Summer frittata with zucchini and tomatoes
Courgette, cherry tomatoes, feta and herbs make this frittata a quick summer meal. It is started in the pan and gently finished in the oven.
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Recipes
Courgette, cherry tomatoes, feta and herbs make this frittata a quick summer meal. It is started in the pan and gently finished in the oven.
This vegetarian lasagna combines fried zucchini, spicy tomato sauce and creamy ricotta. The previous frying prevents an watery filling.
Juicy grilled chicken gets a sweet and sour summer contrast with peach salsa. Lime, red onion and coriander keep the ripe fruit fresh.
Cool soba noodles, cucumber and carrot meet a creamy sesame dressing with soy sauce and rice vinegar. The salad tastes fresh, nutty and slightly spicy.
Green beans, sweet tomatoes and salty feta make a satisfying summer salad. A mustard-herb dressing combines the vegetables without weighing them down.
Crunchy puff pastry carries a spicy goat cheese cream and ripe summer tomatoes. The prior salting of the slices keeps the tart aromatic instead of watery.
Congee with ginger is a Chinese rice porridge in which rice is cooked with lots of water or broth until it disintegrates creamy.
Sesame shrimp are quickly fried and are tossed in a shiny sauce of soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger and sesame oil.
Lo mein with chicken are soft-swivelled egg noodles with chicken, broccoli, carrots and a sauce made from soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil.
Sour-hot soup is made with broth, tofu, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, egg, white pepper and Chinkiang vinegar. Acid and pungency are only balanced at the end.
Gong Bao Tofu is the vegetarian version of kung pao: crispy fried tofu, chilli, Sichuan pepper, peanuts and a spicy-sour sauce.
Dan Dan noodles are Sichuan noodles with sesame paste, chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, spicy fried mince and a little pasta water.
Char Siu pork tenderloin is a baked version of the Chinese BBQ pig with hoisin, honey, soy sauce, five-spice powder and glaze.
Seared sea bream is seasoned inside and out, stuffed with lemon, parsley, dill and garlic and cooked on the grill on both sides. Oil the skin, preheat the grill clean and only turn the fish when it comes off slightly; the meat must be lifted from the bone on the back.
Risoni are cooked al dente, marinated lukewarm with lemon dressing and mixed with chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumber and parsley after cooling. Drain the small noodles well and add cucumber later to keep the salad loose instead of watery.
Trout fillets are fried on the skin side until crispy and served with a cool cucumber salad of yoghurt, dill and lemon. Squeeze cucumber and salt late; turn trout only once and remove from the pan as soon as it is cooked through.
Small potatoes are cooked in their skins, marinated still warm with white wine vinegar and then mixed with pesto, tomatoes, rocket and pine nuts. Pesto is first added to the lukewarm potatoes and then immediately add rocket before serving to keep it fresh.
Puree watermelon and cucumber cold with lime, mint and olive oil; crumbled feta is added only when serving. Remove seeds and pre-cool all ingredients; dose salt sparingly, because feta already has a strong spice.
Grilled cheese and nectarine wedges are briefly fried and served warm with rocket, cucumber and lemon-honey dressing. Grilled cheese should be roasted last and served immediately, while the nectarines should only have strong grill traces.
Fry the lemony spiced chicken breast and fill it with tomatoes and a yoghurt tzatziki and squeezed cucumber into warm pita bread. Squeeze the cucumber thoroughly and let the chicken rest briefly after frying so that neither tzatziki nor meat soak the pita.
Focaccia Sandwich with Antipasti is a quick Italian sandwich with pesto, grilled vegetables, mozzarella and rocket. It is important to have a juicy but not dripping filling.
Gnocchi salad with tomatoes and mozzarella is better when the gnocchi are fried briefly. This way they get bite and do not water down the salad.
Salmon, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs are gently cooked with olive oil in tightly sealed grill packs. Do not place the packs directly over the starchy embers and check after a short time whether the salmon is still juicy inside.
Hollowed zucchini are stuffed with swollen couscous, chickpeas, tomatoes, feta, lemon and parsley and cooked in the oven. Fry the hollowed out zucchini meat and do not stir the couscous filling too moist to keep the shells stable.
Jasmine rice is cooked with coconut milk and vegetable stock, then add the courgettes, peppers, peas, lime and roasted cashews. Cover and cook the coconut rice over low heat and loosen after soaking; add the lime juice at the end.