Smoked salmon lasagna

serves 2 - 3

Ingredients:

* 250g ricotta

* 600g spinach

* 6 big tomatoes

* 300g smoked salmon
* 100g grated cheese

* Lasagna sheets (preferable fresh)

* 2 garlic cloves

* Nutmeg
* Salt
* Pepper

Preparation:

Use some oil or butter to cover the oven dish.
Preheat the oven on 180 C.

Meanwhile finely cut the garlic. Heat up a large pan and softly simmer the garlic. Now add the spinach bit by bit and wait until it shrinks. Keep adding and stirring until everything is shrunken. Now remove from the heat and let the water leak from the spinach. Blend the ricotta with the spinach-garlic mix, and use the pepper, salt and nutmeg to taste.

Meanwhile cut the tomatoes in slices, and cover the bottom of the oven dish with the lasagna sheets. On top of the sheets, add the tomatoes, the spinach mix, and the smoked salmon slices. Repeat the same pattern until you run out. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and put in the oven for 30 minutes.

I hope you liked this dish and hopefully until soon.

Yours truly,

Mike

Tortellini with spinach

serves 2 - 3

Ingredients:

* 500g tortellini

* 250g smoked sausage

* 300g fresh spinach ( or frozen, adjust amount to your liking)

Additional:

* Jalapeño sauce
* Lemon juice

Preparation:

Boil the tortellini for 12 - 17 minutes.
Cut the smoked sausage in cubes. Heat up a saute or wok and add the sausage. Stir fry for 5 - 7 minutes. Add the fresh spinach and wait until it shrinks. Now add the tortellini and mix well.
If you use frozen spinach, make sure you precooked it.

It is a very simply dish, but it is really tasty!
Spinach is known for their oxalic acid, which gives you a weird taste. To make that a little less, use the lemon juice to sprinkle over the dish. For extra spice, add the jalapeño sauce.

I hope you like this dish and see you again soon!

Yours truly,

Mike

Pasta Martain

serves 2 - 3

Ingredients:

* 450g frozen spinach
* 400g chicken breast
* 125ml creme fraiche
* 2 hands of cashew nuts
* 1 large onion
* 4 garlic cloves
* Salt to taste
* Pepper to taste
* Pasta

Preparation:

This is a recipe of a colleague and good friend of mine.
Finely cut the garlic and cut the onion in any size you prefer. Cut the chicken in cubes. Heat up a saute pan and stir fry the garlic and onion until soft. Meanwhile boil the pasta. Now add the chicken and season with pepper and salt. Stir fry until golden. Turn the heat to medium and add the nuts, stir fry for about 1 - 2 minutes. Now turn the heat to low and add the spinach until it melts. Once that's happened add the creme fraiche and stir well. Your dish is done! Serve with any pasta of your preference.

I hope you like this recipe, because I sure did! Simple but great taste!
See you next time!

Yours truly,

Mike

Tagliatelle Spinach-creamsauce

serves 2 - 3

Ingredients:

* 250g chickenbreast

* 1 can of tomato cubes

* 200g fresh spinach

* 100g feta cheese

* 100 to 125g tagliatelle per person

* 1 spoon of chicken herbs 

* 125ml creme fraiche 

* 2 spoons of barbecue sauce

Additional:

Change the chicken for smoked salmon, it will taste fabulous as well!

Preparation:

Cut the chicken in cubes and heat up a wok. Meanwhile cook the pasta. Stir fry the chicken while adding the chicken herbs until brown. Add the spinach batch by batch until it shrinks. Now add the tomato cubes and stir well. Be sure to blend everything before you add the creme fraiche. Stir until everything is blended once more. Now add the barbecue sauce. Stir until blended and add the feta. Turn to low heat so the feta doesn't melt (like it did for me unfortunately) and remove from the heat after 1 minute. Serve together with the tagliatelle. If you want extra bite, use a spoon of Parmesan cheese as topping. Bon apetit!
I hope you like the recipe and I hope to see you soon again.

Yours truly,

Mike