Lentil soup recipe

Lentil soup is fast, filling, nutritious and thrifty. Lentils are inexpensive and packed with fiber and protein. This recipe is great for people who decided to keep the fast.

You will need:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion, chopped finely

3 garlic cloves, minced

2-3 tomatoes

1 carrot

2-3 potatoes

½ cup of cream (facoltative)

2 cup of red lentils

Salt

1-1.5 l vegetable broth or water

fresh and dry mint

Peel potatoes, cut into medium pieces and put into a pan. Peel the carrot and chop it. In other pan fry chopped onion, carrot and garlic. When potatoes are half cooked add fried vegetables and tomatoes in pan. Put lentils and salt. Boil until soup is cooked. Put the mint and if you want put the cream. Pass the soup in blender.

Put in the plate and decorate with fresh mint.

Buon Appetito!

Greek cuisine - Tzaziki

When I visited Greece for the first time I immediately fell in love with the Greek cuisine even thought I am a big fan of Italian and Russian food.

So I’d like to share with you a recipe of a simple but very tasty Greek sauce, tzatziki. It is perfect when served with grilled meat, pita or flat bread.

Ingredients:
1 kg (2.2 lbs) cucumbers, peeled, seeded and grated
300 to 400 gr (0.7-0.9 lbs) of Greek yogurt
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced finely
Fresh chopped dill to taste
Pinch of salt

Transfer the prepared cucumbers to a colander and mix it with minced garlic, salt and dill. Squeeze the extra liquid from them 2-3 time during 1 hour. Refrigerate vegetables for about 2 to 4 hours. Squeeze the extra liquid again and mix with yogurt right before serving.






Transfer to a serving plate and serve with fresh sliced cucumber or olives. Enjoy!

Spaghetti alla matriciana

I'm living in Italy. This is the country with long traditions, also in the kitchen. Especially is famous for pasta. I decided to put here some recipes. In one of previouse post i explain how to cook Spaghetti with garlic, olio and hot pepper - It's one of the dish we cook often at home. Today I explain another one simple recipe of pasta, that you can cook for a dinner - Spaghetti alla matriciana. It's famous italian plate you can find in most of italian restourants in all the world. It dos't need many ingredients and only 30 minutes to cook!