LAZY SUNDAY BRUNCH OF POTATO GARLIC SOUP WITH CROSTINI AND PANZANELLA REASON BEING RAIN..:-)and YA A CLICK AND A TEE...

Sunday brunch was lazy one,...with sudden downpour of rain felt like having soup,...but just soup doesnt sound good,...so made paznalenna salad and crostini with tomato topping,whole meal of salad,soup and bread was filling and healthy and rain added extra flavour to the meal.

for the Potato and Garlic soup ingredients required are

onion one chopped

garlic clove four chopped

potato two chopped

chicken stock or veg stock 800ml

juice of half lemon

salt to taste

pepper to taste

cream two tbsp

choped parsley two tbsp

milk 400ml

olive oil two tbsp

Procedure

Heat oil in wok and suate onion and garlic till tender

add potatoes and stock and bring to boil.

Reduce the heat and cover and cook till potatoes are tender.

Proces in blender till smooth ,return the soup in another wok

add milk and heat without boiling,

add lemon juice salt nd pepper

before serving garnish with fresh parsley,black pepper and half tsp of cream.

for the CROSTINI BREAD

6 SLICES OF CIABATTA BREAD

GARLIC CLOVE PEELED TWO

olive oil

salt and pepper

tomato sliced half

parmesan cheese

procedure

toast the bread under preheated grill till brown

rub the garlic on the bread,sprinkle salt and drizzle oil

mix togeter tomato,cheese and pepper

spread the mixture evenly on the toasted brushetta and place under

preheated grill for two minutes to melt the cheese.

SERVE HOT WITH SOUP.

PANZANELLA SALAD

four slices of ciabatta bread tearinto pieces and keep aside

two tomatoes chopped

cucumber half chopped

onion one chopped

salt and pepper

juice of half lemon

handful of chopped fresh parsley

two tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

one tablespoon of vinegar

procedure

in a salad bowl mix ciabatta bread pieces along with

tomato,cucumber and onion,followed by parsley leaves.

in another bowl mix oil,lemon juice,vinegar,salt and pepper

pour this dressing over salad and mix well

keep in refrigerator for an hour before serving.

I handpainted this top ,have used orange,brown and pink colours to paint this top

for the INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT

AND THIS CLICK OF LASSI GOES FOR COLOUR WHITE AND GREEN FOR THE SAME EVENT HOSTED BY POOJA

CROSTINI

GOES TO MONTHLY MINGLE GRILL IT

HOSTED BY SIG AND STARTED BY MEETA

CROSTINI AND PANZANELLA SALAD GOES TO AWED ITALIAN

HOSTED BY DK OF CULINARY BAZAAR.

THANKS A LOTZ LAKSHMI,VANI,PRITI,REKHA,PURVA AND SRIKAR FOR THE AWRDS WILL PASS THEM SOON,..THATS ALL FRENS,HAPPY BLOGGIN CEEYA SOON,..:-)