New Zealand : From Our Land To Your Table
Assalamualaikum and hello lovelies! :)
2 weeks ago I attended a cooking demonstration with Nadia Lim, New Zealand Masterchef winner alongside my blogger friends. It was such a fun and intimate event that we can really interact with Nadia while she is cooking. Nadia Lim was here in the conjunction of the New Zealand Week in Malaysia. She cooked awesome food using New Zealand's best ingredients and I will talk you through the recipe if you are interested to try them out! ^_^ The cooking demonstration is held in Berjaya University College of Hospitality. Berjaya University College of Hospitality is Malaysia's premier university college specializing in Hospitality, Tourism and Services Industry. If you or your siblings, or even your children is looking for a university that provides education on hospitality, tourism, culinary, pattiserie, events, golf, retail and business, you might want to pay Berjaya University College of Hospitality a visit.
Berjaya University College of Hospitality
Level 11 West, Berjaya Times Square,
No. 1 Jalan Imbi
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03 2687 7000
Fax : 03 2687 7001
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For more information on Berjaya University College of Hospitality, kindly visit these sites :
Official Website : http://www.berjaya.edu.my
Official Facebook Page : berjaya.edu.my/facebook
Official Twitter : berjaya.edu.my/twitter
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Okay, lets get into the cooking demonstration, shall we? :)
Nadia Lim's book, Good Food Cook Book emphasizes on easy, healthy and delicious recipes. Just a little fact, Nadia's father is a Malaysian Chinese and her mother is a Kiwi. So yeah, that makes her a Malaysian. :) I always feel proud and happy whenever I met someone who is successful and a Malaysian too! :D Nadia Lim has a new venture called 'My Food Bag' which is a home delivery business that provides healthy ingredients (groceries) for her customers to promote healthy eating. Click HERE to find out more about 'My Food Bag'
So what's the menu? ;)
GREEN COLADA
2 - 2 1/2 cups cubes fresh ripe pineapple (frozen)
1 ripe banana (frozen)
1 1/2 - 2 cups chopped spinach leaves (leaves only)
1 small ripe avocado
Juice of a lime
1 1/2 cups water or Mill Orchard apple juice
HOW TO :
Blend everything together until smooth!
This is so refreshing and cooling. Yummy, this is so goooooooooood! :)
CHOCOLATE AVOCADO MOUSSE
2 medium firm ripe avocados
200g dark chocolate (cut into smaller pieces)
2-3 tbsps of honey
1/2 cup of milk, water or coconut milk
Fresh berries and grated chocolate for garnish
HOW TO :
1. Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
2. Mix avocado, melted chocolate, honey and liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Spoon into serving glasses and refrigerated for 10 - 15 minutes.
4. Garnish with berries and grated chocolate.
If you love chocolate, you would definitely love this dessert. It is very creamy and chocolatey! ;)
SALMON AND AVOCADO TARTARE
Fresh King Salmon fillet (skin removed and pin-boned)
1 1/2 tbsps chopped capers
2 tbsps finely minced shallots
2 tbsps finely chopped chives
1 tbsp finely chopped dill
Juice of 1 lemon
2 firm ripe avocadoes (diced into 1cm cubes)
1 tbsp of Village Press Infused Garlic Olive Oil
Flaky Sea Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Rice wafers from Rutherford & Meyer and Beetroot Relish from Maison Tree (to serve)
HOW TO :
1. Finely diced salmon into 0.5 - 1 cm cubes
2. Mix diced salmon, capers, shallots, chives, dill and lemon zest together. This mixture can be kept in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
3. Mix in the mixture with lemon juice, olive oil, avocado, flaky sea salt and black pepper when you are ready to serve.
4. To serve, divide the mixture into 4 parts and pack into 4 small ramekins or tea cups. Press mixture gently but firmly wit the back of a spoon. Invert each tartare on individual plates.
5. Serve with rice wafers and beetroot relish on the side.
This Salmon and Avocado Tartare is to die for. It is refreshing and the salmon is so good. I can totally taste the freshness and yes I love salmon, so this is right up in my alley. All the flavours mix well together and create a wonderful taste in my mouth. I would definitely try this out once again! :)
Thank you so much Nadia for being awesome, it was a pleasure meeting and watching you cook. Good lock for your future projects! :)
We got to bring home this yummy cookies! ;)
And also this Mystery Bag! Read this post if you want to know more about the Mystery Bag Challenge wher I created Smoke Salmon Mini Frittata recipe! ^_^
All of these food and beverage products from New Zealand is brought in by Awana Sanctuary (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. The family-owned company is established in 2009 and their vision is to introduced New Zealand's best produce to Malaysian consumers. They have a wide variety of New Zealands best products from brands such as The Village Press (producers of Fine New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and Rutherford & Meyer (products such as fruit paste, gourmet wafers, honey, waferbites and rice wafers).
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For more information on Awana Sanctuary (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, kindly visit these links :
Official Website : www.awanasanctuary.com
Official Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/AwanaSanctuaryMalaysia
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Till then,
xoxo,
Sabby Prue
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