Showing posts with label cream cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cream cheese. Show all posts

Jan 11, 2015

Sushi - 4 vegetarian variants


Sushi is a dish, that needs a bit practice and time, but it's totally worth it! I mean, who doesn't love sushi! ^^ Once you got the hang of it, you'll make it again and again, because it's so much better and cheaper than store-bought. It's perfect for parties, buffets and bigger groups.

It's also very healthy, low-fat, gluten-free and without the cream cheese even vegan.

course country time difficulty
main or starter Japan 1h tricky


Clockwise starting at 2 o'clock: maki with pepper and walnut cream cheese - california roll with tamago, spinach and roasted sesame - (non-veg) maki with salmon and avocado - maki with carrot, avocado and wasabi cream cheese - (non-veg) california roll with shrimps, avocado, wasabi cream cheese and roasted sesame - maki roll  with tamago, cucumber, pepper and walnut cream cheese

California roll with tamago, spinach and roasted sesame

Maki with carrot, avocado and wasabi cream cheese

 Maki with pepper and walnut cream cheese

Jan 5, 2015

Cannelloni with broccoli cream cheese filling


This is my absolute favorite recipe when I have guests over! It's easy to prepare and so far everybody loved it! :)

course country time difficulty
main dish Italy 30min prep + 30min oven medium-high



Ingredients
Serves 4

Cannelloni
imperial metric
12-14 cannelloni pasta rolls
14 oz 400g broccoli
14 oz 400g cream cheese
1 tbsp 15ml lemon juice
1/2 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
1/2 tsp salt

Sauce
imperial metric
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 big onion, chopped
2x14oz 2x400ml canned chopped tomatoes
3 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp oregano
1 bay leaf
pinch chili powder

Other
2 mozzarella, slices
2oz/60g parmesan
1 tomato, slices
as required basil or arugula for decoration

Instruction
  • cut broccoli in little florets and the stem in 1/2in pieces
  • cook or steam broccoli until soft (especially the stem)

  • in a medium pot, heat olive oil and cook garlic and onion until slightly browned
  • put in both cans of tomatoes and season with salt, sugar, bay leaf, oregano and chili powder
  • allow it to reduce in medium heat while you finish everything else and stir occasionally

  • back to the filling: refresh cooked broccoli under cold water and squeeze out the remaining water
  • chop the broccoli really fine, but not yet puree-like (by using a knife or a kitchen machine)
  • mix with the cream cheese, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt
  • fill the cannelloni by simply stuffing them with your hand (I do that :) )or using a forcing bag
  • lay them side by side in a gratin dish (mine was about 8x12in)
  • top with tomato sauce (remove bay leaf)
  • finish the gratin with first the mozzarella slices, then parmesan and last the tomato slices

  • bake for about 30min at 350°F

  • decorate with arugula or basil
Buon Appetito!