• 01Jul

    Ingredients:
    3 cups fresh spinach
    ½ cup chopped green onion
    1 pear sliced
    10 ounces mandarin oranges
    ½ cup dried cranberries
    ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled

    Dressing:
    ½ cup vegetable oil
    3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    1 shallot, minced
    1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    1/3 cup raspberry jam

    Method:
    Place all dressing ingredients in blender container.  Spin well to thoroughly combine. Pour over salad mixture

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  • 27May

    Ingredients:

    400 grms  frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed and drained well/ fresh spinach, washed and patted dry
    1 medium sweet onion
    2 cups cheese, shredded
    10 large flour tortillas

    Method:

    In a skillet saute the onions over a medium heat.
    Drain spinach well to remove any remaining moisture. Then spread the onions out over the spinach followed by sprinkling the five tortillas with cheese and layer on all the spinach. Top with remaining cheese and an additional tortilla. Press gently to flatten.

    Over medium heat in a large skillet, cook each Tortillas for two to three minutes per side, or until cheese, melts and tortillas become crisp. Press each one gently with a spatula as it cooks. Garnish with drops of salsa.

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  • 24Apr

    Ingredients:
    500 gms Spinach (Palak)
    25 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer) (made from skimmed milk)
    1 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
    1 small sized Onion (Pyaj)
    1 tsp Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) Powder
    1 tblsp Oil
    a pinch of Nutmeg Powder(Jaiphal)
    Salt to taste
    150 ml skimmed Milk
    2 small sized Eggs

    Method:

    Chop spinach and puree it.
    Blend maida with a little milk and make a smooth paste.
    Add the rest of the milk, mix well and bring to a boil.
    Separate egg whites from the yolks.
    Heat oil in a pan, saute the chopped onion for two minutes, add spinach puree. Leave it to cool, add two well beaten egg yolks, cinnamon powder and nutmeg.
    Beat egg whites till stiff and fold in carefully into the mixture.
    Season with salt and pour this mixture into a greased baking tray.
    Sprinkle grated paneer over it and bake on medium temperature (160 to 175 degree c) for 30 minutes.

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