Showing posts with label olives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olives. Show all posts

Monday, February 9, 2009

sausage and cheese wraps

sausage and cheese wraps

10-12 maida roti or left over roti

filling:

3-4lettuce leaves
4-5 sliced chicken sausages
1/4cup grated cheese

spread:

2tbsp peanut butter
1tsp chilli sauce
1tsp chaat masala

salad:

1sliced cucumber
3-4 tomato wedges
3-4black olives

prepare the wrappers first and keep aside
to prepare the filling, saute the sliced sausages in 1tbsp of oil and remove and keep aside
for the spread mix in the peanut butter with the chilli sauce and the chat masala
mix well and apply on the wrapper
spread some lettuce leaves over and arrange the sausages and grated cheese over and roll up
serve immediately with tomato/chilli sauce

Sunday, February 8, 2009

QUICK TOSS ITALIAN NOODLES

1pkt chinese noodles
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1tsp garlic(chopped)
1tbsp onion(chopped)
1/2cup tomato puree
2tomatoes(chopped)
1tsp mixed herbs
10-12 mushrooms sliced
4tbsp american corn
1tsp chilli flakes
2tbsp sliced black olives
2tbsp sliced green olives
1/2cup grated cheese
2tbsp vinegar
2tbsp pesto sauce

for garnishing:
2tbsp sliced nuts

boil the noodles in plenty of water to which a tsp of oil and some salt has been added.remove once the noodles are just done and refresh with cold water.

to prepare the pesto sauce:

heat oil in a pan, add in the garlic and onion and saute for few seconds. add in the tomato and puree and herbs and mix well.add in the vinegar and half the olives and mushrooms and corn.cook for another six minutes and remove.
toss the noodles seperately in olive oil and addition of some more herbs can be done.finally mix in the noodles and the sauce and serve hot in a pasta plate and garnish with sliced olives and cheese.

chef's variation:

try a similar dish with a combination of assorted vegetables and sauce made with tuna fish and cheese.
broccoli and baby carrots can also be a part of the plate.
garnish for the color combination.