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BASIL PESTO Pesto is a classic Italian sauce which traditionally consists of fresh basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, salt, olive oil and parmigiano reggiano cheese. It adds big burst of flavor to dishes. It's fragrant, vibrant and green too! Remember green is always good for you and so is pesto if eaten in moderation. Earlier when I was making pesto, I was blitzing everything together which was giving my pesto a dull green color. I have improvised the method and now I can proudly say that I have perfected the recipe of pesto. Now it is yummier, creamier and I for one have a big grin on my face whenever I make it :D There is so much you can do with pesto :- Make sandwiches. Use it as a dressing to make salads. Dish up beautiful risottos using pesto. Meat lovers can spread pesto over their meat and relish. Use it as a pizza sauce. Mix pesto in mayonnaise or sour cream for a delicious dip. Who doesn't like pesto pasta! Flavour soups with pesto. Whe...

Greek salad as the name suggests originated in Greece and is typically made using feta cheese which is one of my favourite food ingredients. Serve it cold and it's robust flavours will tempt you to make it repeatedly.  I love feta cheese and as you all know I post a lot of recipes using feta. Oats, salads, sandwiches, wraps - I add feta to pretty much everything. Its tangy and makes dishes come alive! Packet of feta cheese (Almarai brand) once opened will stay in fridge for almost a week or even longer sometimes. Make sure to drain off all the water. Try making hummus pizza with feta and experience the magic yourself. Don't be surprised to hear hummus pizza...it tastes phenomenal! I think I have spoken enough about feta in this post. Let's start talking about the recipe of this salad! Well it's really simple and involves very few ingredients. Key is to find the freshest of ingredients and get that bold flavours. Ingredients Feta cheese (As much as...

Caramelized Onions/ Onion Jam Caramelization of onion is a process which involves slow cooking of onions for 35-40 minutes over low heat. When you cook them slowly, natural sugar of onions caramelize making them intensely sweet and full of flavour. Caramelized onions are mostly used in French Onion Soup but they are beautiful in salad, crostini, tart and pizza too. Another name of caramelized name is onion jam which can be stored for about a week in refrigerator. INGREDIENTS 4-5 medium sized onions- thinly sliced 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper powder 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar/ white wine vinegar/ red wine vinegar/ lemon juice 1 tbsp sugar METHOD Heat oil in a non-stick deep pan and add onions once the oil is hot. Sprinkle salt and sugar over onions, stir properly and finally spread onions evenly over the pan to cook. Keep stirring every 5 minutes. After 30 minutes, add black pepper and balsamic vinegar to deglaze the pan which...

Watermelon and Feta Salad! Come summer and we all start craving for water based fruits. In this heat, it's difficult to make elaborate meals in kitchen.  Salad is a great instant food which can be eaten as a light meal or snack. This salad is a Greek salad which is made using chunks of watermelon, fresh mint, soured onions and crumbled feta. Salty and creamy feta perfectly compliments sweet watermelon. Don't be surprised about adding onions to this salad, it's crunchy and sour taste makes this salad even more drool worthy. Feta cheese is one of my favourite food ingredients and tastes excellent with watermelon. You might as well think that I like this salad because of feta! Regardless,  this salad does taste good. Feta cheese is available easily in most of the gourmet stores. As simple as this salad is, it is both sweet and savoury and is sure to make your tongue happy!!! Little cheese everyday is not bad for your health, on t...

Subscribe to my blog or follow my facebook page  fascinatingfoodworld  to stay updated on quick, easy and delicious recipes! Remember simple food always tastes the best :) Back home, I always used to have oats like 3-4 times a week. Don't know why I just stopped having oats since the time I moved to Mumbai.. Staying here, most of the time I take cereal for breakfast, it was only couple of weeks back that I made oats after a long time and realized what I had been missing on all this while!! Oats as you all know is an excellent source of fiber, controls cholesterol and lowers risk of heart disease. Diet that includes oats reduces high blood pressure and risk of cancer. For all those aiming to reduce weight, start eating oats!!! It also helps in controlling Type 2 Diabetes.  Best thing about oats is it can be made in just about 10 minutes! It is an incredible non -boring hot breakfast which is filling and keeps you energetic all day. Oatmeal can be eaten...