Days of salads and Daiquiris

I stopped for a while my herbal series to share with you this wonderful moment that we spent in family.
I think that I more and more, like the lifestyle that the Argentines had.

As usual here good weather (or not) means lunch or dinner out door if you had a green in your backyard. Is common to do it and I really appreciate this, is relaxing and makes you feel in vacation

This week end my husband and me, feeling the pleasant summer evening breeze we plan in this moment in put some chicken and sausages in the barbecue.

I love summer days because of this, less work for me. We spent a lot of time out of the house and I just prepare the drinks and salad, in this day I made strawberry daiquiris and Caesar Salad.

For the Caesar Salad I used:

1 or 2 cloves garlic (we love garlic, so, if you don’t be a garlic addict just use one clove) minced

2 tablespoon mayonnaise

2 tablespoon milk or cream (I prefer milk)

1 teaspoon Dijon’s mustard

2 or 3 anchovies, drained

Parmesan shavings

Salt, but be careful the anchovies and the mayonnaise are salted too, then I didn’t use

Your favorite lettuce

Ground black pepper

In a blender or in a mortar mix well all ingredients

Put over the salad with baked croutons made with bread cut in squares and toss with olive oil. Spread bread cubes out on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, stirring several times, until golden brown.

Sprinkle the salad with parmesan cheese

For the Strawberries Daiquiris I used

Juice of 2 limes or lemons
2 tablespoon of icing sugar
125ml of white rum
6 strawberries
Dash of strawberry liqueur

Dash of pomegranate syrup

Approximately 250ml of crushed ice

In a blender, add all of the above ingredients until they are nice and frothy. Pour into a daiquiri glass (preferably enormous) and share with your friends or in a romantic night with your husband like me!

Strawberries Batida, on vacations

Strawberries Batida

For who know Brazil knows about the infinity of fruits that exist there. It is very ordinary find natural juices in any place, squeezed or beaten at once. The batida is a drink that contains a part of cachaça (pronounced cashaza) that is an alcoholic beverage made with sugar cane juice, fresh fruits and a part of condensed milk. Everything is put in a blender with ice and the result is Batida, in fact it means something like a shake. In any beach or bar is easily to find in all Brazil and can made with any fruit. As now it is strawberries season I decided to make a strawberries batida The batida also comes well to make it with one part of coconut milk, cachaça and condensed milk. Another that is very good, is make it with peanut butter. The liquor can be substituted by vodka. But be careful it seems inoffensive....but is pretty alcoholic.