Have rediscovered my white and black sesame seeds for Savoury Broccoli Cake and Black Noodle Salad made quite recently, I have been scattering it generously over various dishes.
Most recently was when I made Nasu dengaku . Nasu dengaku also known as Miso Aubergine is a Japanese dish. Miso Aubergine seem to be quite popular at the moment and I can uunderstand why they are, but in order to appreciate it, you have to like aubergines. I think what lifts the aubergine to a different level is the miso glaze and its umami flavours that have grown on me, a bit like Marmite.
Sprinkled further with black and White Sesame Seed Miso Glazed Aubergines takes this dish to a different level indeed.
These oven baked Miso Glazed Aubergines were served with a side of steamed white rice, but I must add, some edamame beans would have rounded this dish of perfectly for colour, texture and balance.
Inspired by this Japan Centre and this other recipe for Nasu dengaku. I am sharing this post with Bookmarked Recipes hosted by Tinned Tomatoes.
I am afraid the next few posts, like the previous one may be very green.
With St Patrick's Day a few days away, I am even more inspired.
To be absolutely honest, I was prompted and inspired to make an Irish soda bread a few weeks back, when an Irish colleague at work started raving about Irish Soda Bread. She spoke about it with so much passion that it reminded me of how much I actually liked Irish soda bread, but also how easy it was to make. I have made many variations in the past, with dried fruit, fresh fruit like summer berries, with bananas, nuts and cheese.
A month or so back, I found a tub of matcha - green tea powder that I had picked up from a Oriental supermarket a year back and decided to include that in my Irish soda bread recipe. Yes, I know I could have just used a bit of green food colouring, (rather than this expensive powder ) but I was curious to try it out in a sweet bread, as I've seen Matcha used in chocolate eclairs, cupcakes, cheesecakes and lattes (vegan and dairy versions).
When the Matcha Sweet Soda Bread came out of the oven, it seemed to have lost its green colouring, but when we sliced into it, we could see a shade of green-ness. Its not in your face kind of green, but a light gentle soothing green. We spread a little butter on top and ate it warm, it was quite nice. I am sharing a slice of this Soda Bread to Caroline Makes and More Than Occasional Baker for Alphabakes. The theme this month is the letter S (for Soda Bread). I am also sharing it with Eat Your Veg and Bangers and Mash for March edition of Family Foodies event: the theme is Let's Go Baking.
