Category: Starters
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Star Anise Peanuts
https://sundaynitedinner.com/images/pictobrowser.swf <!– Hungry Bear is always searching for good Chinese food cookbooks and her latest find is The Seventh Daughter by Cecilia Chiang. One of the dishes that caught her eye were these star anise peanuts. They are a good alternative to salted peanuts or honey roasted peanuts. Hungry Bear made this simple snack a…
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Egg, Mint and Cucumber Canapés
One of her unique creations is this egg, mint and cucumber canapé. The canapés are tasty and super simple to make. They only require cutting up an omelette and slicing a cucumber. Top them with a piece of mint and a splash of hot sauce and voilà. They are light and easy to eat during…
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Leek and Onion Tart
The tart had a pizza-like crust and the deeply caramelized onions and leeks were super sweet. There was also a hint of licorice flavor from the fennel seeds. Although it was not difficult to make, it was time consuming to make the dough and sauté the onions and leeks.
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Goi Cuon with Peanut Hoisin Dipping Sauce
Now to the best part, my Dad’s spicy peanut Hoisin sauce, this peanut sauce completely rocks! And it’s super easy to make, taking only five minutes. The sauce relegates the goi cuon to just a delivery device to get the peanut sauce into my mouth. It’s a great combination of spicy, sweet, salty and creamy.
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Chickpea Salad with Roasted Pepper Puree
We were extremely happy with our chickpea salad recreation. The quenelles of roasted red pepper puree were fantastic on their own. Add them to a minty chickpea salad with mozzarella cheese and you have a great starter course or even a complete meal. We were hesitant to splurge on burrata cheese the first time we…
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Vietnamese Crispy Spring Rolls (Cha Gio)
Crispy spring rolls, egg rolls or imperial rolls, whatever you call them, it’s cha gio in Vietnamese. My mom’s cha gio was one of my favorite things to eat growing up. Nothing compares to my mom’s crispy spring rolls. I know I say that about all of her cooking, but I really mean it. When…
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