Sunday Brunch Warm Salad With Fried Egg + Sangria Cooler

 

 

 

It is really hot these days, everyone just prefer to chill at home than to have any outdoor activities. So for that, we have something for you to try for Sunday or Saturday brunch. It's a very healthy dish and the sangria drink is perfect to cool you down on this hot season. Sangria is originally a wine punch from Spain or Portugal and famous during summer. Sangria is normally made with red wine, fresh, seasonal fruit and a bit of bubbly water or citrus flavored soda. But this one is a non-alcoholic Sangria, so we just replace it with dark grape juice. :)

Oh ya, do you know those flowers you see in the picture are edible flowers? We managed to find these within the salad shelves at the supermarket, so we think they are perfect for garnishing. You should try it too, just mix it with your favourite salads! :)

{Warm Spinach Salad with Fried Egg and Potatoes}

•   4 tablespoons olive oil 
•   2 baking potatoes (about 1 pound total), scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• Coarse salt, ground pepper + garlic powder + paprika
• 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 bunches flat-leaf spinach (2 pounds total), thick stems removed, leaves washed well and roughly torn
• 1 ounces Parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler
•  1 large eggs

      

     Directions

1. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add potatoes and shallot; season with salt and pepper, a bit of garlic powder and paprika. Cook, tossing occasionally, until potatoes are tender and browned, 12 to 14 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons oil with vinegar, mustard, and season with salt and pepper, and whisk to combine. Add spinach and Parmesan (do not toss); set aside.
3. When potatoes are done cooking, immediately transfer to bowl with spinach and dressing (reserve skillet). Toss salad until spinach is slightly wilted and serve.
4. Heat skillet over medium, and gently crack eggs into skillet without breaking yolks; season with salt and pepper. Cook until whites are almost set, about 1 minute. Cover, turn off heat, and let stand until whites are just set but yolks are still soft, about 2 minutes more. Top the salad with a fried egg, and serve immediately.

 {Non-Alcoholic Sangria Cooler}

• 4 cups dark-grape juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup soda water
• 1 pear
• 1 apple
• 1 orange

Consider using juice from red grapes, pink grapefruit juice, orange juice and some lime juice. Cut thin slices of fresh orange and lime. This non-alcoholic drink can be enhanced by actually using table grapes as part of the mix.

Mixed Beans On Toast + Hot Choc

If you don't want to spend more than and hour to make breakfast, this recipe is just perfect. This dish is so easy and quick to put together. It originates from Winnsboro, a small town in Texas, USA.

Mixed Beans On Toast

Ingredients

Butter 30g

Onion 1, medium, peeled and minced

Garlic 1, clove, peeled and crushed

Green Capsicum 1, cored, seeded and finely chopped

Canned Red Kidney Beans 400g, drained

Baked Beans 400g

Tomato Ketchup 4 Tbsp

Worcestershire Sauce 1 Tbsp

Salt 1/2 Tsp

Ground Black Pepper 1 Tsp

Chilli Powder 2 Tsp

Cheddar Cheese 175g

Hot Buttered Toast

*Melt butter in a medium frying pan over moderate heat. Fry onion, garlic and capsicum, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes or until onion is soft and translucent but not brown.

*Stir in kidney beans, baked beans with can juices, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and chilli powder. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.

*Stir in Cheddar cheese and cook, stirring for 3 minutes or until cheese has melted and mixture is hot and thick.

*Remove pan from heat. Transfer to a serving dish and serve with hot buttered toast.

Bon appétit!

Lopes and Popiah

 

A bit of traditional and classic touch this time, we choose two traditional dishes for breakfast; kuih lopes and popiah. Hot tea is always the best companion with this kuihs.

Popiah is fresh spring roll common in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. The filling is mainly finely grated and steamed or stir-fried turnip, jicama (known locally as bangkuang), which has been cooked with a combination of other ingredients such as bean sprouts, French beans, and lettuce leaves, depending on the individual vendor, along with grated carrots, slices of Chinese sausage, thinly sliced fried tofu, chopped peanuts or peanut powder, fried shallots, and shredded omelette.

Kuih lopes is a Malay glutinous pudding desserts coated with fresh coconut flakes and served with palm-sugar syrup.

*Popiah and kuih lopes from Ella Popiah, Bangunan Larut Matang, Taiping.
Breakfast location : Taiping Lake Garden