Mozarella from Aromi = Insalata caprese

This is what I had for lunch yesterday.


The mozzarella comes from Aromi la bottega. This melt-in-your-mouth milky buttery goodness is no comparison to those supermarket mozzarellas. Yes, it’s not exactly cheap, but it’s worth every halíř. Aromi’s la bottega is probably the best Italian deli shop in Prague, also the most expensive one. But if you are looking for unquestionable quality, this is the place to go. Good and ripe tomatoes and good olive oil are a must!

Salad with ruccola, red beets, balkan cheese and pinenuts

When it's hot, and it's very hot today, I try to live on salads. This salad is very refreshing and boosting with vitamins. There are 4 flavours and textures in this salad - spicy ruccola, sweet beets, crunchy nuts and salty cheese, combined by a dressing. They work together very well.

Ingredients -

2-3 small young beets - they are in season now

1-2 handfuls of ruccola

1-2 tablespoons crumbled balkan cheese - feta is even better

roasted pinenuts

olive oil

chopped dill or parlsey

pepper

salt

balsamic vinegar - optional

Preparation:

Boil or bake the beets. Peel them and cut into slices or whatever pieces you like. Put the ruccola on a flat plate, place the beets over it and sprinkle with the pinenunts and crumbled cheese. Prepare dressing from olive oil, chopped herbs, freshly ground pepper and a little salt, add balsamco if desired. Pour dressing over the salad. Enjoy.

Vietnamese style glass noodle salad

A very light and refreshing salad, best served chilled.

Ingredients for salad:

Cooked shrimp - I used about 300gr of shrimps that were cut in half along the spine

Glass noodles (soaked in hot water and drained)

Bean sprouts or snow peas or any other springy vegetable

Ingredients for dressing:

2-3 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 of a chilli, chopped

2 tablespoons of minced ginger

2 tablespoons of sesame oil, fish sauce, canola or sunflower oil, water

Chopped cilantro (coriander)

juice of 1/2 lime

1 tablespoon of brown sugar or honey

Instructions:

1. Mix together the dressing ingredients. Season to taste. It should be sweet, salty, hot, sour and garlicky at the same time.

2. Combine shrimp and noodles and toss with the dressing