10 Easter appetizers!

Easter is up and what better way to spend it but eating loads of delicious food. I´ve put together some of my spring and easter favorites into this great collection, after each photo there is a link where you will find the recipe, now go cook and have a great easter!



Salmon with cucumber, dill and wasabi



Crayfish salad with dill on toast



Grilled asparagus with Parmesan cheese



Smashed peas with mint on toast



Soused herring with egg, chives and potatoes



Fennel, shrimp, carrot and orange salad with dill



Soft boiled egg with broad beans and shrimp



Gazpacho salad



Lamb with goat cheese and herbs



Caesar salad

10 great Super Bowl snacks!

Super Bowl is just around the corner and what greater opportunity to put a little bit of extra effort into some great snacks! Below you will find my personal top ten favorites that will be great snacks when enjoying the game. For each picture there´s a link that you can follow if any of the snacks look to complicated, have a great Super Bowl and may the best team win!

First let´s start with something very simple, some roasted pumpkin seeds with sea salt.

Roasted pumpkin seeds with salt.

And follow it with a little bit of vegetables (don´t worry there´s chips and other great stuff coming right up).

Radishes with cream cheese and herbs.

And you just can´t get tired of edamame beans can you?

Edamame beans with salt.

Now for a classic with a twist, home made potato chips with a spicy Sriracha dip!

Potato chips with herb salt and Sriracha dip.

And who doesn´t love popcorn with lime and chili butter!

Popcorn with chili butter and lime.

 

No snack table is complete without some of this delicious middle eastern classic.

Hummus on toast.

Nachos, gotta love it!

Nachos with peppers and avocado mayonnaise.

Broccoli is probably not what you´re thinking of when planning you Super Bowl snack selection, but then make some room, this is great stuff.

Broccoli with Sriracha mayonnaise.

Home made grissini wrapped in delicious Parma ham.

Grissini with Parma ham and cream cheese.

And why not some more crostinis, this time with a garlic packed white bean dip!

Crostini with white bean dip.

Soft boiled egg with broad beans & shrimps #110

Well not much effort goes into this recipe but that´s one of the charms of tapas, you can keep it as simple as you like. I used frozen broad beans when I made this and I think they work great but if you have fresh ones then you should of course use them.

Soft boiled egg with broad beans & shrimps

eggs

dill

broad beans

fresh shrimps

salt

Boil the egg until soft and peel and plate it, quickly boil the beans and put on top of the egg with the shrimps and garnish with some fresh dill. Done.

Salsiccia with cannelini beans and fresh basil #96

Salsiccia with cannelini beans and fresh basil

salsiccia
canned cannelini beans
basil
olive oil
salt, pepper
garlic

Fry the salsiccia in a pan on medium heat until cooked through. Remove the salsiccia and chop garlic and add to the pan, slowly roast the garlic in the fat that stays in the pan after it´s been fried. When the garlic starts to brown add the canned beans and a few leafs of basil. Let the beans simmer for about ten minutes. Crush the beans with the backside of a spoon into a rough puré. Season with salt and pepper.

Slice the salsiccia and serve with the beans and a few extra leafs of basil and a few drops of olive oil. Good luck.

Beans marinated with pesto # 28

Pestomarinated beans

Supersimple and works on it´s own or as a side to almost anything, and if you´re feeling lazy just buy some good pesto and precooked beans and mix. If not you´ll need the follwing.

Beans
Water
Chicken stock
Bay leaves
Thyme

Soak the beans in water overnight, discard the water next day and simmer in new water with chicken stock, bay leaves and thyme. When cooked strain the stock (this can be saved and used for soup bases) and season the beans with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Basil
Arugula
Pine nuts
Garlic
Parmesan
Olive oil
Salt, pepper

Blend it all, I use some arugula as well because with only basil I think it sometimes can be a bit to intense, and I also like the hint of pepper the arugula adds.

Crostini with white bean dip # 13

Crostini with white bean dip

Cooked white beans
Olive oil
Garlic
Parsley
Salt, pepper
Water
Bread

Roast the bread, mix beans with garlic, parsley and some olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, adjust the thickness of the dip with water if neccesary.

Edamame beans with salt # 4

Edamame beans with salt

Besides being delicious Edamame beans is also a healthy and great snack that you can serve in a million ways, but I usually end up with this simple recipe.

Edamame beans
Salt
Olive oil

Boil the beans in salted water for 1-2 minutes, drain and toss with salt and olive oil.