Summer Lunch

 

CORN SOUP        

INGREDIENTS:

One leek including the roots
Three hears of fresh corn stripped from the cob,
One carrot cut julienne style
One parsnip cubed
some Wakame sea weed cut in little peaces
7 cups spring water
one Tablesp  Barley miso
One Tablesp white miso

PREPARATION:

In a soup pot put the water, the roots of the leek minced and the white part diced, (reserve the green leafs for later), corn and carrots, bring to a boil, reduce flame and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the wakame simmer 3/5 minutes, add  the diced green leaf of leek.
On the side mix the miso with some hot broth and dilute with the back of a small spoon.
Pour the miso into the soup, continue to simmer another minute and serve with some cut up scallions for garnish.

FRIED RICE

INGREDIENTS:                                      
One small onion finely diced
Four cups of cooked brown rice
A ¼ cup of small diced tofu
One fresh corn stripped from the cob,
One carrot julienne style
one small summer squash diced
Few diced mushrooms
½ cup cut broccoli flovers
One Tablsp sunflower oil

PREPARATION:

Heat a skillet pour oil and onions, soutèd stirring until is translucent, add corn, carrots, summer squash, mix with a wooden spoon  and cover with a lid for a minute
add tofu, mix and cover for 3 minutes, add mushrooms and broccoli, mix and cover for another 2/3 minutes. Add rice using your hands to break down the lumps add Soy sauce, mix well, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, and serve

PRESSED SALAD

INGREDIENTS:                                                       

½ head of leafy green lettuce chopped
One cup white cabbage finely sliced
½ cup red cabbage finely sliced
One carrot, use a potato peeler to make fine strips
One seedless cucumber slice finely
Sea Salt
Rice vinegar

PREPARATION:
Put all the vegetables into a bowl, add few pinches of salt mix well
add a plate on the salad and a heavy plate over the dish (make so that the dish doesn’t touch the side of the bowl) and press the salad for two hours.
Remove plate, add a Tabl of vinegar
Mix well and serve

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