Superfood salad and my first IGTV out for BCBG USA

Hey everyone!



I hope everyone are holding up during the difficult times we are in.
My days are going up and down, like it probably does for most people nowadays.
Today I ran the stairs in Holmenkollen with some friends, and one of them was my girlfriend who just gave birth. Such an inspiration to me! My goal for the workout was to do 1000 stairs, which is about 10 times up the stairs, after first round I was exhausted, but I made it. Still shaking but in a good way. I haven’t been doing a lot of strength training lately, so feels good to hopefully get back some muscle mass. We gotta inspire one and other and be creative with the workouts and use nature nowadays. One thing is for sure, you never regret a workout, even when it’s only for 10-15 minus.




I got such a good response on my first IGTV I did in collaboration with BCBG USA. I never thought I would get so much good feedback. It is a lot easier to post a picture, but when you post a video its much more my personality and feels more vulnerable. Thank you for everyone who are watching, and for giving me positive, but also negative feedback. I am new in the IGTV game, so still, a lot to learn!




As a lot of you have been asking about the excact ingredients for the superfood salad recipe, I dedided to post the recipe here again. The IGTV is still out on my instagram @elinesyrdalen and @BCBGgenerations instagram feed. Please send me a DM if there is anything special you would like me to talk more about or anything special you want me to make. Right now I’m working on a new pizza crust recipe, and been experimenting for a few days.




Superfood salad - what you need


Spinach - 2 handfuls
Carrot - one large
avocado - 1/2
Zucchini 1/2
Sweet potato 1/2
Tomato - 1 large or 5 mini
Pepper - I used red pepper - 1/3
Lemon - lemon peel




Topping:


Pesto 2 tbs
Basil
Seeds - I used pumpkin 2 tbs, mix of chia and sunflower




What you do


Start with heating up the oven to 200 degrees, bake the sweet potato for about 25 minuts with some olive oil and salt. While waiting for the sweet potato, wash the spinach and chop it. Use a spirelli for the carrot and the zucchini, or chop it with a knife.
You can buy a spirally on amazon or most stores that sell kitchen stuff. Chop up the rest of the ingredients and have over in the salad bowl all together.
Use a cheese grater and have some of the lemon peel on top, just a tiny bit to get some sitrus flavors. The citrus will help to make the other vegetable taste even more flavorful.




Dressing: You can use olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper, but recently I have been craving pesto! I usually just mix a ready made pesto with some water, 2 tbs pesto, and 2 tbs water mixed together. Have the mixture, over your salad, and at the end add the seeds for some crunch.




I hope you like it!
This salad takes 10 minuts to make, and a little longer if your sweet potato is not readily prepared. I usually eat sweet poato every other day, so when I bake them I always bake 2-3 at the same time and leave the rest ready in the fridge to add to my next meal.
Sweet paoatoes are a great source of fiber and really high in vitamins and especially vitamins C!
I will show you some more great and easy recipes with sweet potatoes soon, they are becoming my new favorite vegetable! Kind of funny that I used to be a big protein eater, and for so many years avoiding carbs, and now all I eat is carbs, or at least for the most part!




Have a good rest of your weekend.



Best, Eline S.

Grilled Scampi w Parmesan/Califlower mash

Om sommeren er det deilig med lette middager, spesielt med varmen nå i sommer frister det mer med salater og lett mat fra havet. Jeg er ikke spesielt fan av reker, har prøvd å like det i mange år, men egentlig gitt opp. 

Scampi derimot, elsker jeg!. Det handler kanskje om måten det er tilbredt på.. Masse hvitløk og chilli, mmm.. Ja, takk! Det eneste som tar tid med dette måltidet er scampien som må tines, med mindre man kjøper den fersk.

Dette trenger du for 2 pers ;

400 gr Scampi
5-6 Fedd hvitløk
1 Chilli
1 Stor blomkål
Olivenolje
Smør
1 Squash
Parmesan ost
Lime
Koriander
Salt og pepper

Mariner scampien med 2 ss olivenolje, salt, pepper, 1 finhakket chilli, litt revet limeskall og 4 fedd hvitløk. Jeg liker masse hvitløk, så kan hende 2 fedd holder for de som ikke liker for sterk hvitløk smak. Sett scampien i kjørleskapet og la den marinere, jo lenger jo bedre. Hvis du har dårlig tid, er det heller ikke krise om du ikke rekker denne prosessen, da kan du ha scampien direkte i stekepannen med litt olje, hvitløk og chilli. 

Skjær opp blomkålen i litt mindre biter, sett på en kjele med vann og ha oppi blomkålen når vannet koker. Kok blomkålen til den er myk.

Hell av vannet og la blomkålen ligge og holde seg varm i kjelen.

Stek scampien på relativt høy varme i 3-4 minutter, den skal ikke kokes! 

Skru ned varmen og ha oppi squashen. Jeg bruker et redskap som heter spirelli, men hvis du ikke har dette kan du bruke en osteriver. Squashen skal ikke stekes, bare varmes litt sammen med scampien. La scampien og squashen holdes varm under ett lokk til resten av middagen er klar. 

Tilbake til blomkålen. Ha oppi 2 fedd hvitløk, 1 ss smør eller olje og 50 gr raspet parmesan ost. Kjør blomkålen i en food prosessor eller med en stavmikser til den er jevn og fin pure. Tilsett til slutt salt og pepper.

Topp retten med litt koriander og fersk limejuice.

Håper det smaker!
#foodbyeline

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During summer its nicer with light dinners, especially with the heat now these days, it’s more tempting with salads or light food from the sea. I’m not a huge fan of prawns, I have tried to like it for many years, but honestly I have given up. Shrimp on the other hand, I love! It may be about the way it is prepared. Lots of garlic and chilli, yum yes, please! The only thing that takes time with this dish is that the shrimp must be thawed, unless you buy it fresh.

This is what you need for 2 servings:

400 gr shrimp
5-6 cloves of garlic
1 chili
1 large cauliflower
olive oil
butter
1 squash
parmesan cheese
lime
cilantro
Salt and pepper

Marinate the scampi with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper, 1 chopped chilli, slightly grated lime and 4 cloves of garlic. I like loads of garlic, so 2 cloves is enough for those who don’t like too strong garlic taste. Put the shrimp in the refrigerator and let it marinate, the longer the better. If you don’t have time, it’s ok to skip this process, then you just put the shrimp directly in the frying pan with some oil, garlic and chili.

Cut the cauliflower into smaller pieces, boil water and put the cauliflower in when its boiling hot. Boil the cauliflower until it is soft.

Pour out the water and leave the cauliflower in the bowl with a lid on to keep it warm.

Stir the shrimp on relatively high temperature for about 3-4 minutes, do not cook it!

Turn down the heat and add the squash. I use a tool called spirelli, but if you do not have this you can use an grater. Do not cook the squash, just heat it up with the shrimp. Leave the shrimp and the squash under a lid until the rest of the dinner is ready.

Back to the cauliflower. Sprinkle 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of butter or oil and 50 grams of grated parmesan cheese. Run the cauliflower in a food processor until it is smooth and fine. Finally add salt and pepper.

Top the dish with some cilantro and fresh lime juice.

Hope you like it!
#foodbyeline