We are moving, and before leaving my oh so loved yellow kitchen that hubby and I put lots of work into, I want to be in it and cook as much as I possibly can, yes I will miss this kitchen, but I am glad I can take it with me anywhere we will end up going ( its not determined yet ) we shall see. So in Spargel season in Germany all I eat is Spargel let me tell you, I love, love love the green ones, I throw them on the grill and they are just yummy and good for you. They are never missing in our family brabq season. Tonight I had a little extra time since my daughter was on a date with Ice cream and Gma. The 2 hours cooking flew by in a heartbeat and I didnt even realize it. I love being in the kitchen it calms me down and makes me a happy, mommy, wife and cook :). The sauce I used is a left over sauce I had in my fridge from my fried eggplant dinner the other night. I made the beet salad beforehand this am since it needs to absorb all the acidity. In my Greek Family home when making a beet salad, this is how it needs to be executed, with lots and lots of vinegar, and it tastes delicious. Hubby wanted some steak, so thats what he got, it turned out really well and delicious, he gave me thumbs up :). The butter on the steak makes a difference, I added salt to the whole container of butter and mixed it well, I do this with Letta, because Letta is easy to work with, right when I buy it I throw some salt in there and use this particular butter for sandwiches only. So I put some of this butter on the steak and it made it extra yummy.
I get hungry after all this writing and its 9 pm, I might have the rest of the asparagus 🙂
Ingredients
- 1 medium cucumber
- 4 small tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 1 tbs greek oregano
- greek feta cheese for meat garnish
- half cup olive oil for the couscous and 3 tbs for the beets
- canola oil for grilling
- 2 cups of couscus
- 250 gr fresh chicken breast
- shreded parmesan cheese
- one bundle green asparagus
- salted butter
- one lemon for the couscous
- 1 clove garlic for the beets
- 1 bag already precooked red beets
- 2 cups vinegar
- salt & pepper as desired
See pics for executions:
slice the beets
cut in cubes
place the beets with the sliced garlic in a container
add 3 tbs olive oil, salt and fill the container half full with vinegar
green asparagus need to be cut almost in the middle, if you bend them they will break on the right point. I cut mine right above the band. Or you could peel them from the middle to the end with an asparagus peeler
Throw the asparagus in a pan, sprinkle some salt&pepper and grill 3 minutes on each side
Oh how I love this bright green, makes me a happy cook 🙂
I heat up water in the microwave
add then the couscous, just under the water
cover and let it sit for 5 minutes
just right
cut your veggies
and the lemons
add the cucumber with the tomatoes and the onions in the couscous
squeeze the juice of one lemon, add salt & pepper, oregano and half cup olive oil, yes this salad has lots of olive oil, because its delicious. you can add feta cheese to this salad as well which will give it a rich creaminess
Combine all, using two forks
steak for hubby and salted butter on top, cook it for 4-5 min each side and let it rest for another 5.
Mrs & Mr Mos 🙂
add the parmesan cheese as a garnish and for extra saltiness
hubbys plate
another pic of my plate, I dont eat red meat but I cook it for my husband. The tomato sauce is left over from my fried eggplant & Zucchini the other day
got a pic from all the yummy sides 🙂
Enjoy
XO
Katy
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