Sunday, August 4, 2013

Seared Salmon w/ Soy Soba Noodles



Ingredients
salmon
salt
pepper
minced garlic

250 g soba noodles
3/4 cup chopped kale (you can also use spinach)
3 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sugar
sesame/ nori topping
avocado

Method
Salmon
1. Season with salt & pepper. 
2. Sear salmon for 3-4 min on each side.

Soba Noodles
1. Cook soba noodles- follow instructions from package.
2. In a pan/pot, simmer soy sauce, mirin and sugar. 
3. Place soy-mirin sauce over noodles and sprinkle sesame/nori topping.

Serve with avocado!

Parsley Chicken w/ roasted potatoes



Ingredients
1 lb chicken thighs (you can use breast but I prefer dark meat)
1/4 cup parsley
3-4 garlic cloves (minced)
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
salt & pepper to taste

Method
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 
2. Spray bottom of baking pan and lay chicken thighs in pan.
3. Squeeze and zest lemon.
4. Sprinkle parsley and seasoning.
5. Roast for 20 minutes. 

Served with roasted potatoes, cous cous and argula salad. 


Spaghetti Squash Pancake




I had some leftover spaghetti squash and decided to make pancakes out of it!

Ingredients
1/2 baked spaghetti squash
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
salt & pepper to taste

Method
1. Place squash and egg into a mixing bowl.
2. Fold in flour, 1 tbsp at a time, until it gets doughy.
3. Separate dough and form 4 pancakes.
4. Heat a large frying pan and spray with cooking spray.
5. Fry on each side until it's golden brown.