Greek village salad
Greek peasant salad, horiatiki, consists of tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, red onion, olives, feta, olive oil and oregano. Leaf salad does not belong in the classical way.
Recipes
Greek peasant salad, horiatiki, consists of tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, red onion, olives, feta, olive oil and oregano. Leaf salad does not belong in the classical way.
Spanakopita is a Greek filo pastry cake with spinach, feta, spring onions, dill and egg. Important is a well squeezed dry, non-watery filling.
French onion soup gets its taste from slowly caramelised onions, broth, white wine, thyme and gratin cheese baguette.
Ratatouille is a Provencal vegetable dish with eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil and herbs.
Spring rolls with vegetables need a dry, briefly fried filling of cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and glass noodles. This is the only way to make the shell crisp.
Chow mein with vegetables are fried egg noodles with crisp vegetables and a short sauce of soy sauce, oyster sauce or vegetarian alternative and sesame oil.
Mapo tofu is cooked with soft tofu, doubanjiang, fermented black beans, minced meat, chilli oil and Sichuan pepper. It is said to taste spicy and slightly numbing.
Fried rice is best with cold rice from the day before, egg, vegetables, soy sauce and high heat. The rice should be fried, not steamed in a wok.
Som Tam is a Thai green papaya salad with lime, fish sauce, palm sugar, chilli, garlic, green beans, tomatoes and peanuts. It is only lightly toasted in a mortar.
Kimchi pancakes are hearty Korean pancakes with kimchi, kimchi juice, flour, starch and spring onions. In plenty of oil, the edges become particularly crispy.
Tteokbokki is Korean street food with soft rice cakes in a sweet and hot gochujang sauce. Fish pie, spring onions and boiled eggs make the pan filling.
Onigiri are Japanese rice balls made from short sticky rice, salt and fillings such as salmon, tuna mayo, umeboshi or sesame seeds. Nori is only added shortly before eating.
Miso soup consists of dashi, miso paste, tofu, wakame and spring onions. Miso is not boiled sparkling, but dissolved in hot broth at the end.
Mediterranean one-pot pasta succeeds when pasta, tomatoes, stock and spices cook together and the spinach is only added at the end. This keeps the sauce creamy and the vegetables fresh.