Salad Niḉoise

This is a great summer salad.  Salad Niḉoise (knee-SWAHZ) is a traditional dish from Nice, France.  It is usually served with each ingredient arranged around the tuna on a bed of lettuce but is sometimes cut into smaller pieces and mixed together.  Grilled fresh fish or smoked fish can be used in place of the canned tuna.  Grilled chicken would also work.  If you are in the mood for some greens add some spinach or some baby greens. 

Dressing

½ c................. Olive Oil

¼ c................. Red Wine Vinegar

2 Tbs............. Dijon Mustard

1 ea............... Lemon (juiced)

2 Tbs............. Chopped Fresh Basil

1 ea............... Chopped Garlic Clove

¼ c................. Capers

to taste.......... Salt & Pepper

1.    Mix together well and refrigerate until needed.

Salad

1 12 oz can... Chunk Light Tuna

3 ea............... Baby Red Potatoes

3 ea............... Roma Tomatoes

½ lb................ Green Beans (trimmed)

½ ea.............. Red Onion

3 ea............... Hard Boiled Eggs

½ c................. Kalamata Olives

1.    Boil or steam the potatoes and green beans.

2.    Cool completely.

3.    Drain tuna and place in the middle of a platter.

4.    Cut each potato and tomato into 8 wedges and place around tuna on the platter.

5.    Julienne red onions and place on platter.

6.    Cut each egg into 4 wedges and place on platter.

7.    Place green beans and olives on platter.

8.    Pour dressing over whole salad.

Be creative, have fun and enjoy!!!

Fried Fish w/ Coconut

A baby elephant that acted like it was going to charge us in
Tarangire National Park

A few years back my husband a parents had the privilege to go to Africa on safari. It was a dream of mine from when I was a very small girl. And it was more then I could have ever had imagined. We saw everything & lots of everything. We stayed in bush homes which are like Bed & Breakfasts, lodges, & we camped in the Serengeti for 5 nights.


At each place the food was wonderful. One night in particular while camping in the Serengeti we had a very traditional meal. It was so good. This fish dish is one of those things I have tried to match from memory. I will also be doing a cooking class with some of the other items that we had there. If interested it is on July 31. For my cooking class schedule of all my classes it is on the top left of this page.

Fish 

1 lb................. White Fish 

1 Tbs.............. Lime Juice
½ tsp.............. Garlic Powder
1 tsp............... Cinnamon
½ tsp.............. Thyme
½ tsp.............. Paprika
to taste........... Salt & Pepper
as needed...... Flour
as needed...... Peanut Oil

Sauce
2 Tbs............ Ghee
1 ea.............. Onion
1 ea.............. Garlic Cloves
1 can............ Coconut Milk
½ bu............. Spinach
½ lb.............. Shrimp

1. Sprinkle fish with lime juice.
2. Mix dry spices together and sprinkle over fish.
3. Let set in refrigerator for a few hours.
4. Meanwhile, heat ghee in large pan and add diced onion and chopped garlic.
5. Sauté until golden.
6. Place spinach and coconut milk in a pot and bring to a boil then puree.
7. Add to the onions with the shrimp and cook until shrimp are done.
8. Coat fish in flour and fry in oil. 

9. Place on a dish and cover with sauce.


Be creative, have fun & enjoy!!!