Bruschetta 1

I had a chicken tomato bruschetta for breakfast today.  It is a simple item which I had planned since last night.  So as I arrived home after gym, I prepared the chicken filling ahead of time.  Upon request, I'm putting this simple simple recipe as an entry for you who'd like to make these yourselves.  However I'm not giving specific measurement as this is truly up to your preference on its taste.

I will try to post other filling recipe for bruschetta, but for now this is what I have.

Chicken Bruschetta

The Filling:
*  Please take note these are only approximate measurement for guidance. Please tailor to your own taste.

Ingredients
2     pieces of stored bought fried chicken (I bought Giant's -they're not bad and quite cheap too), shredded and diced
1     tomato (buang tengahnya dan potong dadu)
1     tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1     tbsp Sunquick orange juice (or any concentrated juice yang masam) OR lemon juice OR lime juice
salt & pepper


Method:

1.     Mix extra virgin olive oil, salt, peper, Sunquick concentrate (or lemon/lime juice) in a bowl and add in the diced chicken and tomato. Mix well and refrigerate over night.



The Toast

Ingredients:
1     loaf of the long French baguette (roti Perancis), cut at a bias (potong serong)
extra virgin olive oil
dried herbs - oregano/thyme/rosemary

Method:

1.     Preheat your oven at 180 C
2.     Brush the French baguette with olive oil
3,     Spread chicken filling on the bread
4.     Sprinkle dried herbs on top
5.     Drizzle a little olive oil on the filling to keep it moist
6.     Bake for 5-7 minutes and serve.

It's a very simple recipe that anyone can make them unless you're LAZY  :-)

Gila Sandwich!

I LOVEEEEE sandwiches!  Sangat2 suka, sebab bagi saya, sandwich adalah makanan yang paling mudah untuk disediakan.  Ianya juga adalah antara kategori makanan yang tidak terlalu tinggi kandungan kalorinya, bergantung kepada roti yang digunakan, inti yang digunakan, juga sapuan yang digunakan.  Saya tergerak untuk membuat koleksi sandwich di dalam blog saya ini.  Dari masa ke semasa bila ada idea dan sudah dilaksanakan, saya akan kongsi bersama rakan2 semua.

Kenapa saya suka sandwich? Di antara sebab penting adalah kerana ia mudah untuk disediakan. Ada sandwich yang semudah menyapu butter pada roti dan taburkan gula di atasnya.  Itulah di antara sandwich pertama yang mak saya ajar untuk buat sewaktu kecil dahulu, ketika sudah pandai mengorek isi peti ais dan kabinet dapur untuk menyediakan makanan mudah untuk diri sendiri.  Jika anda berusia sekitar umur saya yang sudah hampir 42 pada tahun ini, saya yakin anda juga pernah makan sandwich roti disapu Planta atau butter dan ditabur gula. Sandwich apa lagi ya... peanut butter & jelly, sandwich telur rebus yang dilenyek dan dicampur mayonnaise dan black pepper...sekadar menamakan beberapa contoh sandwich yang dulu2 saya biasa makan.  Tapi bila dah selalu sangat makan sandwich telur tu mula rasa muak, jadi saya mula jadi lebih creative dan mencipta inti sandwich yang lebih sedap dan dengan sedikit kelainan untuk mengisi selera saya.

Ada satu recipe yang telah saya kategorikan di bawah "Sandwiches" untuk anda cuba. Akan saya tambah recipe lain agar dapat anda nikmati sendiri tanpa perlu membeli di luar lagi.  Anda juga akan dapat mengawal penggunaan bahan2 yang berkalori tinggi dengan sendiri, mengikut keperluan masing2.

Healthy Sandwich

Let's try to eat healthy so that we could minimize the contents of sugar and fat in our bodies. Today I made myself what I consider a healthy sandwich for breakfast.  Healthy doesn't mean TAK SEDAP.  Healthy doesn't also mean you don't eat PEMBERIAN & NIKMAT ALLAH.  Remember, too much of anything is not good for us. Let me quote and example, asparthame is supposed to be good for us because it helps us to reduce the consumption of sugar; but on the other hand, too much of asparthame can cause CANCER. I read that somewhere on internet and the newspaper many years ago.  So what we need to do is be MODERATE in everything we do - so that we could make the most of God's nature and live a great life.  Back to my breakfast today...two days ago, I discovered a new product line by Gardenia which they named the "Sommerset Cottage".  I picked the wholemeal multi grain & seeds.  There's a little crunch when you bite into the bread...errr... why am I promoting Gardenia here? Hmmm.... Sorry, I'm a little distracted.  Anyway, I prepared myself quite a lean sandwich, I'm not so sure how much in calories they total up to, but I'd say they're healthy sandwiches.  Here's the simple recipe for the simple very filling sandwich:

Healthy Sandwich

Ingredients

4     slices of Gardenia wholemeal multi grain & seeds bread

2     large leaves of butter head lettuce

Caramelized onions

Shredded  steamed chicken (as much as you like)

Margarine for spread (I spread on only one side of the sandwich)

Preparation method

1.     Spread one side of your sandwich with margarine

2.     Arrange shredded chicken & caramelized onion

3.     Top with butter head lettuce

4.     Sandwich them with the two remaining sliced of bread.

Voila! Done!  Enjoy your "healthy" sandwich.  Will be back later with other recipes.  Have a great weekend, my friends...