Lib's Chef Salad

Went to Luke and Libby's place for BBQ on Easter Saturday. Libby made this amazing salad which was absolutely awesome. Had to share it with everyone. It's that simple. You just can never go wrong with it.

Grabbed a bag of salad. Italian salad, rocket leaves, baby leaves, whatever you like. And also, a good pinch of pine nut, toasted almond. If you could get those Asian style fried noodle, that would be lovely. ( I couldn't find it in the Coles...)

For dressing, it was sesame oil, olive oil, caster sugar, white vinegar and soy sauce. Mixed them well. Dressed it on the top of salad and gave them a good mix. That's it!

As I said, it is that simple. You just can never go wrong with it. If you like salty flavour, add more soy sauce. If you prefer sour, add more vinegar. If you want it to be a bit sweet, add more caster sugar. Or if you like the crunchiness, add more nuts!

I just absolutely love this salad. Well done, Lib! :)

Stuffed Mushroom

Luke came over for dinner. We had the lovely stuffed mushroom , aglio e olio and pancetta salad. Nothing fancy about aglio elio and pancetta. I think I've mentioned both of them in the previous blogs. Just wanna leave a quick blog about the stuffed mushroom. My very first stuffed mushroom. :)

I only had stuffed mushroom once in my lifetime and it was at Tom's engagement party two months ago and it was so good, I reckon I probably had at least 15 stuffed mushroom on that night. Couldn't find any recipe on the cookbooks I've got. So called Nick's mom Anne and asked her for help! Thanks to Anne. She gave me this great recipe from Jamie Oliver. And I changed it a little bit. So here comes my Clara Boo's stuffed mushroom.

Mixed ricotta, finely chopped parsley and pine nuts in a bowl. Then stuffed them in the mushroom. Gave them a generous grated parmigiano-reggiano on the top covered stuffed filling. Popped them in the oven for about 8 mins or till the top cheese just turned brown.

Very lovely started and it's effortless to make. Hope you will like it. :)

Aglio e olio and pancetta salad as below.