Caprese Salad

Ingredients:

150g cherry tomatoes, sliced

125g light mini mozzarella cheese balls (you can use regular mozzarella balls), sliced

Fresh basil leaves about 8 to 10 leaves

1 tbs olive oil

2 tbs balsamic vinegar

1 tsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp sugar

Salt and pepper 

• For the dressing, in a bowl, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir until the sugar is entirely dissolved.
• In a serving plate, arrange the tomatoes and mozzarella slices. Drizzle with the prepared dressing, top it with fresh basil leaves. 

Potato Salad with Bacon

Ingredients:
1 kg waxy potatoes such as Yukon Gold (Potatoes which stays firm when cooked)
2 small onions, chopped
100g smoked bacon, diced
2 tbs vegetable oil
100 ml apple vinegar
150 ml water
1 tsp chicken stock powder
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp mustard
A bunch of chives, chopped

• Clean the potatoes, put them in a cooking bowl, pour water enough to cover the potatoes and cook it for about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let them cool and peel them. 
• Slice the potatoes about 1/2 cm thick and place them in a large bowl.
• In a preheated pan, cook the bacon (without oil) until crisp and brown, set aside. Preheat 2 tablespoon oil ans then add in the onion, cook for about 2 minutes and then add the vinegar and water, let it cook for another 2 minutes. Add in the stock powder, mustard and season it with salt and pepper.
• Pour in the vinegar mixture to the potatoes, mix them well and set them aside for about 1 hours. 
• Garnish the potatoes with chives and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if needed.

Asinan Buah Bogor (Bogor Fruit Salad)

I saw my mom eating the fruit salad on Skype as she just got back from Bogor, West Java. Then i thought why not making it by myself, i went to a local market and bought a good quality pineapple and a mango. Unfortunately some of the fruits used in the fruit salad such as snake fruit (salak),  Java apple (jambu merah) or jicama (bengkoang) are not available in Germany. If you like, you can add some cucumber strips instead. I let the fruit salad cool for about 3 hours in the fridge, it is so refreshing!!  

Ingredients:
1 fresh pineapple, peeled, core removed, cut into chunks
1 mango, peeled and cut into strips
1 lt water
50 ml white vinegar
1 red chilli or more
5 tbs sugar or more
1 tbs palm sugar (gula merah)
1 dash of salt

• In a small saucepan add the palm sugar and just a little bit of water (few table spoons), heat it up just until its melted.
• In a food processor or a blender puree the chilli until smooth. Mix it with 1 lt of water.
• Pour the mixture through a sifter into an airtight container, you can add a little bit of chilli from the sifter if you like.
• Stir in the vinegar, sugar, melted palm sugar, and a dash of salt. Mix it well, taste it and adjust seasoning. Add the fruits, stir until the fruits well coated and cover it. Refrigerate for few hours before serving.

Feld Salat

Ingredients:

1 pack ready to use lamb's lettuce (feldsalat in german)

2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced

4 or 5 fresh mushroom (thinly sliced), sauté with a little bit of butter.

For the dressing:

3 tbs balsamic vinegar

1 tbs virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper

For the chicken:

2 medium chicken breast fillet, coat evenly the chicken with: 1 tbs paprika powder, 1 cloves garlic (minced), chili powder, salt and pepper. 

• Preheat a non stick skillet with 2 table spoon olive oil medium heat, add the coated chicken. Cook them for about 4 min on each sides or until fully cooked through. Slice the chicken evenly.
• In a small bowl mix well the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. 
• In a salad bowl combine the lettuce, sliced eggs, mushrooms, and top it with the chicken. Drizzle with the dressing.
• Enjoy!

Bavarian Potato Salad

Ingredients: 

7 - 8 small potatoes

1 onion, chopped

3 to 4 pickles, chopped

3 hard boiled eggs, chopped

Dressing:

1 jar mayonnaise (250ml)

11/2 tbs mustard

3 tbs vinegar (i'm using white wine vinegar)

Salt & pepper

1 tsp sugar

How To Make: 

• Lay the unpeeled potatoes in a cooking bowl, fill cold water just until the potatoes are well covered. Bring the water to boil, and then wait for another 15 minutes or more. Test with a fork or a knife, if it goes in easily then the potatoes are cooked. Drain the potatoes. Let it cool, peel & slice them.
• For the dressing: In a bowl combine the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar. Mix it well.
• In a salad bowl add the sliced potatoes, onions, pickles, eggs. Stir in the dressing.