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Cuisine

by Jacqi Matreja

Summer Time

It's that wonderful season of summer again (except for Australia). This is no time for puddings or heavy roasts. Only the lightest, most effortless cuisine will do. Salads and risotto cakes are my favorites and here are some of my recipes.

 

Risotto Cakes with Prawns, Orange Creme Fraiche and Mizuna

4 cups cold cooked risotto

40 gm fresh breadcrumbs

2 eggs lightly beaten

olive oil

50 ml orange juice 

200 gm creme fraiche

1 bunch mizuna trimmed

4 large cooked prawns, peeled and deveined.

Zest of 1 orange

Combine the risotto, crumbs and eggs with some seasoning and mix well. For mixtures into cakes, about 10 pcs and shallow fry them in batches with the olive oil and then drain. 

Combine the orange juice and creme fraiche and serve with the cakes with the prawns and sprinkle with some orange zest.

 

Poached Chicken Salad with Shitake Mushroom

2 tablespoons olive oil

100 gm shitake mushrooms, cut in half

100 gm snow peas, trimmed

500 gm poached chicken cut into strips

1 red capsicum cut into strips

2 witlof, with leaves separated

2 tablespoons pickled ginger

50 gm toasted almonds

For the dressing... 

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoons lemon juice

40 ml dry sherry

1 teaspoon hoisin sauce

1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder

1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

Whisk all the ingredients of the dressing together. Heat olive oil on a frying pan and cook the mushrooms until tender and remove from the heat. Blanch the snow peas on boiling water and then refresh on cold water. 

Toss the chicken, mushroom, snow peas, capsicum and witlof with the dressing. Serve on a plate and garnish with the pickled ginger and almond.

Salmon, Fennel and Pomelo Salad

Potato, Leek and Pea Salad with Creamy Dressing

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