Pie... In an Apple

I'm seriously tempted to bring these to my latest cooking club meet...  Apple Pie IN an Apple.

Clever. Healthy. Easy. Yep, meets my criteria for the perfect recipe! VIA

INGREDENTS:

For Each Medium Apple

1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour, 1/4 tsp powdered cinnamon

Sweet Pie Dough

1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup corn starch,

100g cold butter, 1 egg, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder

Black Bean Avacado Salad

Kuki and I have over-loaded on Calories this past weekend. First my friend got married in Jaipur , then his friend got married in Bangalore... It seems all high-flying... but it has put us on a huge set back in terms of the Weight we have been trying to loose. The universe has consipired against us by letting us loose in Food-World and ending up in a Food and Drinks Coma.

So when I think what I will cook this weekend as a new Dish for my Kuks... This receipe came to look as PERFECT !!! Colourful and yet really tasty... and looks low cal. It says Feta Cheese, but I am going to try it with Paneer instead. Hopefully I will give a twist to it and come out with a spin off of my own.


BLACK BEAN AVOCADO SALAD RECIPE
makes 4 servings

prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 5 - 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS
6 pieces of Paneer/ Feta Cheese, if Paneer lightly toss the cubes
1 15 oz can of black beans, rinsed
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 mango, chopped
1/2 red pepper, chopped
1 lime, squeezed
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 avocados, halved and pit removed
cilantro for garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. In a frying pan, cook the paneer on low-medium heat until crispy. Let cool.

2. In a strainer, rinse the black beans.

3. In a large bowl, combine the paneer, beans, tomatoes, mango, red pepper, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

4. Cut the avocados in half and remove the seeds. Scoop a generous serving of the black bean salad onto each avocado half. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

Grape, Goat Cheese and Onion Baguette

I found a lovely and unexpected combination of flavors - grapes, onion, vinegar and goat cheese together are something that I will definitely return to again.

Ingredients (makes 15)

- 1 baguette
- 7 ounces (200 g) soft goat cheese

{ salsa }
- 18 ounces (500 g) red grapes
- 1 red onion
- fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- salt & pepper

Slice the baguette and toast the slices quickly in the oven until crispy. Chop the grapes and onion. Finely chop some parsley. Mix in a bowl and add in red wine vinegar. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Spread a generous layer of goat cheese on the bread slices. If the goat cheese seems too stiff, mix in a splash of milk to make it more spreadable. Spoon a big spoonful of grape salsa on top and serve.

{ recipe adapted from sprouted kitchen }