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24

Mar, 2018

Grilled Halloumi Cheese salad

Halloumi Salad

Greek Halloumi Salad

Halloumi Salad

SpiceBreeze

Welcome to the delicious world of grilled halloumi salad! This vibrant and flavorful dish combines the smoky goodness of grilled halloumi cheese with a medley of fresh vegetables and zesty dressing. Whether you're looking for a light lunch, a refreshing side, or a vegetarian option, this salad is sure to satisfy your cravings.

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hands-on time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Servings

Ingredients

Salad Base

1 Frisee lettuce or your lettuce of choice

Soft Ingredients

1-2 oranges
8 oz cherry tomatoes halved

Protein

2 Halloumi cheese or firm mozzarella or firm tofu about 8 oz each
oil

Salad Dressing

1 tbsp mastic olive oil [1] see notes for recipe
1 orange for juice
salt & pepper

Suggested Side

1 baguette sliced

Instructions

Prepare Oranges

Peel the oranges.
With a sharp knife, remove the peel and white pith from the sections.

Mix Dressing

In a BOWL, mix mastic olive oil [1] with 1 tbsp orange juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Fry Halloumi

Cut halloumi into thin slices (8 slices per package).
In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
Fry halloumi slices for about 2 minutes until they turn golden on both sides and start slightly to melt.

Assemble

Distribute lettuce on plates.
Place cherry tomatoes and orange sections on lettuce.
Drizzle with vinaigrette.
Place halloumi slices on top.
Optionally, serve with warm baguette slices.
Enjoy!

Notes

[1] recipe for mastic infused olive oil

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23

Mar, 2018

Traditional Greek rizogalo

Rizogalo Rice Pudding

Traditional Greek rizogalo

Rizogalo Rice Pudding

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Cuisine Greek

Servings

Ingredients

Shopping list

1/2 cup rice rinsed with cold water
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar use less or more to taste
1/2-1 tsp small mastic tears ground

Optional

1 stick stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
3 pods cardamom

Instructions

1/2 cup rice, rinsed with cold water
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar (use less or more to taste)
1/2-1 tsp mastic (ground)
Optional:
1 stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
3 pods cardamom
In a POT, add rice and 1 cup cold water with a pinch of salt.
Optional: Add cinnamon and/ or cardamom.
Cover. Bring to boil.
Turn heat to low and cook for 15-30 minutes until the rice is cooked. The time depends on the type of rice.
Add milk and sugar. Mix well.
Stir in ground mastic. Start with 1/2 tsp. Add more to your taste.
Cover. Bring to boil.
Turn heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes, until the rice thickens.
Fill rice pudding in 3-4 dessert dishes.
Let cool for 30 minutes.
Let cool in the fridge for 1 hour.
Enjoy!

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Rizogalo Rice Pudding

Rizogalo Rice Pudding

Shopping list

1/2 cup rice (rinsed with cold water)
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar (use less or more to taste)
1/2-1 tsp small mastic tears (ground)

Optional

1 stick stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
3 pods cardamom

1/2 cup rice, rinsed with cold water
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar (use less or more to taste)
1/2-1 tsp mastic (ground)
Optional:
1 stick cinnamon or cinnamon powder
3 pods cardamom
In a POT, add rice and 1 cup cold water with a pinch of salt.
Optional: Add cinnamon and/ or cardamom.
Cover. Bring to boil.
Turn heat to low and cook for 15-30 minutes until the rice is cooked. The time depends on the type of rice.
Add milk and sugar. Mix well.
Stir in ground mastic. Start with 1/2 tsp. Add more to your taste.
Cover. Bring to boil.
Turn heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes, until the rice thickens.
Fill rice pudding in 3-4 dessert dishes.
Let cool for 30 minutes.
Let cool in the fridge for 1 hour.
Enjoy!

23

Mar, 2018

Olive Oil

Mastic Olive Oil

Olive Oil

Mastic Infused Olive Oil

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Cuisine Greek

Servings

Ingredients

5 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp small mastic tears

Instructions

In a small POT, heat olive oil over low heat.
Add all mastic tears and stir over low heat until they are dissolved.
Pour oil into a glass container and let cool.
It keeps fresh in a cool, dark place.
Always stir or shake oil before using it.

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23

Mar, 2018

Hortobágyi Palacsinta

Hungarian Hortobágyi Palacsinta

Hortobágyi Palacsinta

Hungarian Hortobágyi Palacsinta

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Cuisine Hungarian

Servings

Ingredients

Shopping list

1 lb ground meat beef recommended
1-2 red and/or green bell pepper cut in 1 inch pieces
2 cup beef or vegetable broth
1 tbsp tomato paste

You might have

2 onions chopped
8 oz sour cream
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1.5 cup milk
0.5 cup mineral water
oil
salt & pepper

Culinary Spice Kit

[Gulyás] Hungarian paprika marjoram, black pepper, bay leaves

Instructions

Pancakes

In a BOWL, beat eggs. Add milk and mineral water. Slowly beat in flour.
Cover and set aside in the fridge for 15 minutes.
In a medium-size PAN, heat oil over medium heat. Pour one laddle pancake batter onthe PAN and spread the batter out until it covers the whole PAN.
Cook on medium-low heat until done. Flip the pancake halfway (when the top is not anymore liquid).
Repeat this until all batter is used.

Gulyás

In a large POT, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
Add ground meat, Gulyás Spices, onion, and bell pepper.
Stir-fry until meat is crumbled.
Add broth, tomato paste, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix well.
Cover. Bring to boil. Turn heat to medium.
Cook over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes until the bell peppers are almost cooked.
Stir in sour cream and bring to boil.
Turn heat off. Set aside.

Option 1: Assembly & Serve

On a PLATE, place one pancake. Add Gulyás meat in the center.
Close the pancake first from left and right, next from the other two sides. It should look like a little square package.
Pour Gulyás sauce over pancakes.
Serve immediately.

Option 2: Assembly & Bake

Preheat OVEN to 300°F.
On a PLATE, place one pancake. Add Gulyás meat in the center.
Close the pancake first from left and right, next from the other two sides. It should look like a little square package.
In a BAKING DISH, place filled pancakes next to each other in one single layer.
Pour Gulyás sauce over pancakes.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, until it's baked through but not crisp.
Enjoy!

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20

Mar, 2018

Hungarian Gulyás sausage soup

Hungarian Gulyás Sausage Soup

Hungarian Gulyás sausage soup

Hungarian Gulyás Sausage Soup

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Dig in this hearty soup and savor the taste of freshly ground Hungarian paprika. Gulyás or Goulash is Hungary's national dish. It was invented by Hungarian cattlemen and became their favorite dish. Originally, it was a soup, not a stew. We kept this intention along with the typical ingredients. Though, to save you some cooking time, we substituted stew beef for sausages. (*)

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Cuisine Hungarian

Servings

Ingredients

Shopping list

1 lb beef sausages cut in 1/2 inch slices (*)
1 lb potatoes cut in bite size pieces
1-2 red or green bell pepper cut in 1 inch pieces
3 tbsp tomato paste
32 oz beef or vegetable broth

Optional for serving

3-4 small round bread

You might have

2 onions chopped
oil
salt & pepper

Culinary Spice Kit

Hungarian paprika, marjoram, black pepper, bay leaves

Instructions

Gulyás

In a large POT, heat 2 tbsp oil.
Fry onions, bell pepper, and sausages over medium heat until the onions turn translucent and the bell peppers turn slightly brown.
Stir in Gulyás Spices and fry some seconds without burning the spices.
Stir in broth, potatoes, and salt & pepper to taste. Cover. Bring to boil.
Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are almost cooked.
Stir in tomato paste. Cook 5 minutes.

Optional serving

Cut off the top of each bread.
Scoop most of the inside out.
Fill with Gulyás. Serve immediately.
Enjoy!

Notes

(*) Recipe for Hungarian Gulyás with stew meat.

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4

Mar, 2018

Mexican Enmoladas

Mexican Enmoladas

Enmoladas

Mexican Enmoladas

SpiceBreeze

The dark mole sauce is made with several chilies, nuts, and chocolate. It is such a fabulous combination. Think of a chocolate bar with nuts and chili flavor. Preparing the mole sauce is usually labor-intensive and time-consuming. This recipe is a delicious shortcut with all the three important chilies: ancho, guajillo, and pasilla. It is even easier if you skip the tortillas and just pour the sauce over roasted meat.

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Cuisine Mexican

Servings

Ingredients

Shopping list

1 lbs chicken breast cut each 2 times
1 bell pepper finely chopped
1/4 cup almond butter
2 oz dark chocolate bar min. 70% cacao
2-4 avocado sliced
8-12 tortillas

Optional Toppings

tomato/es
lettuce
crumbled cheese
sour cream

You might have

2 cups rice
3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup tomato puree
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic grated
1 lime or lemon for juice
sugar or honey or agave syrup
oil
salt & pepper

Culinary Spice Kit (see notes for homemade enmolada spices)

Pouch [1] Ancho chili powder, pasilla chili powder, cinnamon, oregano
Pouch [2] Guajillo chili powder

Instructions

Rice

Cook rice according to package instructions.

Stew

In a large PAN, heat 2 tbsp oil.
Add garlic and onions. Stir-fry 3 minutes over medium-low heat.
Add chicken, bell pepper, Enmoladas Spices [1].
Add to taste: salt, pepper, Enmoladas Spices [2].
Stir-fry 5 minutes over medium heat.
Stir in broth and tomato puree.
Add salt & pepper to taste.
Cover. Bring to boil.
Cook 15 minutes over medium-low heat.
Stir in almond butter and chocolate. '
Add sugar to taste.
Cook 10 minutes over low heat.
Take chicken out and shred it with two forks.

Tortillas

In a separate PAN, heat some oil and fry each tortilla 15 seconds on each side.

Assembly

Fill each tortilla with some chicken, sauce, optional tomato slices and lettuce. Roll it up.

Serve

Place roll on plate, top with sauce.
Serve with rice and avocado with lime juice.
Optional sprinkle with cheese and/ or sour cream.
Enjoy!

Notes

Substitute the SpiceBreeze spice pouches with fresh chilies. Toast and grind them with a little water. Add chili paste, cinnamon, and oregano to taste, one 1/4 tsp at a time.
Substitute almond butter with hazelnut butter or any other nut butter.

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