Yesterday, although a little on the windy side - was still an absolutely gorgeous day here in Cape Town and despite the fact that we had braaied on Thursday night, we decided to to a lunch time braai yesterday too. I really enjoyed the sides we had with the braai on Thursday which I shared in this post here, but I hate repeating things, so was looking for something else to have yesterday.
I stood staring blankly at all the veg in the supermarket and really had no idea what to do. I looked at the mielies and thought perhaps to roast some of those, but I was not overly excited by the fact that this is such a common braai side. Then my eyes fell on to the baby corn and I was suddenly inspired! The end result was completely unique and super tasty!
So, I bought two packs of baby corn, a pack of fine green beans, a small tub of fresh pomegranates, a small tub of fresh bean sprouts... and this is what I concocted :)
Firstly, I threw the corn into boiling water for about 4 minutes. Then I did the same with the topped and tailed fine green beans. I drained them both and set aside.
Then I heated a pan with a little olive oil and butter, added a finely diced red onion and some chopped garlic. I then added the the corn to the pan once the onions and garlic were cooking nicely and I cooked the corn for about five minutes - just enough to give it a nice golden char.
Then I tossed in a handful of the bean sprouts, some freshly chopped parsley and continued to cook it for a few minutes further. While that was busy, I threw the green beans into a serving dish.
Once all that was done cooking I tossed it in with the green beans, added the fresh pomegrnates and then topped it with a little finely grated parmesan cheese.
I let it cool and just a little while before we wanted to eat, I warmed it a little in the oven - so I suppose if you are one of those lucky individuals that still has a warming drawer, you could just pop it in there... but I essentially use my oven as a warming drawer by putting it on the minimum 50 degrees Celsius and that works perfectly fine!
It was such a simple salad to make and the combination of ingredients went beautifully together! I was pretty impressed with it considering it came together on a whim in the middle of the grocery store haha!
The other side I added for the braai was nothing new to most I am sure - but it is not something we do very often and that was grilled mushrooms! Again a super simple thing to prepare - and yes, you can get a LOT more creative than I was yesterday, but we already had a star for the plate, so I left them simple with a little butter, garlic, parsley and a little grated mozzarella. YUM! They are always a hit!
It was a super combo and a really delicious plate once completed with the braai meat. A great way to end the weekend!
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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx
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That's tempting! I know what I'm going to prepare tomorrow! Thanks, Jaynie!
Pleasure :) Hope you enjoy it if you do! !tip
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My Wife Kelly loved the Shrooms.!!
We are going to try that.
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In my Venezuelan country we say this dish Spectacular! Blessed are those who became part of this dish. I congratulate you friend. Brilliant recipe and creativity. I will take it into account to write an exceptional food poem. Blessings.
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Yummy. 😋
It was :) Thank you! !tip
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Every time I see baby corn I think of "Big" with Tom Hanks. Looks too healthy for me but still looks good.
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Thanks for the tipu. Stay healthy and well this may go on for a while yet.
hahahaha - Always accompanied by something "less" healthy anyway... like a steak or whatever haha! but yeah, it was good - thanks! !tip
Although I don't like fine green beans very much, I must say it looks very delicious.
I do love mushrooms in any preparation.😋
hehe thanks hon :) and yes, those mushrooms are always a win!!! !tip
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Baby corn👍...love those tiny sweet one....I hardly find them in open market but always delight the taste on big restaurants.
I must admit I really enjoy them too! !tip
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Wow! All delicious looking I hav'nt taste pomegranate with other veggies, for us here im our area it is a fruit to be eaten directly the then the mushroom hmm grilled? I want to try. I used to buy the dried once.
pomegranate has an unusual taste lol... sometimes I love them and others, not so much! Thanks for stopping by @jurich60 :) !tip
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