Greek Rice Recipe

Greek Rice

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Greek

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion small
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1.5 cups rice long grain
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook the onion until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Stir in the garlic. Cook until you can smell the garlic, about 30 seconds.
  • Add the rice and cook until nearly translucent.
  • Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Cover, and bring to a simmer.
  • Simmer on low for about 20 minutes. The rice is done when all the liquid is absorbed.
  • Remove the rice from the stove, and let it sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
  • Add the chopped parsley and dill. Serve warm.

Tzatziki Recipe

Tzatziki

Cuisine: Greek

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cucumber finely grated
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped

Instructions

  • On a paper towel, gently squeeze the excess water out of the grated cucumber.
  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Chill.

Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Shortbread Cookies

Course: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 egg yolk

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 325 °F.
  • With a spoon, stir together icing sugar, salt, and nutmeg.
  • Add in the egg yolk and soft butter. Stir until combined.
  • Add the flour, half a cup at a time, until it is too hard to mix with a spoon.
  • Throw the dough onto a floured board and knead until well-combined. Add extra flour if the dough becomes oily.
  • Roll out to a thickness of 6 mm and cut into shapes. Place on a baking tray.
  • Cook for 10-12 minutes at 325 °F. If the cookies start to turn brown, you have cooked for too long.

Basil Pesto Recipe

Basil Pesto

Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 meals

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 1 cup basil packed
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper freshly ground
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

  • Over medium heat, toast the pine nuts until they are golden brown.
  • Blend the pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a food processor.
  • Blend in the basil and Parmesan cheese.
  • Slowly blend in the olive oil. If the pesto is still too dry, add more oil.

Panang Curry Shrimp Recipe

Panang Curry Shrimp

Cuisine: Thai

Ingredients

  • 50 g panang curry paste
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 400 mL coconut milk
  • 250 g shrimp 31-40 per pound
  • 2 tsp cane sugar
  • 2.5 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 red chili
  • 1/2 can baby corn
  • 1/2 can bamboo shoots
  • 10 leaves kale chopped
  • 1 bell pepper chopped

Optional

  • 1/2 cup mushrooms chopped
  • 3-5 lime leaves

Side

  • Noodles
  • Rice

Instructions

  • Start making your rice or noodles.
  • Mix the curry paste and vegetable oil, and heat over medium heat for 1 minute.
  • Add the coconut milk. Heat over medium-high, until it just begins to boil. Reduce the heat to medium.
  • Add the shrimp, sugar, and fish sauce. If using lime leaves, add them as well. Cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the chili, baby corn, and bamboo. Cook for another 6 minutes.
  • Add the kale and bell pepper. If using mushrooms, add them as well. Cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Serve over rice or noodles.

Fish Cake Recipe

Fish Cakes

Ingredients

Fish

  • 1 kg cod
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Potato

  • 650 g yellow potatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup green onion finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Breading

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1.5 cups panko

Instructions

Potatoes

  • Bake the potatoes at 430 F for 75 minutes, or until they can be easily poked with a fork.
  • Cut the potatoes in half, and scoop out all the flesh into a bowl.
  • Mash gently, but leave some lumps for texture.

Fish

  • In a frying pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
  • Add 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper.
  • Put down one layer of cod in the pan. Cook until it flakes easily, then remove to a bowl.
  • Repeat the previous step until all the cod is cooked.
  • In the butter, cook the garlic, thyme, and green onion until the garlic is golden-brown.
  • Pour the butter mixture over the potatoes, and mix well.
  • Add the parsley, 1/2 tsp salt, and the fish to the potato mixture, and mix well.
  • Refrigerate the mixture.

Breading

  • Form the mixture into cakes that are about 2 cm thick.
  • Coat each cake in flour.
  • Coat each floured cake in egg.
  • Coat each egged and floured cake in panko.

Baking

  • In an oiled basket in an air fryer, cook the cakes at 400 F.
  • After 15 minutes, use a spatula to flip over the cakes. Cook for another 10 minutes.

Notes

Serve with tartar sauce.

Sweet Onion Salad Dressing Recipe

Sweet Onion Salad Dressing

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup cane sugar
  • 1 cup carrot shredded
  • 1 cup red onion shredded
  • 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/4 tsp celery seed

Instructions

  • Mix all the ingredients until well combined.
  • Tastes better after sitting for at least 1 day.

Tartar Sauce Recipe

Tartar Sauce

Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup capers drained and chopped
  • 2 tbsp shallots
  • 2 tbsp chives fresh
  • 2 tbsp parsley fresh
  • 2 tbsp tarragon fresh
  • 4 tsp horseradish
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Chop the shallot and fInely dice all the herbs.
  • Mix everything together, and chill.