Purple salad

At the local farmers market I found this beautiful purple mizuna that I already used in a recipe Sunday. I love mizuna because it’s fresh, crunchy and easy to prepare, and this purple one is particularly pretty. I also found some beautiful purple sweet potatoes (紫芋-murasaki imo) and decided to prepare a big salad for our guests visiting us. I baked the potatoes in the oven wrapped in aluminum foil until soft, then I peeled them and cut them in small pieces. I washed a lettuce, a tomato and some mizuna, cut all in bites, and added some black sesame, olive oil, salt. Additionally you can add grilled tuna, smoked chicken… 

Kabocha and mushrooms tart

An other tart with another composition, and another tart crust.

This one is largely inspired by chef Georges Ennis (@chefgygglz) kale-nutternut-shiitake tart last week, but my recipe is much lighter, quicker and features no cheese (not that I wouldn’t like, but my husband yes). I like very much the addition of the kabocha, first visually, then tastewise because it’s soft and sweet.

For the dough I prepared a classic simple sable dough that I rolled thinly in a large circle to fit my tart dish. I washed and sliced the mushrooms: shiitake, shimeji, oyster mushrooms and cooked them in a bit of olive oil and salt. I then topped the pie crust with them. Added 1/4 of kabocha thinly sliced. I finally prepared a batter with eggs, soya milk, salt and pepper and added to the rest of the tart. I baked the tart 30min at 180deg. You can serve warm or cold, both are delicious! 

Energy macrobiotic lunch

With chillier days we try to play tennis not in the morning anymore but in the afternoon, so before we go we need a good lunch full of energy. Inspired by the book of macrobiotic recipes, I came up with a nice one-bowl recipe using a base of brown rice, some seasonal sautéed veggies: kabocha, purple sweet potato, turnip in sesame oil, and a piece of Koya-dofu diced in the veggies. I topped the whole with fresh purple mizuna. 

Simple, light and full of good energy before our game! 

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