Mother´s Day Pasta Salad

Nothing special about this pasta salad, other that I made it on Mother´s Day. 

- Pasta of your choice
- courgette thinly sliced and raw
- mackarel fillets
- boiled egg
- walnuts
- black sesame seeds
- grated parmesan cheese
- chili olive oil
- white pepper
- salt

Chop the large pieces of the ingridients and mixed all together, drizzle with oil, pepper and cheese. 


(Sorry no photo, I was too hungry and I gulfed it down before I even reached for the camera!)
;-)

Energetic & healthy yoghurt

A non-baking alternative to the energy bars recipe that my friend Giorgia tells us about here. (Pshhh, a little secret: read why she is running too, it's a very worthy cause!!!)

• Crushed tea biscuits ("galleta María" style, for Spanish readers)
• Chopped ripe banana
• Chopped strawberries
• Almonds
• Walnuts
• Raisins
• Greek yoghurt
• Honey

Following this order, layer  the ingredients on individual bowls. 
Refrigerate until it's time to eat. 

Rice salad

Boiled rice
Boiled carrots, diced
Boiled egg, cut into pieces
Mackerel or tuna fillets
Mayonnaise
Herbs to decorate


Mixed all in a bowl & serve

It was so yummy & I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture!!!!
Sorry!
;-)

Cold tapas

A group photo - compliments of Pau

Avocado & Crab

Avocado, mashed

Garlic, crushed

Salt & Pepper

Served on toasted bread or crackers

A drizzle of chilli olive oil

Crab sticks, torn length-wise to decorate

Dates & Walnut

Cut length-wise to remove the stone

Fill in with cream cheese

Decorate with a quarter of a walnut

Shredded lettuce to decorate the plate

Cheese & Quince

Cheese

Quince jelly

Served on toasted bread or crackers

Parsley to decorate

Salmon Eggs

Boiled eggs cut in half

Smoked salmon mixed with the egg yolks and mayonnaise

Grated carrot to decorate

Tuna & Red peppers

Tuna mixed with soft cheese

Cooked or tinned red peppers cut in slices to decorate

Served on toasted bread or crackers

Enjoy!

Warm chichen & potato salad

Pan fried chicken
Left over boiled potatoes in cubes
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Sweet corn
Sunflower seeds
Cheese
Avocado

Toss all the above ingredients together & drizzle with olive oil and a sprinkle of salt. 

Courgette muffins

When I read the title of the recipe I had the same reaction than when I first heard of carrot cake. I thought: "really?"

But since I have learn that I should give new flavours a go. So I did. 

I used as base recipe my friend's Zuri from AZ Atelier's. But I didn't have nutmeg and I skipped the sugar. Zuri's muffins are a sweet version. Mine are savoury. With a twist. 

Thanks for the inspiration, Zuri!

Ingredients:

2 cups of self-raising flour

1 courgette roughly chopped

2 teaspoons of grated lemon zest

3/4 of a cup of milk

1 egg

a chili, chopped

a pinch of salt

Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients, pour into the muffin molds and bake on a pre-heated oven... you know the drill. 

You can eat them on their own, or with a bit of butter, or with ham and cheese... the possibilities are unlimited! Yum!

What will your twist on the courgette muffins be? Share it, please!

Papaya & ham salad

I saw a similar idea on the web and I thought? Mmm, sweet & salty? But I thought, I have been eating ham & melon for years, haven't I? So why not try another fruit?

As usual, couldn't be bothered with writing down the exact recipe. 
So this is my own version...

• Papaya
• Ham (parma, serrano... any cured type)
• Cheese (of your choice, edam in this case)
• Walnut
• A drizzle of olive oil (chili infused in this case)

Mmmmm, nice & refreshing for these hot summer days!!!!

If you like salads, try these also:

• Calabrese meets prawn cocktail salad
• Chicken and walnut salad