but some days I have to pinch myself and remember to be grateful for the bounty we have on our table.
Last night for dinner I invented a dish using fresh mussels of the fantastic kind - $3 per kilo: how wonderful is that? and some tarakihi that was on special at the supermarket. So for $8 we had
Herb, Mussel and Fish fritters
Small handfuls of fresh tarragon, coriander and parsley chopped up with 10 steamed mussels, then add 3 eggs, half cup of flour and 350gm cubed fish. Fried in rice bran oil... and while that was cooking I rustled up a Tomato, Chilli and Caper Sauce
half cup sun dried tomatoes
1 fresh tomato
plenty of lemon juice
garlic and fresh coriander
red chilli pulp - about 1 tsp
2 tbsp capers
Chop all that in the blender and while it's running, add a little aioli if you have it - just enough to make it run wthout over-pureeing. It's nice to have some texture.
Don't be too worried if you're missing things - just add and subtract to taste.
So that was a delicious dinner, and with leftover fritters and sauce we had the makings of a fine breakfast. But could we stop there? Oh no! Let's smoke a little more of that salmon...
Hot, flavoursome, flakes drifting apart, literally melt-in-the-mouth.
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