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Super foods Side-dish (tasty Tapas recipe) 

3/6/2016

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Super food side-dish: tasty, nutritious accompaniment for any lunch or dinner
Super foods side-dish- a very tasty Tapas recipe which is truly helpful for building one’s immune system and detoxify the body.

Heat some olive oil on medium heat in a pan. Do note that olive oil smokes at high heat. So, in case you want to shock-saute on high then you could another phenomenally nutritious oil like coconut oil. Add thickly sliced onions, garlic and very thinly sliced fresh ginger. Sauté a bit, taking care to soften the onions but they should not get too soft or mushy! Raw and semi-sautéed onions have the maximum health benefits. Same as with garlic! Add freshly ground black pepper and sprinkle a little sea salt to taste. Add a few springs of fresh dill for its taste, aroma and added healing benefits.

For preparing the peppers, you can use thickly sliced green peppers or if you like a little spicy-zing, then use jalapenos. Sprinkle a pinch of sumac and sea salt to help bring out their taste and aroma. 

To make fried cheese, you can use Turkish cooking cheese like Haloumi or Indian fresh cheese like paneer. Pan fry medium sliced haloumi or paneer in coconut oil on medium heat.


Serve with thickly sliced tomatoes for a yummy, super foods- super nutritious side-dish. It can help edify any lunch/dinner main course of fish, chicken or other meats. You can also enjoy it by itself as a wonderfully filling salad or tapas!
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Chicken Sausage Tapas

5/19/2015

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Its summer and time to hang out with friends on deck for long “meaningful” conversations! ;-) What better foods to eat than a string of sensational and yummy tapas. With that in mind, let’s make this amazingly simple and taste-filled Chicken Sausage tapas.

For those of you that are not familiar with Tapas- these are special finger foods (almost similar to appetizers) that are served in Spain. But unlike appetizers, where folks are expected to order a main course later thru the meal, there are Tapas bars in Spain; where friends gather and spend an entire evening chomping on tapas and drinking delicious concoctions (alcoholic and non!). Tapas are typically noted for their beautiful looks and can be quite hearty and filling. Of course, in addition to specialty Tapas bars which seem to be everywhere in Spain, you can also find them served at specialty market stores, i.e. Spanish version of a farmer’s market- food court.

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Chicken Sausage Tapas
So, now back to making our Chicken Sausage Tapas. :-)

Finely chop up some red onions and pepper. You can choose the type of pepper based on your taste and heat-tolerance. I am being quite daring here and am using Habanero. But any variety including vibrant sweet peppers will do! Next coarsely slice up some garlic and finally thinly chop up an uncooked chicken sausage. Here I have used feta and spinach chicken sausage. But you could use plain chicken sausage or veggie (non-meat) sausage. This recipe would work well with chorizo or any other sausage as well…


Start with heating some olive oil in an iron griddle. You can use a steel pan, but there seems to be something ‘just special’ about using an iron griddle for such type of grill/pan cooking. Add a little whole cumin to hot oil. As it starts to release its aroma, add the chopped peppers and garlic. Sauté them for just a little bit and then add the chopped chicken sausage. Sprinkle some fragrant dried oregano and thyme on this mix. Freshly grind some black pepper and sea salt to taste as well. Finally, add the finely chopped onions, mix and sauté this till sausages have cooked well and have browned a little on each side.



Note that you can also use this mix to make Chicken Sausage and Mushroom salad.
To serve- slice up some whole grain French bread. Spread some cream cheese on it. Here I have used a tasty version of Ricotta- Herb Cheese spread. Be sure to check it out by clicking on the link. Top up with our chicken sausage mix and viola- an amazingly tasty Tapas is ready. Enjoy it hot, warm or even a little limpid. That’s the best part about these dishes- since one enjoys it over a conversation, you want to ensure, it will still taste good when it has got cold ‘waiting’ in the plate!

Do let me know if you have any questions or if you used any amazing variations. Tell me and others about your experience by writing in comments below…

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Chicken Sausage Tapas
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