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Seafood and Zucchini Pasta

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We have a zucchini glut, so we’ve been making “Zoodles” – pasta from zucchinis turned into noodles using a spiralizer. Google it.

The zucchini noodles just need to be warmed in a microwave for 30 seconds, then add the rest of the meal.

Tonight I added crab meat, prawns marinated in pesto and then seared.

Blue swimmer crabs, cooked in salty water. Fiddly but tasty.

I had sautéed some garlic, then added 2/3 cup white wine and reduced, then added halved cherry tomatoes and garlic. I put the prawns into the pan to finish them off and add flavour.

My original plan was to sear the prawns and zucchini flowers on the BBQ, but it was a total fire ban day.

So it was topped with pan-seared zucchini flowers and haloumi.

Fine.

 

Zucchini and Smoked Salmon “Pasta”

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So we have this gizmo that turns vegetables into ribbons or strings like this. It works by hand.

Here is zucchini ‘pasta’ with cherry tomatoes, leek, smoked salmon, capers, chilli, garlic, parmesan, basil and olive oil.

Last time I blanched the ‘pasta’ and it went limp, so this time I simply microwaved it on 8/10 for 50 seconds to warm it so it retained some texture.

Great. Simple.

We’ll be doing this a lot more.

Pork Sausages

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I’m still playing with sausage recipes. I should really write down the ingredient quantities…

These are made with pork shoulder.

#1 has my BBQ spice rub in the mince… sugar, salt, chilli powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, lemon pepper, cayenne pepper + garlic, orange zest and a dash of whisky.

#2 has pepper, salt, garlic, sage leaves, toasted fennel seeds, pistachios, grated apple.

yeah.

Asian Prawn & Papaya Salad

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BBQ prawns with
glass noodles
green papaya
red capsicum
snow peas
coriander
vietnamese mint
basil
eschallot leaves

Dressing of chilli, garlic, lime juice, palm sugar, fish sauce dressing,  a splash of soy sauce

Fried shallots and crushed peanut on top

I’ve decided that Asian salads are a thing.