Kitchen Confidential

Peach chutney with Feta

This fruit chutney garnished with Feta creates the perfect balance between sweet and salty. You’re going to ask for more!

Preparation:  10 min
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Chutney:

1/4 cup (60 mL) onion, chopped

3/4 cup (175 mL) tomatoes, chopped

2 cups (500 mL) canned or frozen peaches (defrosted), chopped

Salt

freshly ground Pepper

Garnish:

3/4 cup (175 mL) Canadian Feta, crumbled

1/2 tsp (2 mL) smoked paprika

1 tsp (5 mL) fennel seeds

1 tsp (5 mL) ground coriander

Preparation

To make chutney, puree ingredients in a blender and transfer to a serving dish.

For the garnish, mix ingredients together in a bowl.

Before serving, top chutney with garnish.

Tips

Cheese alternatives: Crumbled Canadian Paneer, grated Cheddar or Havarti.

 

Baked Cauliflower with Cheesy Madras Curry Dip

Roasted cauliflower is delicious with this curry dip topped with grated cheese.

Preparation:  10 min
Cooking: 30 min
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 cups (1 L) cauliflower florets

3 tbsp (45 mL) butter, melted

1 tbsp (15 mL) garam masala

1 tbsp (15 mL) fennel seeds

1 cup (250 mL) plain yogurt

1/2 cup (125 mL) Madras Curry Paste

1 cup (250 mL) Canadian Mozzarella, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

In a large bowl, mix cauliflower, butter, garam masala and fennel seeds.

Transfer cauliflower to a baking dish and bake in oven for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix yogurt and curry paste in another baking dish.

Spread cheese on top of yogurt and curry mixture.

Bake beside cauliflower for the last 15–20 minutes of cooking time or until cheese melts.

Serve cauliflower with cheesy Madras curry dip.

Tips

Cheese alternatives: Canadian Mild Cheddar, Brick cheese, Monterey Jack.

 

Spice up your Diwali Celebrations

Diwali season is here and Dairy Farmers of Canada teamed up with Spice Goddess Bal Arneson to create a series of delicious South Asian recipes. 

Enjoy cheese? These delicious recipes feature the goodness of Canadian cheese made from 100% Canadian milk. 

 

The Spice Goddess’s recipes include:

• Cheddar and Ricotta samosas – Bal’s pockets of flavour feature fennel and garam masala with the addition of Canadian Cheddar and Ricotta to bring a touch of smoothness to the veggie filling.
• Baked Cauliflower with a cheesy Madras curry dip – However, in her version, Bal sets her curry-spiced cauliflower alongside a cheese dipping sauce of Madras curry paste, yogurt and Canadian Mozzarella for extra flavour and texture.
• Peach chutney with Feta – A wonderful marriage of flavours, the fruit and cheese combination creates the perfect balance between sweet and salty. Briny and crumbly with a semi-soft texture, Canadian Feta pairs beautifully with the sweetness of the peaches and smokiness of the paprika.
• Palak with pan-fried Paneer – Today, excellent Paneer is made right here in Canada and you can put them to work in the Spice Goddess’ recipe best grilled or BBQ’d.
• Grilled chicken with Ricotta sauce – Bal softens the fiery Tandoori flavours of her grilled chicken with a fresh and cooling Canadian Ricotta sauce.
• Ricotta rice pudding with fresh berries – The Canadian Ricotta adds a creamy texture to the spice-infused rice pudding contrasts with the fresh fruit and crunchy almonds.

These recipes are available in a booklet distributed at participating Food Basics, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Fortinos, FreshCo, and Walmart stores. They are also available online HERE.

About Bal Arneson

As a TV host, award-winning author and well-known culinary personality, Bal is also known across the globe as the  Spice Goddess. Bal is no stranger to spice-infused cooking and has been known to develop delicious dishes using a fusion of ingredients.

Since September of 2009, Bal has been hosting a weekly cooking segment on Global Television in British Columbia.  In July of 2010, her cooking series Spice Goddess premiered on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on the Food Network in Canada. Her first cookbook Everyday Indian is a best seller and her second cookbook, Bal’s Quick  and Healthy Indian, released in 2010, was a best seller almost immediately upon release. Along with many other  appearances in the media, Bal appeared as a judge on the TV series Iron Chef America in early 2011. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with her 17-year-old daughter, Anoop and 8-year-old son, Aaron.

About Dairy Farmers of Canada

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) strives to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry, today and in the future. DFC promotes quality Canadian dairy products made from 100% Canadian milk as part of a healthy balanced diet.

For more information, please click HERE.