Thai style Lamb Salad

It has been so long since my last entry.. and I felt bad for not able to update this blog as regularly as I can.. as Ive been soo busy with my cake orders the last few months..

Anyway, I had a Xmas dinner 2 nights ago and I cooked a few dishes for my close friends, it was an intimate dinner for the six adults and 4 kids.. and I truly enjoyed cooking for my beloved friends.. I did an experimenting with one dish that comes out pretty well, so thought ill share it all with you!

Thai Style Lamb Salad - serves 4-6 pax

Ingredients:

Lamb marinade - for at least 30mins

* 250grams of sliced lamb (very thin)

* 3 T of olive oil

* Cracked Black Pepper

* Salt

* A pinch of Rosemary

* 1/2 teaspoon of Dry Parsley (or fresh)

Sauce:

* 1 T of Thai Fish soya sauce

* 5 T of vinegar

* 1 lime

* 1 T of sugar

* Chopped garlic

* sliced onion

* 1 T of Thai sweet chilly sauce

* Peanuts (crushed)

Salad:

* Shredded Carrots

* Lettuce (finely cute)

* Cucumber (thinly cut)

* Young Mango (optional)

* Mint/corriender leaves (optional)

Method:

1) Marinade the lamb for at least 30mins, then lightly fry it with a little bit of butter/oil

2) Arrange Salad and topped it with the lamb pieces, Pour sauce over just before serving.

tips:

* It would be very nice to have it warm (lamb) but if the time didnt persist, its also nice to serve it cold!

Cajun Chicken

This is one of the simplest western style meal that I love to make especially when I want to eat a very light but healthy meal (called it 'Diet Meal' watever.. hehe..) .. so yeah.. its great as it is with salad on the side, but its also great to accompany caesar salad or any salad that you like, just throw in some of these cajun chicken and VOILA... instant cafe style meal!!..

So Im going to share with you all how I make my Cajun Chicken.. hope you'll enjoy it as much as me..

Cajun Chicken - Serves 2

Ingredients:

* 400g of Chicken fillet (breast or thigh) - cut in strips or cubes

* Cajun Seasoning

* 1 cloves of minced garlic

* 1 teaspoon of Mustard

* 2 T of Worcestershire sauce ( I used Lea & Perrins brand)

* Ground black pepper

* Salt to taste

* 1T of Olive oil

Method:

1) Fried garlic until slighly browned with the olive oil in a pan

2) Add Chicken pieces, mustard, sauce, and the rest of the ingredients and fried until Chicken become golden brown.

3) Served over salad or on the side..

My version of Waldorf Salad

I love to eat salad and I remember back in High School during cooking lesson in class, we made Waldorf salad.. actually its been ages since I had these (last time was in one of the restaurant at KLCC, Malaysia - few years ago).. so yeah dunno why suddenly wanted to make this..

Since I didnt have any grapes, I substituted it with raisins and instead of mayonnaise, I made my salad to be lighter by using the pre-made herb vinaigrette salad sauce and since I loved to eat vegetable, I added a lot of other vegetable..

Anyway, heres is my version of the recipe:-

My Version of WALDORF Salad - serves 6 as sides

Ingredients:

* 1 whole apples - peeled, cored and chopped into cubes
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1/2 cups raisins
* 2 stalks celery, chopped
* Mixed lettuce leaf (optional)
* 1/2 Cucumber (sliced)
* 1 whole carrot - grated
* 1 whole tomato - sliced
* 2 tablespoons plain low fat yogurt
* 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
* Herbs Vinaigrette salad sauce



Method:

* Cut all the ingredients as instructed and tossed in a bowl, mixed with the lemon juice, salad sauce and yogurt just before serving..