Its been a busy few weeks, I’ve done a huge amount of cooking for family, but with no time to take photos, it’s been all about getting the food served rather than photographed…I guess it’s only fair sometimes, to actually get on and serve the food, right?? There’s been some great food though, even if I say so myself!!
But today I do have some shots of some creations from my kitchen in the last couple of days which I am bringing to this week’s Fiesta Friday weekly blog party; this week I am co hosting along with my lovely friend Jhuls..we invite you to join us and share ours, and your food with everyone..
Here’s my offerings for starters…
I’ve seen lots of bloggers talk about and make chimichurri sauce in the past but haven’t yet made it myself, so yesterday I decided it was time. Having seen Anjanas post this week, I used her recipe to make this fresh, green sauce. I won’t type out her recipe, you should visit her blog for that, but let me tell you that’s it’s packed with fresh flat leaf parsley and coriander, garlic, olive oil and vinegar. I like that I could control the amount of vinegar in the sauce, I sometimes find that vinegars spoil dishes for me, so with this I used apple cider vinegar and added it bit by bit and tested it for my tastes as I went along.
I threw a concoction of ingredients in a pan yesterday, grated courgettes, cooked chickpeas, garlic and my rose harissa spice mix…
I then threw in some quark and cooked it further before serving it warm with the chimichurri over the top. Nice 🙂
I then had some remaining chimichurri so I decided to through in some cooked and cooled peas and some more of the quark and it created a really fresh, tasty dip.
The flatbreads are loosely based on Indian ‘besan puda’, made with a mixture of besan (chickpea flour) and rice flour..I used..
3/4 cup besan flour
2-3 tbsp rice flour
1 clove garlic, grated
1cm ginger, grated
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 roasted garam masala
1 tsp nigella seeds
1 chopped spring onion
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste
Water as necessary
Put everything in a bowl and add enough water to bring it to a batter. I kept mine quite thick to make breads as opposed to pancakes, but you could thin it out to make something thinner.
Heat a tawa or wide pan over a medium heat, spoon in half the minute and cook for several minutes on each side until it starts to brown.
I ate mine with my dip above plus some of my harissa sauce.
Really, you can add whatever spices and vegetables you like to these flatbreads, just have a play 🙂
Right, time for me to get over to Fiesta Friday and greet some guests..have a great weekend x
Now I’m hungry! How yummy! I was just thinking I needed to make some bread and with the chickpeas…well your photos are amazing, I want to cook right now! 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday 🙂
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Thank YOU 🙂 I’m so glad you like it all xx
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It’s my type of food 🙂 Thank you! 🙂
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This harissa sauce on flatbread looks great.
Very original recipe 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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This is something I have to try! Love it!
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Thank you xx looking at your recent food posts, we share some similar tastes 🙂
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Thanks
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Love chimichurri, make it all the time. It’s so fresh and delicious and your dips and flatbread look amazing.
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Thank you 🙂 I’m so glad I’ve finally made it, I bought one a while ago and it wasn’t very nice, so I’m glad I’ve found a good recipe x
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Firstly, thanks for the shout-out, Elaine. All your creations look amazing. Love the pea dip idea. What a great way to re-purpose the sauce!
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It was sooooooo good!!!! Thank you for the inspiration xx
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Looks delicious!
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Thank you 🙂
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Everything you make looks so good! Enough to make me want to be a vegetarian! I’m actually drooling, no kidding!
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Yay! That’s a huge compliment, thank you xx
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Thanks for co-hosting this week, Elaine! I have never made chimchurri, but I love all the colors and flavor. Maybe I’ll get around to trying it soon. I love how you made the leftovers into a dip. And your homemade flatbreads with dip are mouthwatering. Happy FF, and have a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you so much, Kaila, I hope you enjoy the party xx
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I will be making chimichurri this weekend, too, but for rather different purposes … I love the flatbread you made, it looks stunning and sounds delicious!
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Thank you so much 🙂 what are you making chimichurri for? Any particular plan?
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Makes me hungry! How is your big boy?
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🙂
My big boy is good, he’s lovely – he was recently given some pocket money by his aunt and used it to buy me two cookbooks that I wanted, how lovely is that?? He makes me so proud xx
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How lovely! He was raised by a great mama!
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Thank you so much xx
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🙂
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And you should be!
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Chimichurri is the biz! Oregano is a must though, and a little chilli http://cookingwithmrfitz.com/?s=Chimichurri&x=0&y=0 ✌️🎯
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Oh yeah, it has those in too 🙂
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Happy Fiesta Friday!!! Looks delicious!! I’m already salivating lol !! Have a wonderful weekend xxx
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Thank you, and you xx
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What a delectable and colorful feast.
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Thank you 🙂
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You are more than welcome.
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Everything look tasty. The flat bread looks amazing (I’m definitely going to try this recipe). Happy FF and have a wonderful weekend, Elaine! 🙂 xx
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Thank you, and you xx
My batter was quite thick, I think next time I would thin it out a bit and maybe add a kick of chilli?
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Love those Indian flat breads Elaine – your family are so lucky!
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Ha ha! Maybe…they didn’t eat any of this food though!!!
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I want to dive in these plates of yours, Elaine. 😀 Your photos make me really hungry – it’s time for my lunch, but I only have tea for the meantime. 🙂 It’s so lovely to have the chance to co-host with you. ❤ Have a lovely weekend and hope you are having a wonderful time. 🙂
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Thank you for your lovely words honey x x x
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Looks like a lovely mix of foods. I do love homemade chimichurri – definitely best so as you say you can control the vinegar. Plus the herbs are fresher. Your dip and flatbeds look great too! Thanks for co-hosting FF this week.
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Thank you Caroline, nice to see you 🙂
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Never made chimichurri before but your pictures always make me want to try everything you post. You get the most vibrant colors! Thanks for co-hosting 🙂
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you like them xx and it’s been as fun as always 🙂
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How creative!!! Who would have thought?!?
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🙂 x
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You’re the Queen of dips n’ sauces and flat breads and all things healthy and colorful. You need to start canning them for sale :). Just gorgeous!
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Mmmm, Elaine! I will be right over! I want to eat all of this!!! 😀
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See you soon!!!! 🙂
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Fabulous !
Loved all of it! The chimichuri and the besan puda❤️
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Thank you honey x x x
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Whoa!! It all looks so, so fabulous Elaine!! YUM!
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Thank you 🙂 nice to see you xxx
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gosh, i’m starving after looking at all of these food photos!!! So pretty! I have finally learned to not take photos when it’s something i’m serving to my husband, or food I made for a party after friends get to my house. it’s a little annoying for everybody, and i get too stressed. but then, i make extra food, and tend to eat it….. oh well.
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Ha ha!! I I know what you mean though, I tend to make meals with lots of dishes and getting them all served at once leaves no time at all for photos, plus, if it’s a social event, it should be about the food and the experience really, not about me getting photos!
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Your pictures have me drooling, Elaine. Such lovely ideas you get! ♥
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Thank you xx
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Wow Elaine you got some really mouth watering stuff over here! Love the besan puma that you made – I will have to try those one of these days! And I can totally relate when you talk about not having time to take pics- that’s me most of the time too! Hey but we are focused on feeding our family good and healthy food right? 🙂
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Absolutely!!! That’s what it’s all about after all! I tend to take my photos when I’m cooking and creating things on my own and it doesn’t affect anyone else.
Thank you xx
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I absolutely love chimichurri and this meal sounds so delicious!
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