{"id":207249,"date":"2021-11-03T15:23:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=109641"},"modified":"2021-11-03T15:23:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:23:01","slug":"stunning-summer-salads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/stunning-summer-salads\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning Summer Salads"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the great things about summer is the abundance of fresh fruit and veggies just begging to be eaten. Summer salads don\u2019t ever have to be boring, and we know that they have changed dramatically over the past few decades. There\u2019s a lot more to salads than just the usual lettuce leaves, tomato, onion, cucumber and feta.<\/p>\n

There are so many interesting, flavourful ingredients that are available to us to make for an extra nutritious, tasty meal, whether your salad is a side dish to accompany a braai, or with an oven cooked meat dish as a main meal in the upcoming hot months.<\/p>\n

With the weather getting hotter, why stand in a sweltering kitchen in front of a hot stove, when a summer salad is always delicious and doesn\u2019t require masses of skills or effort to create a masterpiece.<\/p>\n

The team of culinary artists at Granny Mouse Country House & Spa constantly create extra tasty masterpieces, with healthy ingredients to super boost your salad idea. Below are some ideas to make you a master chef in your kitchen and will certainly impress your guests and family alike.<\/p>\n

GRILLED LOCAL TROUT AND QUINOA SALAD RECIPE<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Grilled Local Trout and Quinoa Salad
\u2022 50g local trout fillet, skin off
\u2022 50g avocado, cubed
\u2022 30g cucumber, ribbons
\u2022 30g julienne carrots
\u2022 30g cabbage finely shredded (green leaves only)
\u2022 1 radish, thinly sliced raw
\u2022 2g black sesame seeds
\u2022 2g white sesame seeds
\u2022 30g quinoa cooked, preferably red quinoa
\u2022 10ml rice wine vinegar
\u2022 5ml soya sauce
\u2022 10g baby spinach leaves or lettuce of your choice
\u2022 Sugar to taste
Method: Grilled Local Trout and Quinoa Salad
1. Season and fry trout on medium heat until cooked; set aside to cool.
2. Mix the soya sauce and rice wine vinegar together and add sugar to taste.
3. Pour over cabbage and allow to marinate for at least half an hour.
4. Mix in the cooked quinoa and combine with cabbage.
5. Place this at the bottom of the bowl and build the rest of the salad ingredients around or on top of it.
6. Garnish with the trout with toasted sesame seeds<\/p>\n

ASIAN STYLED BEEF MISO SALAD RECIPE<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Asian Styled Beef Miso Salad
\u2022 12g baby corn
\u2022 40g beef fillet marinated in Teriyaki dressing (recipe attached), then pan seared
\u2022 40g baby spinach
\u2022 30g slow roasted tomato (roasted in an oven at 130\u00b0C until cooked)
\u2022 30g Miso roasted aubergine \u2013 marinate in Miso dressing (recipe attached) and roast in the oven at 160\u00b0C for 15 minutes\u2026 turning half way through
\u2022 20g Parmesan, Granda Padana freshly grated
\u2022 12ml Thai dressing (recipe attached)
\u2022 Salt and lemon juice to taste<\/p>\n

Method: Asian Styled Beef Miso Salad
1. Make sure leaves of spinach are properly rinsed.
2. Cut baby corn into halves.
3. Add the slow roasted tomato with the Aubergine and toss with spinach leaves.
4. Lightly dress the salad with Thai dressing.
5. Season with salt and lemon juice to taste.
6. Finish with grated Granda Padana<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Thai Dressing
\u2022 40ml Lemon Juice
\u2022 60ml Soy Sauce
\u2022 60ml Mirin
\u2022 15g Lemon Grass
\u2022 15g Garlic
\u2022 36g Ginger
\u2022 175ml Sesame Oil
\u2022 50ml Peanut Oil
\u2022 60g Granulated Sugar
\u2022 12g Red Chilli
\u2022 10g Salt
\u2022 120ml Honey<\/p>\n

Method: Thai Dressing
1. Finely chop all solid ingredients.
2. Add liquid to all finely chopped ingredients.
3. Do not blend these ingredients, whisk only.
4. Mix well before placing in a squeeze bottle.
5. Dressing should be citrus, salty with a little sweet.<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Miso Yaki
\u2022 1\/3 cup Sake
\u2022 1\/3 cup Mirin
\u2022 1 cup Sugar
\u2022 1 cup White Miso
Method: Miso Yaki
1. Add sake and mirin to pan and cook off alcohol.
2. Turn down heat and add miso and sugar.
3. Cook until it turns a pale caramel colour.
4. Remove from heat and allow to cool.<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Teriyaki Sauce
\u2022 500ml Mirin
\u2022 500ml Sake
\u2022 250ml Light Soy Sauce
\u2022 400ml Water
\u2022 250g Sugar
\u2022 100g Peeled Ginger Root
\u2022 1 Sweet Potato
\u2022 1 bunch Baby Leeks grilled almost burnt
\u2022 1 tsp Cornflour
Method: Teriyaki Sauce
1. Boil slowly until light syrup.
2. Check saltiness and thicken very slightly with cornflour.
3. Should be oil consistency.
Ingredients: Miso dressing
\u2022 100g miso paste
\u2022 150ml ponzu (which is a classic Japanese condiment, and is a citrus based sauce with tart tangy flavour similar to vinaigrette) can be found at the newly opened Chinese market in Broadway Durban North
\u2022 300ml olive oil
\u2022 100ml canola oil
\u2022 20ml lemon juice<\/p>\n

Method: Miso dressing
1. Blend adding the oil slowly<\/p>\n

WHIPPED BRIE WITH CARAMELIZED PEAR AND APPLE SALAD WITH STRAWBERRY CONSOMM\u00c9<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Whipped Brie with caramelized pear and apple salad
\u2022 125g brie cheese, rind cut off
\u2022 125ml fresh cream
\u2022 \u00bd a pear, peeled and de-seeded
\u2022 1 x apple, diced fresh
\u2022 50g granulated white sugar
\u2022 50g butter (must be butter)
\u2022 1x punnet strawberries, sliced
\u2022 40g castor sugar
\u2022 20g rocket or hand torn butter lettuce
Method: For the consomm\u00e9
1. Place a pot on the stove filled half way with water and bring to a boil.
2. Place strawberry slices with castor sugar into a pan that will be large enough to fit comfortably onto the pot, wrap the entire pan in plastic wrap to form a tight seal.
3. Place on top of boiled pot and allow steaming until the colour has left the strawberries and a bright red liquid has formed.
4. Remove from heat and set aside and allow to cool.
5. Once cooled strain through a fine sieve and keep the liquid \u2013 do not squeeze the strawberries
6. The liquid should be clear and bright red.
7. You can also use frozen strawberries.
Method: For the whipped brie cheese
1. Chop up brie into small pieces.
2. Add the cream.
3. Using a paddle attachment on a mixer whip on medium speed until combined \u2013 don\u2019t worry if there are lumps.
4. Push mixture through a fine mesh sieve so that the mixture will be smooth.
5. Season to taste, cover and set aside.
Method: For the caramelized pears
1. Melt butter in a pan on low heat \u2013 do not allow the butter to change colour.
2. Add the sugar and combine with butter.
3. Add the pear wedges and toss to coat evenly.
4. Increase the heat to medium.
5. Pay very close attention as the sugar turns to caramel, DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED.
6. Once caramelized remove from heat and remove pears immediately.
7. Set aside and allow to cool.
For serving: Whipped Brie with caramelized pear and apple salad
1. Pour the consomm\u00e9 onto the plate first and plate everything else on top as desired.
2. Finish with the freshly diced apple.<\/p>\n

With salad recipes like this, provided by the Granny Mouse Country House & Spa Culinary Artists, why would you want to go and dine, or stay anywhere else! To book your seat at one of their two stunning restaurants, or for a stay over, visit www.grannymouse.co.za<\/p>\n

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