Breakfast At Kata's: tomaotes

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Shrimp Appetizer

I have another shrimp recipe ( having posted my Shrimp Fettuccine recipe a few weeks ago) that I am excited to share with everyone. I like to make this as an appetizer or even as a light dinner. I'm only here in Portugal for one more month so I want to explore the cuisine of this beautiful country. Shrimp is an ingredient that every portuguese kitchen uses. You can have shrimps as a starter or even as a main dish. I think people will love today's recipe, because the shrimp, the tomato, the garlic, the coriander and the lemon go great together. In the future I'd like to try to taste and make other kinds of sea food and I'll try to share these experiences with you guys.

INGREDIENTS:

500g shrimps

4 cloves of garlic

8 cherry tomatoes

coriander leaves

lemon

Optional:

white wine

Peel the shrimps ( buy frozen raw shrimps if possible) ( you can buy pre peeled to make this step easier ) and set it aside in a bowl. Chop up the garlic, the tomatoes and the coriander leaves. Take a big frying pan, put some oil in it and then fry the shrimps with the garlic on a high heat. When the shrimps have turned pink ( they are done very quickly and you don't want to overfry them , because they will harden and lose their lightness ) you can add the tomatoes, coriander and squeeze some lemon juice in it. Add a splash of wine (this step is optional) as well. Season with salt and pepper and you can serve it with toasted bread or baguette.

Definitely try to make these shrimp appetizers and share them with family and friends. Take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Sweet and salty salad

I believe that every restaurant should have at least one good salad on their menu. I am so happy whenever I go to a place that actually makes for example a good caesar or salmon salad. There is a place close to my house with good food and a beautiful view of the ocean. Recently I tried one of their salads. It was the perfect combination of sweet and salty and it was just different from the regular ones. There is fruit in it which makes it fresh and some nuts so it has some crunch in it.

I wanted to upload this recipe last week, but unfortunately, my camera didn't want to cooperate, so I remade it one week later. I'm so happy that finally I can share this with you guys.

INGREDIENTS:

salad mix

mango

queijo fresco ( This is a protuguese cheese, which can be replaced with mozzarella.)

walnuts

dressing:

olive oil

honey
salt and pepper to taste

Just like for my other salads, I like to give the ingredients, but not the measurements, because when it comes to a salad it is completely up to your taste how much you want to add from the different ingredients.

Put together all your ingredients and then make the dressing. You put just honey on it, but if you make it with olive oil, then be sure to use mainly honey and just a bit of olive oil so it doesn't dominate the flavour. Whip the dressing up, and don't be afraid to taste! :)