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Whole grain pasta with roasted pepper pesto & feta

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Whole grain pasta with roasted pepper pesto & feta

Course: Recipes
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Calories

–

kcal
Total time

40

minutes

Another fast, easy and tasty recipe where we can use our beautiful peppers. The combination of our full of vitamins peppers with the high nutritional value of the whole grain pasta, makes this recipe a healthy choice that anyone would love!

Ingredients

  • 400gr Peppers

  • 500gr whole grain pasta

  • 2 slices of garlic

  • 1/4 bunch of fresh basil

  • 100gr feta

  • olive oil

  • salt & pepper

  • small table spoon of turmeric

Directions

  • Cut the top of the peppers and take out the seeds. Cut the peppers in two and place them in an oven pan with a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper and grill them in the oven for 30 minutes in 200°C.
  • When they are ready, let the cool for a few minutes and then place them in a blender, add the garlic, the feta, the basil, the turmeric, salt, pepper, olive oil and mix.
  • Meanwhile, boil some water, add the pasta, let boil for as long the package suggests and mix frequently.
  • When the pasta is ready mix it a bowl with the pepper pesto that you prepared earlier, add salt, pepper, olive oil, some leafs of basil and some extra feta on top.

Notes

  • Hope you enjoy! Please share your thoughts and pictures with us.

Vladimir´s sour dough bread

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Hi! I am Vladimir from Ukraine. I have been cooking the daily family bread since I am a kid. This is how we do it:

To make the sour dough:

If you don´t have it already you first have to make the magic sour dough.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2l. warm water (40degC. or less)
  • 1 big spoon salt
  • 3 big spoons sugar
  • White flour
  • 1 bag yeast

Mix all the ingredients except the flower. Then mix in the flower until you get a jelly consistency.

It then needs to rest for 5-6 days at room temperature.

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To make the bread:

  • Warm up 1 L water to 40deg C. It´s basically warm water. You should be able to leave your finger in it
  • Add 1 big spoon of salt ant 3 big spoons sugar and add your whole dough starter
  • Mix until you get jelly consistency
  • Save the same amount of sour dough for next bread
  • Add oil (olive is best ; ) 50-100cl.
  • Add flour until you get a proper dough. This is when comes the hard kneading by hand process!
  • Let rest and rise for 5-6h. min at room temperature. A warm place works bet.
  • Bake for 30-40mn at 150-200 deg C, You might want to turn the bread around at mid baking.

I usually hit the bread to hear this hollow sound which tells me if the bread is ready. But this takes practice, don´t worry to much about it, people like it more or less cooked and it will be a success anyway! I like to let the bread rest for 1h to make sure it is not too soft but sometime it is hard to wait!

Enjoy!

Whole grain tart with peppers, yogurt & cheese

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From the moment I realised how easy to make tarts are, I haven’t stopped creating any kind of tart possible. Salty or Sweet, with butter or olive oil, they have become my favorite food to cook. They are fast and efficient as you can put any kind of filling and they can keep you full for a long time!

Servings:6-8
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 45 min

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 150gr Whole grain flour
  • 150gr all-purpose flour
  • 1fresh egg
  • 80ml olive oil
  • 100ml water
  • salt

For the filling -400gr medium size peppers

  • 1 big onion chopped in slices
  • 300gr feta
  • 2 fresh eggs
  • 300gr yogurt
  • 1/4 bunch of dill
  • 1 slice of garlic
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  • First, prepare the crust by adding in a bawl the flour, the salt, the egg and the olive oil, mix with a spoon until smooth and then work it with your hands until dough comes together. It should become a smooth paste that doesn’t stuck in your fingers. If its too sticky add some flour, if too hard add some water. When its ready let it rest in the fridge while you’re preparing the filling.
  • Cut the top of the peppers and take out the seeds. Cut in slices the peppers, the onion, the garlic and a little bit of olive oil and stir them in a frying pan for 10 minutes on high fire. When they are ready place them in a bowl with the eggs, the feta in pieces, the yogurt, the dill,salt, pepper and mix.
  • Take the dough out from the fridge, place it on a straight surface like a table and start working it with a dowel rod from the middle to the outward toward edges. When you achieve the desired thickness (not very thick), place it in a oiled oven pan. Add the filling mix that you prepared earlier and put it in preheated oven for 45 minutes at 200°C.

Kali oreksi!

Stuffed peppers with feta cheese grilled in the oven (my favorite)

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Our Lovely Peppers and how to eat them

This plate can be served as an appetizer, as a side dish with meat or with rice/potatoes for the vegetarians. In Dio pigadia we serve it mostly with some rice, a fresh cut salad and maybe some other grilled vegetables like eggplants from our garden. The recipe is so easy and fast, that it can save you in situations that you have some unexpected visitors or sudden craving for a salty and healthy snack.

Servings:4-8
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 20 min

Ingredients

  • 10 medium size peppers
  • 200gr feta cheese
  • 1/4 bunch of parsley
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • paprika

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C or the grill
  • Cut the top of the peppers and remove the seeds from inside
  • Feel them up with feta cheese
  • Place the peppers in a pan were you have put some drops of olive oil first to prevent getting stuck in the bottom
  • Add salt, pepper and paprika to seasoning
  • Grill for 20 minutes depending on the capacity of your oven
  • Serve with fresh parsley on top

Bon Appetit!