Thursday, 26 January 2012

Grilled veges and Thai dressing


You may have noticed, I am not very good at naming dishes. So the title of this dish is exactly what it is - some grilled vegetables, with some Thai dressing. Easy. Oh, and it's just enough for 2 people. 

Grilled Veges

1/2 capsicum 
1/2 courgette
1/2 red onion
1 spring onion
1 big handful baby spinach

Thai Dressing

1 clove garlic
1cm piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon chopped red chilli
1 teaspoon lemongrass
1 tablespoon soy sauce
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon canola oil

Slice up your veges (apart from the baby spinach, which you can leave to one side) and cook either on the barbecue or under the boring old oven grill for around 5 minutes, when they should be nicely coloured and charred. 

In a mortar and pestle, smash up your garlic, ginger, lemongrass and chilli. Stir in the soy sauce, lemon juice and zest, and canola oil. 

Fill a bowl with the spinach, and cover with the grilled vegetables - their heat will wilt the spinach a little. Pour the dressing over the veges while they're still warm. Yum.

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