A SPRING LUNCH.........
Stuffed Celery.........
Stuff wide stalks of celery with cream cheese and sprinkle with sweet paprika . Top with a thin layer of red caviar . Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper
Stuffed Cucumbers
Peel and halve 2 cucumbers ( remove seeds ) . Combine 2 peeled and chopped hard boiled eggs , 8 radishes finely chopped , 1 tbs of chopped parsley , 1 tbs chopped dill ,and 2/3 rds of sour cream ...fill cucumber halves .
Cold Vegetable Okroshka
Sprinkle 3 spring onions lightly with salt and combine 2 hard boiled egg yolks with 1/2 tsp of wholegrain mustard , 1 tsp of sugar and 3 tbs of sour cream.
Chop the 3 egg whites and mix with 2 medium potatoes sized potatoes and 1 large carrot that have been boiled and diced , 6 radishes diced , a large cucumber peeled and minced .
Mix the spring onion mix and the potato mi together with 3 cups of red wine and chill for 4 hours until very cold ....
15 minutes before serving add 2 cups of chilled soda water .
Sprinkle each serving with fresh chopped dill and parsley.
Salat Olivier ( this is my favourite )
Combine 2 cups of cooked chicken thighs ( my preference for the thigh ) , 3 hard boiled eggs , 2 diced dill pickles ,1 cup of cooked peas , 1/2 cup of bacon pieces ....take care not to mash the potatoes ..go gently with the mixing.
Now add 2 tbs of mayonnaise
2 tbs sour cream
1 dsp of lemon juice
1 tsp of wholegrain mustard
Now add another 2 eggs.... but the yolks only..... cooked and mashed .
Toss lightly before serving..
String Bean Omelette
In a drizzle of oil
Saute 1 large onion cut into rings until transparent .
Beat 4 eggs
Add onion rings and 500 gm of beans,
Cook in pan until set , turning the omelette once .
Garnish with slices of tomato
Raspberry Dessert
Mix 2 cups of cottage cheese with 4 tbs of icing sugar , then rub through flat sieve .mix in 2 tbs of milk and 1 cup of roughly chopped raspberries .
spoon in between 4 serving bowls and chill for 1 hour .
Dress with 3 raspberries per bowl.
Lemon cookies....
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C
Cream 250 gm of butter with a 1/3 of a cup of sugar .
Add the beaten egg with 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract .1 cup of flour with a pinch of salt .
Add the grated rind of 1 lemon.
Now that you have a dough place 1 tsp sized balls onto a lined tray .
Press coarsely chopped walnuts into the cookies .
Bake for 12 minutes
Transfer to a cooling rack .
This is a great spring lunch and so appropriate served in the garden overlooking the water with spring blossoms in full bloom.
Recipes courtesy.... The Russian Heritage Cookbook...Lynn Visson
Stuffed Celery.........
Stuff wide stalks of celery with cream cheese and sprinkle with sweet paprika . Top with a thin layer of red caviar . Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper
Stuffed Cucumbers
Peel and halve 2 cucumbers ( remove seeds ) . Combine 2 peeled and chopped hard boiled eggs , 8 radishes finely chopped , 1 tbs of chopped parsley , 1 tbs chopped dill ,and 2/3 rds of sour cream ...fill cucumber halves .
Cold Vegetable Okroshka
Sprinkle 3 spring onions lightly with salt and combine 2 hard boiled egg yolks with 1/2 tsp of wholegrain mustard , 1 tsp of sugar and 3 tbs of sour cream.
Chop the 3 egg whites and mix with 2 medium potatoes sized potatoes and 1 large carrot that have been boiled and diced , 6 radishes diced , a large cucumber peeled and minced .
Mix the spring onion mix and the potato mi together with 3 cups of red wine and chill for 4 hours until very cold ....
15 minutes before serving add 2 cups of chilled soda water .
Sprinkle each serving with fresh chopped dill and parsley.
Salat Olivier ( this is my favourite )
Combine 2 cups of cooked chicken thighs ( my preference for the thigh ) , 3 hard boiled eggs , 2 diced dill pickles ,1 cup of cooked peas , 1/2 cup of bacon pieces ....take care not to mash the potatoes ..go gently with the mixing.
Now add 2 tbs of mayonnaise
2 tbs sour cream
1 dsp of lemon juice
1 tsp of wholegrain mustard
Now add another 2 eggs.... but the yolks only..... cooked and mashed .
Toss lightly before serving..
String Bean Omelette
In a drizzle of oil
Saute 1 large onion cut into rings until transparent .
Beat 4 eggs
Add onion rings and 500 gm of beans,
Cook in pan until set , turning the omelette once .
Garnish with slices of tomato
Raspberry Dessert
Mix 2 cups of cottage cheese with 4 tbs of icing sugar , then rub through flat sieve .mix in 2 tbs of milk and 1 cup of roughly chopped raspberries .
spoon in between 4 serving bowls and chill for 1 hour .
Dress with 3 raspberries per bowl.
Lemon cookies....
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C
Cream 250 gm of butter with a 1/3 of a cup of sugar .
Add the beaten egg with 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract .1 cup of flour with a pinch of salt .
Add the grated rind of 1 lemon.
Now that you have a dough place 1 tsp sized balls onto a lined tray .
Press coarsely chopped walnuts into the cookies .
Bake for 12 minutes
Transfer to a cooling rack .
This is a great spring lunch and so appropriate served in the garden overlooking the water with spring blossoms in full bloom.
Recipes courtesy.... The Russian Heritage Cookbook...Lynn Visson
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