Recipes - Romantic Dinner for Two
Romantic Dinner for Two
What you need: 1. Romantic setting with candle-lights, scatter cushions, wooden tray or low coffee table.
2. GLAD Steam Lock Bags – family serving (Large)
3. GLAD Ice Bags
4. Medium G GLAD Freezer Bags
5. Wine Cooler Main meal: Moroccan style chicken and couscous: 1 small onion, chopped
5 ml crushed garlic
5 ml fresh ginger, grated
250 g chicken breast fillets, sliced
15 ml harissa paste
25 ml cake flour
15 ml olive oil
Juice of 1 lime
2 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped
½ x 410g can chickpeas, drained
500 g butternut, diced
100 g baby spinach leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste To serve:
Couscous
Fresh mint leaves 1. Mix all the ingredients together in a Large Glad Steam Lock bag. Cook in the microwave on high for 2 – 3 minutes or until the butternut is tender and chicken is cooked through. Allow to rest for 1 minute before removing from bag.
2. Meanwhile, cook the couscous according to instructions on pack. Mix with fresh mint leaves and spoon onto a serving platter.
3. Spoon the chicken on top of the couscous, garnish with mint leaves and serve immediately. Serves 2. Tip:
Harissa Paste is available from any specialized food store. To make your own, take 30 g dried red chillies and soak in water until soft. Chop roughly and process with 2 cloves garlic, 1 ml salt, 5 ml caraway seeds, 5 ml coriander seeds, 2 ml cumin seeds, 15 ml fresh coriander, 45 ml of the soaking water and 30 ml olive oil. Process until well combined and transfer to a Glad Zipper Bag. Pour a little extra oil over to preserve and store in the refrigerator. Dessert: Yoghurt with berries in syrup – heat 250 ml berry juice of choice in a heavy-based saucepan. Mix 15 ml corn flour with some of the berry juice to form a smooth paste. Add to the rest of the juice and simmer for 5 minutes or until juice has thickened slightly. Add 250 g halved strawberries and 125 g blue berries. Sweeten to taste, cover and remove from heat. Allow berries to cool to room temperature. Layer choc mint flavoured yoghurt and Greek yoghurt in two glasses, spoon berries with some sauce on top. Serve with chocolate biscotti.
Tips:
1. When serving wine with the dinner, use Glad Ice Bags to cool the wine in the wine cooler instead of loose ice blocks. Simply wrap the ice bag around the bottle and tie with a pretty tea towel.
2. Process the left-over berry mixture with sauce in a food processor. Place in a Glad Zipper Freezer bag and freeze for another occasion as a berry ice-cream sauce or add to a smoothie for breakfast.
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