Oi muchim is a spicy cucumber salad that is perfect for dinner. This simple Korean salad is quick to prepare, minimally labour-intensive and tasty. The basis of oi muchim is cucumber mixed with spices such as gochugaru and garlic, as well as soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil. Cut the cucumber into slices, add salt…
Salmon paste on cucumber slices is a small snack from the finger food category, i.e. one that can be eaten without having to sit at the table and use cutlery. Preparing this snack is very quick and takes less than 10 minutes. There is no need to cook the ingredients used in this dish, as…
Homemade fermented cucumbers have a delicate taste, crunchy texture and ready to eat on the second day after preparation. They can be made very quickly, and their preparation is extremely easy. The recipe I use when making these fermented cucumbers is based on only a few ingredients. The main one is, of course, cucumbers, out…
Beet greens are made up of young leaves and beetroot roots. Both the leaves and the roots are used in the preparation of many dishes. One of the best-known beetroot dishes is probably the cold beets soup, but beetroot is also used to prepare risotto, beet rolls and salads. Today’s proposal for a beetroot dish…
Pasta salad is a great dish that can be served not only as a snack but also as a dinner. Thanks to the pasta content, this salad will make you feel full fast. For me, pasta-based salads go best with fresh vegetables. Sometimes, I add meat to them as well, in which case I usually…
One of the most common ways for combining vegetables is salads. Virtually, all vegetables can be served as a salad, let them be in raw, cooked or pickled form. However, if you are bored already with making salads, make a vegetable cake instead. The vegetable cake, whose recipe I am presenting you below, is prepared…
Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish, whose basis is rice combined with vegetables, seafood or fish. The most commonly used types of fish in sushi are raw salmon and tuna. Pickled ginger, soy sauce and wasabi, otherwise known as Japanese horseradish are all used for serving. Depending on the shape and ingredients used, we distinguish…
Tabbouleh is a Lebanese dish based on bulgur. The dish resembles a salad, in which, apart from groats, you can find tomatoes, cucumbers, lots of greens such as mint, parsley and green onions. It is seasoned according to taste with lemon juice and olive oil. Tabbouleh is served cold mainly as an addition to meat…
A cabbage salad with tomato, cucumber and red onion is perfect for meat dishes. Today I made fried chicken breasts for dinner, served with new potatoes and this cabbage salad. If you have a vegetable slicer, you will prepare this salad in 10 minutes. Without a slicer, it will take a while longer, because the…
Tzatziki is a cucumber dip that originated in Greece. It is most often served as an addition to grilled meat dishes. It can also be eaten with vegetables and bread. The basis of tzatziki are fresh cucumbers to which garlic and Greek joghurt are added. Other frequently used ingredients include olive oil, dill and lemon…
Fruit, vegetable or fruit and vegetable cocktails provide the body with plenty of nutrition and they also sate your hunger. Not only that but they are also very simple and quick to prepare. My obsession with cocktails and smoothies continues. During my last trip to the store I bought some frozen blueberries, raspberries and strawberries….
I have always associated cucumber salad with summer – picking fresh cucumbers from the garden and having them for Sunday dinner. I thought that we Poles are specialists when it comes to preparing cucumber salads but I was very surprised to know that it is not the case. It turned out that Hungarians also make…