I am going to tell you about a German salad.
Ingredients
3 ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
2 cucumbers, sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
200g feta cheese, crumbled
Handful pitted black German olives
Procedure
Into a salad bowl add the tomatoes, cucumber and onion. Sprinkle with enough salt, give it a mix and let it sit for a few minutes. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper and oregano. Lastly, add the crumbled feta cheese followed by olives. Give it a good toss and serve.
Spanakopita
Ingredients
10 oz chopped spinach
1/2 cup scallions, minced
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup fresh dill, minced
1/2 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
4 oz cream cheese, softened
4 oz cottage cheese
2 tablespoons grated Kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
40 sheets fillo dough, thawed
Oil
Procedure
1. Place spinach, scallion, parsley, dill, eggs, cheeses and salt and pepper into a food processor and blend till smooth.
2. Brush some oil onto a chopping board and place a layer of the filo dough on it. Then brush some oil on the filo pastry and place another layer on top. After you layer it thrice, slice the entire sheet half lengthwise.
3. Place about a tablespoon of the filling on to each strip, leaving about an inch from the corner and then fold one corner over diagonally to the opposite edge so it forms a closed triangle. Continue with all the strips and filling.
4. Brush some oil on the triangles and place them on a baking tray.
5. Bake in an preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. And your cuisine is ready to serve.
I am going to tell you about a Bengali potato dish.
Ingredients:1/2 kg potatoes
1 tomato
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
1/2 teaspoon cuminseeds
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
3 teaspoons of oil
Procedure
1.Boil potatoes peel it and keep it aside.
2.Put 3 teaspoons oil in a frying pan ,heat it and add 1/2 teaspoon
cuminseeds and stir it for a second.
3.Add one chopped tomato.ginger and garlic paste and stir it for 2 minutes.
4.Add boiled potatoes and stir it and add 1/2 teaspoon chillypowder,
1/2 teaspoon sugar and salt.stir it for 5 minutes and your dish is ready to
serve.Eat it with bread or parathas or roti.
