mixed bean and avocado fajitas.

A simple vegetarian recipe made up of a Mexican bean medley, homemade guacamole and Quorn chicken style pieces cooked in fajita spices. I've been making a lot of tortilla and burrito styles dishes lately so thought I'd share this one with you too.

making sushi at home: sushi simplicity by miyuki matsuo.

if you follow my little old blog, you'll know that i'm quite frankly sushi mad. so when i was asked if i'd like a preview of the upcoming sushi simplicity by miyuki matsuo it was a no brainer. on the shelves in early 2014, i couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy and try out some diy sushi at home! sadly i don't have a sushi belt in my house (yet) but i have to say still had lots of fun playing around with techniques colours, and flavours.

grilled salmon and avocado salad.

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♥ salmon fillet
♥ handful of rocket
♥ cracked black pepper

♥ one avocado

i know i claim a lot of my favourite dishes are simple. and i'm probably a tad biased/make them too much. but with this one it really is a "bung it".

simply grill the salmon for 10 mins on a medium heat, checking it flakes away if you break it with a fork. then toss it with sliced avocado and rocket. or whatever your favourite salad leaves are really :) healthy and filling!

diy sushi.

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♥ sheets of nori (toasted seaweed)
♥ salmon fillet, cooked
♥ one avocado
♥ sushi rice, seasoned with a tsp of rice wine vinegar

♥ mayonnaise

these handrolls, also known as temaki, are great as a snack, as a starter, shared with friends, or as part of other japanese treats.

for mine i used grilled salmon, with a slice of avocado and a little mayonnaise. i used cooked salmon with just light use of olive oil as i did not want to risk use of fresh sushi-grade salmon on my first attempt and knew regular supermarket salmon could be dangerous raw. i bought the nori from a local chinese supermarket though i am sure there is such thing as a fish based japanese mayonnaise or added sesame seeds for that extra something.

sushi rice can be as simple or as complicated as you want to describe it. to put it into better words, follow this recipe.

handrolls include fillings such as crab sticks, soft shell crab or veggie options.

we also tried making a crispy salmon skin roll, for which we asked for the offcuts at a local fish counter, fried them up in a pan and served in a temaki.

i used a diy video to help me prepare the roll like so.