Beef rissole with quinoa and cranberry radish salad

.. While browsing around the organic section, i spotted a few types of grains that look interesting.. I begin to wonder how they taste like - so i purchased 2 types of them..

Black quinoa & Pearl Quinoa

Quinoa... - known as the mother of grain by the Incas. One thing i love about this type of grain is that they are gluten free and are an excellent source of iron. Such a grain will definately make a great side dish..

Oppss... got carried away there.. well- the dish that i'm going to share today is beef rissole -one of my all-time favourite. Since it is a weekday.. I just need some shortcuts for dish. After ramaging through my boxes of seasonings.. I found a packet of McCormick Hickory Smoked seasoning mix.. ho ho.. there- that's my shortcut ;)

 

Lets start with the ingredients needed for beef rissoles:

800gm minced meat 

2 eggs- beaten

1 big yellow onion - chopped

1 medium carrot - diced/gated

1/4 japanese breadcrumb 

1 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsp mixed herbs - i use fresh chopped thyme, rosemary & oregano

1/2 McCormick Hickory Smoked seasoning                                                                               



  Method:

1. Combine all the ingredients and make into patties.

2. Heat the pan and cook the patties until brown and transfer to a plate.

 

To prepare quinoa- simply pour a cup of pearl quinoa and 2 tbsp of black quinoa into a pot. Pour 3/4 cup of water, salt, pepper and 30gm of butter. Cover the lid and cook the grain the same way rice is cooked. The quinoa is done when it is fluffy and soft.. observed the changes in the shape of the grains.

 

Another side dish that goes really well with beef rissoles and quinoa is cranberry radish salad:

Ingredients:

Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon

1 big yellow onion (julienne)

a handful of dried cranberries (chopped)

5 radish - thinly sliced

sugar

sea salt

olive oil

 

Method:

1.Combine all the ingredients into a bowl and serve.

 



.. serve beef rissole on a bed of micro cilantro and quinoa & cranberry radish salad..  

 

 

Salmon Cerviche

Good eats today would like to share a simple kind of cerviche using smoked salmon. This is my all time fav.. best eaten with garlic bread... a perfect topping for bruchetta.. :)

~ Salmon Cerviche ~

 

Ingredients:

4/5 slices of smoked salmon

2 big red onion

1 green chilli

a few sprigs of cilantro

lemon rind

lemon juice

sea salt

sugar

extra virgin olive oil

1/2 avocado

1/2 capsicum

1/2 tomato

 

Method:

4/5 slices smoke salmon diced and mixed with 2 diced big red onion & 1 green chilli, thinly sliced cilantro, lemon rind and 1/4 lemon juice, sea salt, sugar & a few dashes of extra virgin olive oil.
Dice half of avocado, 1/2 red capsicum, 1/2 tomato seeded and dice.
Mix everything n.. wallah.. ready to be taken with toasted french bread..



Green Apple Salad

I just luv salads - it goes well almost with everything - what more to eat them on their own.. This green apple salad will definately make wonders to yr tastebuds. The combi of sourish green apples, fresh zesty ginger torch with a tang of hot chillii paddy will definately make you drool while preparing it.. ;)

~ Green Apple Salad ~

 

Ingredients:
2 green apples- grated / julienne

1 carrot - grated / julienne

1 big red onion - thinly sliced

a few sprigs of coriander leaves- chopped

1 ginger torch - thinly sliced

a few chilli paddy

lemon rind

sea salt

sugar

lemon juice

 

 

Method:
1. In a bowl, mix lemon juice, sugar, salt, chilli paddy & onion.

2. Put in the rest of d ingredients - mixed well.

 

Bon Appetite  :)



Crispy Chicken Feet Salad

Gud eats for sharing today - salad with chicken feet. Years ago, it is quite convenient to buy chicken feet flesh in the market. However- nowadays, its kinda scarce here..most probably due to lack of demand. A common variety of chicken feet salad is the one with its boiled flesh. My version of this salad requires the flesh to be fried. I just luv d fragrance & its 'crispyness' - provided - it should be consumed immediately once d salad is done.. :)

~ Crispy Chicken Feet Salad ~

 

Ingredients:

10 chicken feet -

1 ginger torch - sliced thinly

2 lemon grass - finely chopped

1 big yellow onion - thinly sliced

a few sprigs of coriander leaves - chopped

a few leaves of iceberg lettuce - sliced

lemon juice frm 1 lemon

1tbsp brown sugar

3/4tbsp fish sauce

3-4 birds eye chilli / chilli padi

lemon rind

 

Method:

1.  sprinkle in some sea salt & deep fry the chicken feet.

2. Once done, remove the flesh.

3. In a bowl mix in brown sugar, fish sauce, lemon juice & chilli padi .

4. Mixed all d ingredients in and garnish with lemon rind.

 

Bon Appetite :)