Lentil Soup

http://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/recipes/a6613/lentil-soup-113/

Ingredients

2 slice bacon
.67 c. frozen chopped onion
1 c. lentils
1 package frozen mixed vegetables
5½ c. water
½ tsp. dried basil
1 tbsp. sherry
1½ tsp. salt
croutons

Directions

Cook bacon and onion in large pot over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 5 to 8 minutes until onion is tender. Stir in lentils, vegetables, water, and basil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, 35 minutes. Stir in sherry and salt.

Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 4 medium carrots
• 1 small onion
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 can vegetable broth
• 1 c. dried red lentils
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 bag baby spinach

Directions

1. In 4-quart saucepan, heat oil on medium until hot. Add carrots and onion, and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned and tender. Stir in cumin; cook 1 minute.
2. Add tomatoes, broth, lentils, 2 cups water, salt, and pepper; cover and heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 8 to 10 minutes or until lentils are tender. Stir in spinach. Makes about 7 1/2 cups.

http://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/recipes/a10790/red-lentil-vegetable-soup-ghk0208/

Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk

Yummy soup, the recipe is for one portion only, here is my adapted recipe that fed 4 people just fine:

Ingredients:

1 onion

2 carrots

1 tsp red curry paste

3/4 cup red lentils

1 can of cocnut milk

2 cups of water

1 tbsp Lime Juice

2 tsp Fish Sauce

1 tsp Koriander

3 tsp canola oil

salt

1 portion

Ingredienser

• 1/2 gul lök
• 1 morot (70 g)
• 1/2 tsk röd currypasta
• 1/2 dl linser (35 g)
• 1 dl kokosmjölk 24 %
• 2 dl vatten
• 1 tsk pressad limesaft
• 1 tsk fisksås
• 1/2 tsk koriander
• 1 tsk rapsolja
• salt

1. Finhacka lök. Skala och skär morot i slantar.
2. Fräs lök och currypasta i olja i en kastrull tills löken mjuknat.
3. Tillsätt morot och linser och fräs ytterligare någon minut under omrörning.
4. Häll på kokosmjölk och vatten. Låt koka under lock cirka 20 minuter, tills linser och morot är mjuka.
5. Ta från plattan och mixa slät med stavmixer. Smaka av med fisksås, koriander, limejuice och salt.

Adapted from

http://mittkok.expressen.se/recept/linssoppa-med-kokosmjolk/

Mormors Lax

En god lax
Lite potatis - måste vara svensk ny potatis, mums!!'
Sparris, svensk vit
Grön oxå
Smarrig vin sås

Indiska Lammjärpar med linser

1  stor rödlök

1  förpackning kokta gröna linser, (380 g)

400 g lammfärs

2msk+2msk konc kalvfond

2 msk vatten

1 tsk salt

1 krm nymald svartpeppar

1/2msk+1msk garam masala

2 burkar körsbärstomater, (á 400 g)

1 ask spenat, (70 g)

Tillbehör

3 d  basmatiris eller couscous large

1. Skala och finhacka löken. Häll av och skölj linserna. Mosa 1 dl av dem i en skål.  
2. Blanda färsen med 2 msk fond, vatten, mosade linser, salt, peppar och 1/2 msk garam masala. Forma små järpar av färsen och lägg dem på en vattensköljd skärbräda. 
3. Stek järparna runt om i en stekpanna med släpp-lättbeläggning ca 3 min. Tillsätt löken och låt fräsa med tills den blivit mjuk, ca 3 min. Strö över 1 msk garam masala och låt fräsa med 1 minut. Tillsätt tomater och 2 msk fond och rör om. Låt småputtra under lock ca 10 min.  
4. Rör ner linser och spenat och låt koka upp. Servera järpar och sås med ris eller couscous.

Allt Om Mat

http://www.alltommat.se/recept/Indiska-lammjarpar-med-linser-18508

Mexican Lasagna

 

Mexican Lasagna

Ingredients

    3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

    2 pounds ground chicken breast, available in the packaged meats case

    2 tablespoons chili powder

    2 teaspoons ground cumin

    1/2 red onion, chopped

    1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained

    1 cup medium heat taco sauce or 1 (14-oz) can stewed or fire roasted tomatoes

    1 cup frozen corn kernels

    Salt

    8 (8 inch) spinach flour tortillas, available on dairy aisle of market

    2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar or shredded pepper jack

    2 scallions, finely chopped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil - twice around the pan. Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, and red onion. Brown the meat, 5 minutes. Add taco sauce or stewed or fire roasted tomatoes. Add black beans and corn. Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes then season with salt, to your taste.

Coat a shallow baking dish with remaining extra-virgin olive oil, about 1 tablespoon oil. Cut the tortillas in half or quarters to make them easy to layer with. Build lasagna in layers of meat and beans, then tortillas, then cheese. Repeat: meat, tortilla, cheese again. Bake lasagna 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown and bubbly. Top with the scallions and serve.

Lussekattor

150 g butter (1 1/2 stick)
5 dl milk (2 cups)
1 gram of Saffran
50 g Yeast
125 g kesella (cottage cheese mixed with cream)
1 1/2 dl sirap
1 large egg
1/2 tsp salt
19-20 dl flour

1.    melt butter in a pot on stove add milk until fingerwarm, 97 degree
2.    grind saffron and a sugarcube, add to fluids
3.    mix yeast with fluids
4.    add kesella, sirap, egg and salt and most of flour
5.    work the dough until not sticky
6.    let it rest and rise until twice it size (about 40 min)
7.    Work the dough, make your figures
8.    let rest and rise for 25 minutes
9.    brush with egg, add raisin
bake in oven 480 F (250 degree C) 7-8 minutes

Gravlax Sauce

1/2 cup sweet mustard

1 cup sunflower oil

2 tbsp sugar

1 pinch salt

1 pinch peppar

1/2 cup fine chopped dill

1. Mix together with a handblender or a whisk, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper,
2. then add the oil by pouring it slowly in a thin stream.
3. Lastly add the dill.

Gravlax

Per 1 lb of salmon

Mix

2 tbsp Salt

3 tbsp Sugar

2 pinches fresh ground white pepper

1/2 cup finely chopped dill

1. Rub the salmon sides with the mixture
2. put the file’s together meat side vs meat side with lots of dill in between
3. put the file’s in a plastic bag in the fridge
4. Turn the fish several times, it takes 1-2 days for the salmon to cure.
5. If you want you could put some weight on top of the fish

Tomatoe Soup with Lentils and Swet Potatoes

1 yellow Onion ( gul lök(ar)) 2 cloves of Garlic ( vitlöksklyfta(or)) 1 lb Sweet Potatoes (400 gram  sötpotatis(ar)) 1 tbsp oil (1 msk  olja) 1/2 red chili peppar (0,5 st  röd chilifrukt) 1 - 14.5 oz can Crushed Tomateos (500 gram  krossade tomater) 1/2 tsp salt (0,5 tsk  salt) 1/2 dl (0,5 dl  röda linser) 4 dl Coconut milk ( kokosmjölk lätt) 2 cubes Vetgetable bouillion ( grönsaksbuljongtärning(ar)) 3 dl Water (vatten) Basil ( basilika)
Cooking / Tillagning 1. Chop Onion and Garlic. Peel the sweet Potatoes nd chop it into small pieces. Fry onion and gralic until soft. Take the seeds out of the chili and add.  (Hacka lök och vitlök. Skala och skär sötpotatis i bitar. Fräs lök och vitlök i olja tills de mjukar. Finhacka urkärnad chili och tillsätt den.) 2. Add the rest of the ingredients let boil for 15 minutes or until the sweeet potatoe is soft.  (Tillsätt resten av ingredienserna och låt koka 15 minuter.) 3. Mix the soup with your hand mixer, add salt and pepper to taste.  (Mixa soppan slät, smaka av med lite mera salt och späd soppan med vatten om det behövs.)
http://www.tasteline.com/Recept/Smal_tomatsoppa_med_linser_och_sotpotatis