Caesar salad with prawns in cheese cup

   Caesar salads are very popular, so I thought I have to show you my version of this amazing dish. I made Caesar salad with prawns. However it is very delicious with chicken or just plain. For two portions of Caesar salad you will need:

• 70 g of ciabatta bread (you can use any kind of bread you like);
• 2 big handfuls of Romaine lettuce (also you can use any king of lettuce if you like);
• 1 tomato;
• 12 shelled and cleaned prawns (you can use chicken or nothing if you like);
• 120 g of fermented cheese such as cheddar;
• 1 anchovy fillet (true Caesar salad recipe asks for 3 fillets but for my taste just 1 is needed);
• half of garlic clove;
• salt, pepper;
• 1 egg yolk;
• 1 tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice;
• half tsp of dijon mustard;
• 1 tbsp of olive oil;
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil;
• 3 tbsp of freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.

   Cut bread into cubes. Drizzle some olive oil. Sprinkle pinch of salt and pepper. Preheat your oven to 190° C. Bake bread pieces for 7 - 10 minutes till they are golden.

   While bread is baking, lets prepare cheese cups for our salad. Grate your cheese and divide into two pieces for about 60 g. Put gated cheese in circles in preheated pan. Bake it for few minutes till cheese is melted and bottom of cheese pancake is firm and golden.

   When cheese pancake is baked put it onto cup. When firmed, It is going to get cup shape.

   Lets make dressing for Caesar salad. Crush anchovy fillet, half of garlic clove and pinch of salt in mortar. Mix this paste with egg yolk, 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 0,5 tsp of dijon mustard.

   While whisking dressing put drop by drop 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. Then while whisking constantly slowly add 1/4 cup of vegetable oil (I used eco sunflower oil).

   When dressing is ready, add 1,5 grated parmigiano cheese and pinch of pepper into dressing. Also you can add more salt and lemon juice if you want. I found that this amount of dressing is too much for two portions of this salad. So you can keep extra dressing in the fridge or make more salad.

   Cut or shred lettuce into desired sized pieces. Cut tomato and bake prawns (I baked prawns with garlic and dried Provence herbs into butter).

   Finally put lettuce, tomato, bread pieces and prawns into cheese cups. Add dressing and grate some parmigiano cheese on top.

   Enjoy!

Granola

 Granola is something new in our home. It is first time we made it and we loved it! I have red a lot of granola recipes on the net and decided to use these proportions: 3 cups of oats (750 ml), 0,25 cup of nuts (60 ml) and 0,5 cup of dried fruits (125 ml). You can use any king of nuts and dried fruits. For the syrup I used coconut oil and maple syrup. However you can use honey or any kind of syrup and oil. For my version of granola you will need:

• 3 cups (750 ml) of oat flakes;
• 0,25 cup (60 ml) of hazelnuts;
• 0,5 cup (125 ml) of dried cranberries;
• 2 table spoons (30 ml) of brown sugar;
• 4 table spoons (60 ml) of maple syrup;
• 4 table spoons (60 ml) of coconut oil;
• 0,5 tea spoon of natural vanilla extract;
• pinch of salt;
• pinch of cinnamon.

 Combine oats with nuts.

 Than start making syrup - in saucepan mix maple syrup, sugar, coconut oil, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon and heat mixture till it looks syrupy.

 Combine oats, nuts with syrup and mix well. Than transfer that mixture on the baking tray lined with baking paper. Spread oats and nuts on the same layer.
 Bake for about 30 min in the oven, preheated to 150° C. Mix every 10 minutes. You can bake your granola more or less, depending on how dark you like it.
 When granola is baked mix it with dried cranberries.
 Wait till it is cold and enjoy it!
 This granola stills crunchy for a long time in a jar. We like our granola with natural yogurt but it is tasty and alone.

Enjoy!