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"LATERAL STYLE" SALAD

On Christmas two friends of us came to Madrid and we met them to have lunch in the city centre. There is a restaurant that we like where food is served as "tapas" or "pinchos" and we ordered a salad to share. We liked it so much so I decided to try and prepare my own version of it at home. Here's the result!

INGREDIENTS (for two salads)

- A bag of washed prepared "gourmet salad" (escarole, lamb´s lettuce and chicory)
- Two slices of goat cheese
- Two tomatoes
- Varied dry fruits (pumpkin and sunflower seeds, laminated almonds, walnuts)
- Pesto Rosso

STEPS

Prepare in both plates a "bed" of gourmet salad

Sprinkle the varied dry fuits

Cut the tomato into fine slices

and place them over the gourmet salad

Heat a pan with no oil

Toast the goat cheese

in both sides

Place a slice of goat cheese over the slices of tomato

Season with Pesto Rosso

Add a pinch of salt over the whole salad and serve it

Yummy!! Enjoy it!

VEGETARIAN LENTIL STEW (with pressure cooker)

This is a classic stew to have when weather is cold. It's very nourishing and fat free as it's cooked with no meat. We normally have it as a single course meal, but it can be served as a starter.

INGREDIENTS

- 250 lentils ( I use "Pardinas" class. They are smaller and it is not necessary to soak them before cooking)
- 2 small carrots
- 1 medium potato
- 1 green pepper
- Half red pepper
- Half onion
- One clove of garlic
- Vegetable stock
- Salt, black ground pepper
- Olive Oil

STEPS

First of all, let's prepare the vegetables.
Grate the tomato

Chop the onion, garlic and peppers finely

Peel and slice the carrot. Peel and cut the potato into pieces

Prepare the pressure cooker with some olive oil and heat it

Once the oil is hot, add the peppers, onion and garlic. Use a pinch of salt to make cooking easier.

Cook till they get brown. Add the carrot and potato

Stir the vegetables and cook during two minutes, Add the tomato and mix with the rest of ingredients. Season with some salt and ground black pepper

Now introduce the lentils

Stir everything and cook till they have absorbed all the liquids

Pour water. You have to cover all ingredients

Shred the vegetable stock

And add it to the pressure cooker

Cover it. Use medium - low heat . When pressure starts coming out, count 20 minutes

They are ready!!

Yummy!!!

STUFFED COURGETTES

This recipe is very easy to make and the result is fabulous! It is a light dish that you can even have from day to day as flavours remain perfect!

INGREDIENTS (for two persons)

- Two big courgettes
- One onion
- Grated cheese
- 300 gr. ham (or you can use tinned tuna instead)
- Fried tomato sauce
- Salt, olive oil

STEPS

Wash the courgettes, as they are going to be cooked with the skin

Cut both ends and divide them into two parts

Then, divide each part into two halves

Scratch the skin with a fork. By doing this you avoid that the skin tastes bitter.

Now we are going to cook the courgettes in the microwave. Put all the portions of courgette inside a microwaveable container (in my case it is a salad bowl) add water until you cover some cm of the courgette's tips

Cover with transparent kitchen plastic

Set full power (100%)

4 minutes. Courgetttes will be cooked using 4 minutes full power rounds. Check the courgettes after each round. They must be cooked "to the tooth" (al dente). In my case it takes two rounds to get to this point

At the same time courgettes are being cooked in the microwave, chop the onion fine

And the ham into small cubes

Be careful when you take the courgettes out of the microwave as they are extremely hot! You have to empty them with a tea spoon or one of those special spoons that you use to empty melon