Monday, May 3, 2010

Orange chicken & Endive Salad






I made this today!

Orange Chicken

Chicken breasts
A large bunch of broccoli, cut into florets
Enoki mushrooms (optional)
1 cup Toasted cashews
1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds
The juice of 2 oranges
Chili flakes
Vegetable & sesame oils
a couple cloves of garlic, minced
Soy sauce
1 tbsp Cornstarch


Start by cutting the chicken breasts into strips. To a wok, add a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil, and a tablespoon of sesame oil. Add the garlic to sweat, and add a couple tablespoons of chili flakes (to your own taste) and cook the chicken. Add the broccoli, and enoki mushrooms. Add the orange juice and a couple tablespoons of soy sauce. In a separate bowl, mix the cornstarch with a bit of water until dissolved. Add to the mixture, and stir until cooked. Finish off with sesame seeds and toasted cashews. Serve on rice or pasta.


Apple-Endive Salad with spiced Pecans

1 Apple sliced
3 heads of Endive chopped
Cup of pecans
Tablespoon of paprika
Honey
Juice of 1/2 a Lemon
Olive oil
Pepper


To the pecans, add the paprika and drizzle in honey. Mix and place on baking sheet and bake for about 10 minute at 375 F, or until the pecans have candied. Mix the apple and endive in a bowl, and add cooled pecans. Add the lemon juice, a couple tablespoons of olive oil, and pepper. The endives may be bitter, so you can also add honey to it.

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