Sandwich Week 3: Smoked Salmon and rockets charcoal bread

Week 3 encompass more on food styling and variety of ingredients. In order to get the pretty sandwich in photos, we opted for a charcoal sesame bread, rockets, alfafa spouts, corn, walnuts, avocado sauce, tomatoes, cheese

Here we go: a cross section of what's in the sandwich. Triple Decker jam packed with ingredients. 

Sandwich Week 1

I always thought that sandwiches were too simple an affair to be considered a recipe that I would like to share with others. Simply because firstly, everyone’s personal preference is different, secondly there are tons of ingredients that could go well in btw two thick slices of bread. Being such a carb fan- I love bread more than I love noodles, rice or potatoes, I can simple have them for every meal. The more adventurous sandwiches involve putting like French fries in btw bread. I found this combination weird at first but when I thought about the Kebabs I had in Paris which consisted of a wrap encasing chicken kebabs, French fries, lettuce and a splash of their special sauce, I was won over. It actually tasted quite good. Nothing strange at all of having carb in btw carb.

 

Sandwich week started off with a group of us wanting to live a healthy diet at least once a week.So we designated Monday to be Sandwich Day. Previously we had Salad Tuesdays but after 4-5 months, it kinda died down. At least our legacy still lives since we will be embracing something healthy ( Sandwich with greens) as well? Or maybe not? Week one was a simple sandwich with ham, eggs, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes on walnut bread. Classic ingredients but uber tasty

To Complete the meal was a yogurt and fruit salad. 

Recipe

Ingredients: 

-2-3 slices of desired bread
-1 slice of cheese
-lettuce
-1 tomato, sliced
-2 slices of ham
-sunny side up egg
- fruits
-yoghurt


Steps:

Pretty self explanatory but I just topped my bread with the above ingredients and toasted them for 1-2 min till the cheese was all melty and oozing. Take a snap of your art piece and enjoy!

Mussels Marinara Pasta

Few things to sit back and laugh about.. 

When I first cooked this dish, it was OMG- Epic disaster because I overcooked the mussels leaving it tough and chewy. Somehow 8 min cook time doesn't sound right so I left it in the steamer to happily steam its way to ultimate rockness. 

Secondly, I took alot of photos from different angles but somehow this picture was too hilarious, I had to post it. Notice how the 2 mussels at each end look like "ears" to the pasta and also how widely open they are to resemble " mouths". It almost like saying Come Eat Me NOW! 

Brioche with Truffle Scrambled Eggs and Vine Tomatoes

Brioche is a rich French pastry made with additional eggs and butter thus giving it that nice fluffy texture. You can have it together with poached eggs, smoked salmon, roast beef, ham etc the list goes on or simply indulge in a sweeter version with maple syrup and fresh fruits. I personally prefer to have it plain so I can pull-apart that fluffy interior and allow the bread to melt in my mouth. Bliss!

Whenever I’m feeling lazy, I tend to take the quick way out by making eggs. It’s the simplest yet most versatile thing to whip up. It also makes for a satisfying meal. I added in a dash of truffle oil to my scramble eggs and that I have to say brought the meal to another level. Forget about truffle fries, when I can have it in my eggs. It’s a healthy alternative too!

Cherry tomatoes on the vines as garnish for sides make it more balanced meal. Bon appétit!

Recipe makes enough for one serving

2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper to taste
a dash of truffle oil

1) Heat a nonstick pan with butter until melted
2) Put the eggs in a bowl with milk, truffle oil, salt and pepper and whisk
3) Pour into pan and let cook for a few seconds and then stir gently until the uncook parts are cooked
4) Pour into plate and serve hot. Garnish with more pepper if desired :)