Chicken Lo Mein with greens

Ingredients
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 10 ounces broccoli florets
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 4 green onions
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 cup shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
  • 1/2 cup dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • Noodles
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Fresh lemon juice to taste
Preparation
  • Slice chicken breasts halves in thin slices. Put chicken in a bowl, season with salt and black pepper. You may add some soy sauce and/or fresh lemon juice.
  • Slice green onions, carrots, and shiitake mushrooms. Cut broccoli florets in half.
  • Prepare sauce: mix chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil in a bowl.
  • Cook noodles according to directions. Drain out the water.
  • Prepare medium heat pan with vegetable oil. Stir-fry chicken for about 3 minutes.
  • Reduce heat, add ginger and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
  • Add onion, carrot, mushrooms, and broccoli. Stir-fry 3-5 minutes and pour in sauce. Stir-fry chicken until cooked.
  • Add noodles and toss well.

Thai Coconut chicken

Ingredients
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 medium-size cup green beans
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 ounces coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Salt to taste
Preparation
  • Slice chicken breasts. Place chicken in bowl; add curry powder, black pepper and mix.
  • Prepare medium-heat pan. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes stirring frequently.
  • Reduce heat; add green beans, onion, and shredded carrot. Fry for about 3 minutes.
  • Pour coconut milk on pan and cook for about 10 minutes.
  • Serve with rice.

Classic Russian salad

Ingredients
  • 1 pound potato
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 paprika
  • ¼ pound peas
  • ¼ pound string beans
  • ¼ pound mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons marinated capers
  • 2 tablespoons capers marinade
  • 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Salt
Preparation
  • Dice potato and carrots. Add salt and boil 5 minutes. Place dices in colander and allow water to drain out.
  • Cut string beans and boil them 10 minutes. Place beans in colander and cool them down.
  • Separate paprika pulp from the seeds. Dice paprika and boil it with peas for about 3 minutes.
  • Put boiled vegetables in big dish, add capers and mix.
  • Place mayonnaise, sugar, capers marinade, and vinegar in dish. Add salt, mix everything and dress the salad with this mixture.
  • Refrigerate salad for about one hour before serving.

Beetroot salad recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 pound potato
  • 1 pound beetroot
  • 3 salted cucumbers
  • 1 onion
  • 4 ounces vegetable oil
  • Salt
Preparation
  • Wash potatoes and beetroot. Boil them and peel. Dice vegetables.
  • Put potatoes, onion and cucumbers in a bowl. Add vegetable oil, season with salt and mix ingredients.
  • Add beetroot and mix again. Refrigerate for about an hour before eating.

Chinese salad with ramen noodles

Ingredients
  • 1 package ramen noodles
  • Sliced red pepper
  • 1 grated carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Preparation
  • Place ramen noodles in a bowl and crunch up them.
  • Add pepper, carrot, onion and seeds. Coat with vegetable oil and vinegar.
  • Mix all ingredients and refrigerate for about one hour before serving.

Scallops with lemon

Ingredients
  • 1 pound scallops
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 sliced tomato
  • 1 sliced cucumber
  • 2 celery roots
  • 2 parsley roots
  • Black pepper seeds
  • Salt
Preparation
  • Wash celery and parsley roots in cold water.
  • Put scallops in boiling salted water. Add black pepper and roots. Boil 10 minutes.
  • Cool scallops, slice them and put on dish. Squeeze one lemon.
  • Serve with sliced lemon, cucumber and tomato.