Schlagwort-Archive: Heidi Swanson

Saag Paneer

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This week I♥CC is looking for recipes that have new ingredients and/or ingredients that you haven’t cooked with often and want to get to know a little better. Kim had examples in mind like amaranth, barley, or quinoa or even a natural sugar, such as date sugar, brown rice syrup or coconut blossom sugar. For a North German barley is an old hat, and sugar is sugar, just another combination of monosaccharides. I’ve never cooked with paneer. There were rumours that paneer is available for purchase in Indian shops, but I made my own and used it for

Saag Paneer

Saag Paneer Heidi Swanson (1)

Mission accomplished. I have to work on the paneer consistency, I’ll definitely will use paneer more often.

Saag Paneer

Yield: 2-3 servings

Saag Paneer Heidi Swanson (2)

Saag paneer, an Indian classic recipe: chopped spinach, golden-crusted paneer cheese, spices, and finished with toasted sesame.

Ingredients:

  • 300 grams fresh (baby) spinach, well washed and dried or frozen chopped spinach, thawed
  • 2 tablespoons ghee, clarified butter, or unsalted butter
  • 170 grams paneer cheese, cut into 1-cm cubes
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped, about 110 grams
  • scant 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • 1 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 tablespoon spice mixture
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
  • 120 ml buttermilk
  • splash of cream or dollop of plain yogurt (optional)
  • fresh lemon to finish, and toasted sesame seeds to sprinkle

SPICE MIXTURE

  • 2 tablespoons cumin seed
  • 1 tablespoons coriander seed
  • 2 teaspoons mustard seed
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/8 teaspoon cardamom seeds
  • 3 whole cloves

SOURCE

modified from Ulrike Westphal inspired by:
Heidi Swanson

Instructions

  1. SPICE MIXTURE: Grind spices as finely as possible using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Store in an airtight container and use as needed.
  2. Chop the spinach well, and set aside in a large bowl. If you’re using frozen spinach, squeeze out as much of the moisture as possible and set aside.
  3. While you’re chopping spinach, cook the paneer in one tablespoon of the butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Make sure the paneer is in a single layer and use a spatula to flip it regularly so all sides get deeply brown. This typically takes 7 minutes or so. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  4. Heat the other tablespoon of butter in your largest soup pot. Add the onions and salt, and saute until the onions soften up, five minutes or so. Add the garlic, ginger, spice mixture, and turmeric. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and nicely combined – a minute or two.
  5. Turn the heat up to medium-high and add the spinach to the pan all at once, if possible. Cook, stirring all the while, until the spinach is collapsed and wilted, a couple of minutes. If you need to add the spinach in batches (adding more spinach as it collapses), that is fine too, just do it as quickly as possible. Unsing frozen spinach, let it warm through.
  6. Stir in the buttermilk and cream and heat gently while stirring. If the mixture seems dry, add more buttermilk a splash at a time (this rarely happens to me). Taste and add more salt if necessary and more red pepper flakes if you like. Add a generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice, stir in the paneer, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

total time: 40 minutes
preparation time: 15 minutes
cooking/baking time: 15 minutes

 
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Potluck Heidi Swanson
 
 
 
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Brussels sprout and stilton soup

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I had no idea, what to cook for I♥CC this week until I passed a field with cabbage varieties.

Feld mit Blattkohl

I came across Nigel Slaters

Brussels sprout and stilton soup

Brussels sprouts and Stilton soup

I took a walk to the weekly market and bought local grown Brussels sprouts and at the cheese stall I purchased some organic blue cheese called Frisian blue from Schleswig-Holstein’s cheese route of . The soup is definitely creamy and delicious.

Brussels sprout and stilton soup

Yield: 4 servings

Brussels Sprouts and Silton Soup Collage

Pale, mild and creamy soup. The blue cheese flavour comes through and goes well with the lightly cooked sprouts

Ingredients:

  • 200 grams stilton; Ulrike Frisian Blue from Northern Germany
  • 600 ml milk
  • 2 onions
  • 30 grams butter
  • 500 grams brussels sprouts

To serve

  • 100 grams chestnuts , vacuum-packed or tinned, sliced; I used fresh, peeled and roasted
  • a little butter

SOURCE

modified from Ulrike Westphal inspired by:
Nigel Slater in the Guardian

Instructions

  1. Set aside 50g of the stilton. Bring the milk to the boil, switch off the heat immediately and crumble in the remaining stilton. Cover with a lid and leave to infuse.
  2. Peel and roughly chop the onions. Melt the butter in a large, deep pan and add the chopped onion, letting it soften over a low heat. Finely shred 300 grams of the brussels sprouts then add to the onion and fry gently for about 8 minutes, moving them round the pan from time to time, then add the milk and cheese mixture and bring to the boil. Check the seasoning then blitz with a blender to a smooth and creamy soup, a little at a time.
  3. To finish, cut the remaining 200 grams of sprouts in quarters then fry in a little butter till lightly browned on the edges. Add the sliced chestnuts, then spoon them onto the soup once it has been ladled into bowls. Scatter over the remaing blue cheese.

total time: 35 minutes
preparation time: 15 minutes
cooking/baking time: 15 minutes

 
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Winter Rainbow Gratin

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Thanksgiving Day is a national holyday celebrated the 2nd Monday of October in Canada and on the 4th Thursday of November in the United States.

In Germany we don’t have any similar national holiday on Harvest Festival. The religious believers thank God for the gifts on harvest, many churches get decorated with autumn crops, beautifully arranged in front of the altar, usually it doesn’t include a large dinner.

Kim served wonderful autumn crops as winter rainbow gratin.

Winter Rainbow Gratin

Winter Rainbow Gratin (2)

and so did I. A colourful and tasty dish.

Winter Rainbow Gratin

Yield: 3 servings

Winter Rainbow Gratin (1)

Comforting creamy vegetables without the heaviness of a lot of butter and cream.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablesp. butter
  • 1 tablesp. rapeseed oil
  • 2 small blue potatoes; Blauer SchwedeB00USVM3M4 *, peeled, cut into wedges
  • 2 red, red-fleshed potatoes, Heiderot, cut into wedges
  • 4 small shallots, sliced
  • 4 yellow and/or orange carrots, about 300 grams, cut in half lengthwise if thicker than your thumb
  • 1 small Hokkaido pumpkin, peeled, cored and cubed
  • 4 spring onions, sliced
  • 1 apple, unpeeled, cored and cut into 6 wedges
  • about 50 grams whole grain bread crumbs, Ulrike: omitted
  • 70 grams Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, Ulrike: mountain cheese

SOURCE

978-1587612756 *

modified from Ulrike Westphal inspired by:
Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways
to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into
Your Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to
Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients978-1587612756*
ISBN 978-1587612756

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190 °C/375 °F and position a rack in the middle of the oven.
  2. Heat butter and oil in your largest ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. In a single layer, add the potatoes, shallots, squash, carrots, and green onions and toss to coat. Try not to overcrowd the pan, or the vegetables will steam and not brown. If you don’t have a big enough pan, split the ingredients between two skillets. Saute over medium-high heat for about 15 minutes, shaking the pan a couple of times along the way. The vegetables should start to brown a bit and be tender but not mushy.
  3. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with a generous dose of salt and pepper. Stir in the apple wedges. If you don’t have an ovenproof skillet, transfer the ingredients to an ovenproof baking dish or casserole. Sprinkle with all the bread crumbs and half of the Parmesan cheese. (Note: Because Kim said, this produces a fairly dry gratin, I omitted the breadcrumbs and used just grated mountain cheese). You don’t want to stir at this point; rather, let the crumbs and cheese perch right on top of the vegetables so they’ll get nice and crunchy.
  4. Place the uncovered skillet in the oven. Bake for about 40 minutes, tossing the vegetables with a metal spatula about halfway through. The potatoes and carrots should be golden, crispy, and caramelized where they touch the pan and soft and tender inside. When everything is caramelized and fragrant, remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Serve right from the skillet.

total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
preparation time: 15 minutes
cooking/baking time: 1 hour

 
 
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Kale Rice Bowl

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I have to admit, I missed the Buddha bowl hype. A Buddha Bowl is a one bowl meal with several components like grains, beans, fresh veggies, condiments, toppings, seeds, nuts, etc. artfully arranged to appeal. I asked the big search engine for „heidi swanson buddha bowl recipe„, the third recipe from above catched my eye. Heidi used lacinato kale I thought of curly kale, which has just its season. You can buy curly kale in every supermarket now, but they sell it only in 1 kg bags. I went to the weekly market to buy exactly my desired amount of (curly) kale and to my great suprise I found lacinato kale.

Schwarzkohl - lacinato kale

I bought about 300 grams, went home to prepare the

Kale Rice Bowl

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Bowl: Villeroy und Boch Artesano Bol1041301900 *
Plate: Villeroy & Boch Twist Alea CaroVilleroy & Boch Twist Alea Caro *

In Northern Germany leaf cabbage traditionally is cooked to death, but this vegetable is rich of vitamins and deserves a preparation like this. I liked the combination of different flavours, it tastes fresh and light. I’ll try it again with curly kale.

Kale Rice Bowl

Yield: 2 servings

Kale Rice Bowl Collage

A quick brown rice bowl – with kale, capers, yogurt, za’atar, toasted sesame seeds – and boiled egg to enhance your vitamin D these days and a good measure

Ingredients:

  • cold pressed rapeseed oil or clarified butter
  • 1 bunch of kale, 300 grams, destemmed, chopped/shredded
  • cooked brown rice, from 125 grams

To serve:

  • capers, rinsed, dried, and pan-fried until blistered in butter
  • 2 poached eggs; I boiled them
  • dollop of salted greek yogurt; I used skyr instead
  • a big drizzle of good cold pressed rapeseed oil
  • lot’s of za’atar
  • toasted sesame seeds

SOURCE

modified from Ulrike Westphal inspired by:
Heidi Swanson 101 cookbooks

Instructions

  1. In a large pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the kale and a couple pinches of salt. Saute until the kale softens a bit and brightens, just a minute or so. Stir in the rice, and cook until the rice is hot. If your rice is on the dry side, you might have to add a small splash of water.
  2. Serve the kale rice topped with (preferably) all of the following: the capers, poached egg, yogurt drizzled with olive oil, and plenty of za’atar.

total time: 10 minutes
preparation time: 5 minutes
cooking/baking time: 5 minutes

 
 
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Buddha Bowl
 
 
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Roasted Tomato and Paprika Soup

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This week the I♥CC members fill theirs plate with lots of healthy ingredients and we present colourful plates. Super Natural Cooking978-1587612756* offers a chapter „cook by color“ and I chose

Roasted Tomato and Paprika Soup

roasted tomato and paprika soup (1)

The colour was a bit disappoiting, but the taste convinced.

Roasted Tomato and Paprika Soup

Yield: 4 servings

roasted tomato and paprika soup (2)

Heidi Swanson easy-to-follow recipe for Roasted Tomato and Paprika Soup. Roast, puree, season with smoked paprika, and enjoy.

Ingredients:

  • 5 tomatoes, cored and quatered, about 500 grams
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and quartered, about 170 grams
  • 3 onions, about 350 grams, quartered
  • sea salt
  • pepper, freshly ground
  • olive oil, for coating, I used cold-pressed rapeseed oil
  • 5 cloves, garlic, unpeeled
  • 750 ml vegetable stock, homemade
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

SOURCE

978-1587612756978-1587612756 *

modified from Ulrike Westphal inspired by:
Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways
to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into
Your Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to
Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients978-1587612756*
ISBN 978-1587612756

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190 °C/375 °F and position a rack in the middle of the oven. Rub a rimmed baking sheet with a thin glaze of oil.
  2. Arrange the tomatoes, skin side down, on baking shee. Coat the bell pepper and onions with oil and arange them on the baking sheet along with the garlic. Place the peppers skin side down as well. Season with salt and pepeer, then bake until the tomatoes start to collapse and the onions start to brown and caramelize, about 45 minutes. Turn the onions if they start getting too dark on the bottom.
  3. Peel the garlic, remove the skin from the peppers and dump all of the roasted vegetables into a big bowl, and puree with a hand held blenderESGE Zauberstab *. Blend in the stock and smoked paprika and adjust the seasoning to taste.
  4. For a nicer texture pass through a sieve and serve with bread.

total time: 1 hour
preparation time: 10 minutes
cooking/baking time: 45 minutes

 
 
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A Colorful Plate
 
 
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