Recept na domácu granolu som sa chystala pridať už dlhšie. Je zdravá, chutná, výživná a neskutočne jednoduchá na prípravu. Čo vlastne tá granola je? Odpoveď je jednoduchá. Sú to zapečené, ochutené vločky. Keď prídete na to, aké je to jednoduché pripraviť si ich doma, určite ich už nebudete kupovať. Existuje nekonečne veľa možností ako si ju ochutiť... Fantázii sa medze nekladú. Ja som tento krát pripravila granolu so semienkami. Vy si do tej vašej môžete namiešať čokoľvek podľa vašej chuti. Ja ju mám najradšej s jogurtom, alebo ako "chrumky", tú dózu z fotky som ešte v ten deň zjedla na posedenie...:-)

I have been plannig to post homemade granola recipe for a longer time. It is healthy, tasty, nutritious, and incredibly easy to prepare. What exactly granola is? The answer is simple. It is flavored and baked oatmeal. When you find out how easy it is to prepare it at home, you won't definitely buy it any more. There are endless possibilities how to make your own... Imagination has no limits. For this time I have prepared multi-seeds granola. You can combine anything according to your taste. I prefer it with yoghurt for breakfast, or as a healthy snack for evening. The content of a  container on upper picture was gone the same evening, the picture was taken... :-)

Mix well all ingredients and spread evenly on baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for about 30 minutes at 150°C until crispy. Mix it 2-3 times during the baking time. Let it cool and store in an airtight container.

There is not enough spreads for me. They are suitable for any occasion, either for breakfast, brunch, fast dinner, or simply as a snack for the party. I have to say that this spread is one of my favorite so I have decided to share it with you. I served it with homemade mini rolls.

Spread:
 
1 boned smoked mackerel
50g butter at room temperature
200g cream cheese
2 small shallots, finely chopped
1 tbsp full fat mustard*
freshly ground black pepper
chives

Beat butter with cream cheese and mustard. Then add boned smoked mackerel, mix it with other ingredients and season if needed.

Homemade mini rolls:

250g whole wheat flour
250g all purpose flour
2 tbsp cane sugar
42g fresh yeast
200-250 ml of lukewarm milk
100 ml of olive oil
2 egg yolks
salt

Stir yeast in the milk and add with other ingredients into a bowl and knead until smooth. Once the dough is smooth move on to a floured rolling board and continue kneading. Divide the dough into two parts. Roll the first half and divide into triangles and roll them up from wider end and place them on the tray lined with baking paper. Let them rise for at least 30 minutes and in the meantime, preheat the oven to 170°C. Before you put rolls in the oven brush them with the beaten egg and sprinkle with seeds, cumin seeds and salt according to your choice. Bake for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

* As far as I know, full fat mustard is unavailable anywhere else abroad but central Europe (Slovakia, Czech rep.). It has its specific flavour, different from english or dijon mustard, but I suppose that you can substitute it with any other kind available, only watch the amount. 

Enjoy

Po dlhšej odmlke pridávam rýchly a zdravý šalát, ako stvorený po období ťažších jedál a sladkostí. Na tento šalát som použila kombináciu uvarenej fazuľky mungo, ktorá je výživná, stonkového zeleru a vinaigrette s dijonskou horčicou, ktoré sa výborne dopĺňajú. Šalát môžeme podávať s grilovaným mäsom tak, ako som ho podávala ja, ale výborný je aj sám o sebe. Dúfam, že Vám bude chutiť.

Šalát:

cca 1/2 balíčka poľného šalátu (tzv. poľníčka)
cca 2 stonky zeleru
1 červená cibuľa
uvarená fazuľka mungo
Vinaigrette s dijonskou horčicou
6 p.l. extra panenského olivového oleja
2 p.l. červeného vinného octa
soľ, čerstvo mleté čierne korenie a dijonská horčica (na dochutenie)

Jednoducho zmiešame ingrediencie na šalát a na vinaigrette samostatne. Vinaigrette ochutíme podľa svojej chuti a pridáme do šalátu v želanom množstve.

Dobrú chuť

After a longer break, I'm posting a quick and healthy salad, suitable for after-holiday season. I chose cooked mung beans, which are quite nutritious and combination of celery sticks and Dijon mustard vinaigrette fitting perfectly for this salad. You can serve it with grilled meat as I did but salad tastes delicious itself. I hope you will like this recipe.

Salad:

approx. 1/2 packet of Lamb's lettuce
approx. 2 celery sticks
approx. 1 red onion
cooked mung bean
Dijon mustard vinaigrette
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt, freshly ground black pepper, dijon mustard (for seasoning)

Simply mix all ingredients for salad and vinaigrette separately. Season the vinaigrette according to your taste and add as much of it to the salad as you wish.

Enjoy.