really fresh and tasty, I made this one with aneth but you can also change it for coriander or parsley. Ingredients: 200 g white fish (haddock is perfect) 8 cocktail tomatoes 5 muchrooms 2 carrots 1/2 cucumber 1 shallot 1 small salad (1/2 romaine lettuce here) 1 nectarine 2 tablespoons fresh herbs (coriander, aneth or parsley) 2 tablespoons seeds (sunflower, marrow, pine nuts) 6 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons Maggi Liquid seasoning 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon dry thyme 1 tablespoon black…
-
Recipe Index
Breakfasts: Almonds Crunch Amarettis Braided Brioche Breakfast Egg Muffins Cannelés Caramel Babka French Baguette Gingerbread Cookies Gingerbread Muffins Green Tomatoes Jam Hélénettes No-knead casserole Bread Oatmeal Cookies Orange Jam Pound Cake Swedish Oatmeal Cookies Vegan Matcha Madeleines White Bread Drinks: London Fog Love Potion Raspberry Grapefruit Lemonade Smoothie Orange, Strawberries & Minth Strawberries Milkshake Tunisian Mint Tea with Pine Nuts Salads: Autumn Salad Cabbage & Quinoa Salad Italian Pasta Salad Niçoise Salad Perigourdine Salad Poached Egg Salad Quinoa Tabbouleh Raw White Fish Salad Scandinavian Summer Salad Smoked Herring Salad Smoked Salmon Salad Spinach & Quinoa Salad Spring Salad Summer Salad Tomatoes & Mozzarella White Fish & Nectarine Salad Soups: Barley…
Food & More
