Showing posts with label Broccoli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broccoli. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Noodles with Cheese & Broccoli Sauce with Gazpacho

I have off from work this week and being that I'm my parents self-appointed chef I've been making great suppers every night! Here's what I've made so far...

Day 1

Gazpacho:
4 Tomatoes seeded and cut in half
1 English Cucumber
1 Red Pepper, seeded (note: I didn't have a red pepper in the fridge so i simply used a green one)
1/2 Purple Onion ( I didn't have this either in the house so i simply omitted it and adjusted the spices)
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 cup of Tomato Sauce
1 tsp Horseradish (it gives it a nice zing)
1 tbsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
A handful of fresh Parsley (or 2 tsp of dried)
Fresh Chives

1. Place 3 of the 4 tomatoes in a food processor along with 2/3 of the cucumber and pepper. Throw in the garlic and onion. Turn it on and let it puree until there are no more chunks.
2. Add the tomato sauce, horseradish, salt and spices.
3. Dice the remaining vegetables and add to the bowl. 
4. Taste the soup and adjust the spices according to your own taste.

Noodles with Cheese & Broccoli Sauce:
3 cups of Raw Pasta
2 cups of Frozen Broccoli
1 Onion
2 cloves of Garlic
1/4 of a brick of Farmers Cheese
3 cups of Milk, divided
1 tsp Osem Soup Mix (I use Onion)
3 Tbsp Flour
Salt & Pepper

1. Boil water in a pot and add pasta, cook it according to package instructions. Towards the end of the cooking time add the broccoli and let it cook with the noodles.
2. Saute the onion and garlic for 10 minutes. 
3. In a separate bowl combine the soup mix, 2 cups of milk and flour. Stir the flour dissolve. Add this to onions.  Add the salt and pepper. 
4. Let the sauce slowly thicken and then add the cheese. While it is boiling slowly add more milk as needed. 
5. Drain the noodles and combine it with the sauce. 


Enjoy!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Broccoli Craisin Salad

K, so I know that you are all thinking "Another Broccoli Craisin salad?" cuz really we've all tried one and it always tastes the same! now don't think I dont love broccoli salad cuz I do but this one has a little bit of a twist...

1/2 A bag of frozen Broccoli
2 cups of frozen Corn
A handful of craisins
Soy nuts
Pecans (not the sugared kind)
1/4 of a Purple onion

Dressing:
Mayonaise
Sugar
Garlic powder
Pepper
Vinegar
Oil
Water

Combine the salad ingredients the night before and put them in the fridge to defrost together.
make the dressing. I didn't place amounts because I really don't remember how much of everything I used but just put a bit of everything until it is nice and creamy but not to thick - you want it to be able to pour easily... Pour it over the salad an hour before serving so that it has the chance to sink in! Enjoy!

Note: I discovered frozen corn and I love it! It's got this nice crunch to it that canned corn doesn't have and it has this fantastic yellow colour to it! start using it and you'll see what i mean!