Now what started off this crazy experiment was this dish (pictured above) in my attempt to continue a series of posts that never just came to light. Then later in succession, I just happened to follow up with another meatless dish and figured why not see how far I can take this?
And since I was on this crazy crusade of a protein cleanse, I might as well make things interesting, because salads hardly hold a novelty in my book. For the later set of weeks I wanted share my exploration of the worlds take on meatless cuisine. I'm actually surprised I didn't cave in to my cravings for Fried Chicken and In-N-Out at the time.
Dish #1 Shakshouka: Tunisian dish was brought to light to me by J. Kao during our last cooking sessions before she departed back to the motherland.
- 1/4 Olive Oil
- 1 Yellow Onion
- 2 cups chopped Kale
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Ground Chipotle Powder
- 1 can Whole Peeled Tomatoes, Undrained
- Sea Salt
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Goat Cheese
- 1 tbsp Basil
- Add Cumin Chipotle Powder ad stir for another minute.
- Add Tomatoes and liquid to the skillet; reduce heat, simmer for 15 minutes.
- When Tomato mixture has thickened, stir slightly, add in salt.
- Make a hole in the sauce and crack in Eggs.
- Cover skillet and cook for 4-5 minutes, depending on how runny you like your eggs.
- Finish with Goat Cheese + Basil, serve with toasted bread, pita, etc.
Dish #2 Rustic Onion Tart: Preferably, I love this for breakfast but I can't exactly say I have the patience to cook for that when my stomach wants food now. Luckily this is just as awesome the following morning after a few minutes back in the oven.
- 1 pie crust
- 2 large Onions (Yellow/Spanish)
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 Cup of Half & Half
- 8-10 slices of Swiss Cheese
- 2 Tbsp of Flour
- 1/2 Tsp of Salt
- 1/4 Tsp of Black Pepper
- Put the pie dough over a glass/ceramic (oven-proof) dish or pie pan. Press to the bottom and around the edges.
- On the bottom of the dough, spread half the onions and half of the cheese. You don't need to cover the onions completely.
- Beat the eggs with the flour, half & half, salt and pepper. Pour half the mixture over the cheese you laid down.
- Spread the other half of the onions and cheese, and cover with the rest of the egg mixture.
- Bake for 50 minutes.
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