Month: June 2016

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Feta Salsa Recipe


I was making some carnitas tacos the other night and decided to make a complimentary salsa for them.  I decided to add feta to my base this time. I use a 2 cup Pyrex glass bowl, which is perfect for two people (a I eat most of it). The flavors went very well with the smoked Carnitas tacos. 

Ingredients:

  • Half of a small white onion, chopped
  • 1 large jalapeño, chopped (include seed for any kind of heat)
  • 1 roma tomato, chopped
  • Handful of chopped Cilantro 
  • Palm full of crumbled Feta cheese
  • 3 scallions (green onions), sliced thin. 
  • 1/4 – 1/2 lime, freshly squeezed 

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in bowl, squeeze lime juice all over mixture and let sit, covered,  for at least an hour or more before using. 

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Thai Spicy Noodles, Pork, And Seafood Salad

Source: Heath McConnell
Servings: 2 servings

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

100 grams glass noodles, dried 

100 grams ground pork, minced 

2 small squid, sliced into rings 

6-10 prawns, uncooked, peeled and deveined 

1 large shallot, sliced lengthwise 

handfull cilantro, chopped coarse 

1 cup chinese celery, cut into 1/2″ length pieces 

1 tomatoes, sliced 

2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce 

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 

1-1/2 teaspoon packed light brown sugar 

4 bird’s eye chilies-red, chopped 

1-1/2 teaspoon pickled garlic juice 

3/4 cup cashews (1/4 pound), crushed 

Notes / Directions

Soak the glass noodles in a bowl of water for 10 minutes, or follow directions. Drain, cut, set aside. 
Cook the pork in a pan of boiling water for 1-2 minutes until cooked, then drain and set aside. 

Cook the squid in a pan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes until cooked, then drain and set aside. 

Cook the prawns in a pan of boiling water for 1-2 minutes until the shrimp change color, then drain and set aside. 

To make the spicy sauce, mix the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, chilies, and pickled garlic juice together in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved, set aside. 

Cook the noodles in a pan of boiling water for 1-2 minutes until soft and cooked. Drain and rinse in cold water and drain again. Transfer to a bowl, add shrimp (prawns), squid, pork, onion, cilantro, celery, tomato, and the sauce and mix well. Sprinkle with the cashews and serve.