Showing posts with label nori. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nori. Show all posts

Monday, December 16, 2013

Finto Pesce (fake fish)



When I brought this plate to the table everybody laughed, and it is a fun recipe! Finto pesce means fake fish, the original recipe is a kind of pate made with potatoes, mayonnaise, capers and canned tuna (I think very 1960s!). My Mother made it, we lived in the mountains far from the sea, so fish was rare (and frozen or canned). Of course being a vegetarian I don't use tuna for this recipe, but seaweed.

Brush and wash (but don't peel) 1 kg of mashing potatoes, then peel them and pass them through a potato ricer. Add a tbsp of capers, some nori seaweed, shredded, and a few tbsp of mayonnaise (to taste). Mix well. Shape into a fish and decorate with veggies and more nori ( I cut my nori with a flower cutter). Perfect for summer, and for kids!

Do you have a dish that makes everyone laugh?


A walk in my garden>

First harvest: radishes! 



Broccolini


Mixed salad leaves


Zucchini and borage flowers (to fry). Hopefully tomorrow I will have zucchini too!


More flowers and ferns in the bush




Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Spring soba with nori tagliolini, onion weed and salted sakura (cherry blossoms)


Just cook the soba and top with the rest of the ingredients. To serve just add a drop of soy sauce.


To make the nori tagliolini ... well look here! For the onion weed... just forage it, wash and cut (you can eat the flowers, stems and bulbs... the lot!). I bought the salted sakura (cherry blossoms) here, I love them, a bit like salted capers really!



 Photos and recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©


Sunday, September 1, 2013

Cutting nori seaweed with a pasta machine!


I had an idea! Instead of cutting nori seaweed with scissors (like I usually do) I tried with a pasta machine, with the tagliolini setting. And it works really well! Next time I'll show you how I used it, but for now I just wanted to share the idea! Anyway, great to top rice, soba, soups, salads... so pretty too!


Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©

LinkWithin

Related Posts with Thumbnails