Mezcla: Recipes to Excite
Ten Speed Press, 2022
Publisher Description
100 recipes for everyday eating with built-in wow factor, from the Ottolenghi protégé and co-author of Ottolenghi Flavor shaking up the food world.
MEZCLA means mix, blend, or fusion in Spanish, and in her first solo cookbook, Ixta Belfrage—loved for her inventive ingredient combinations—shares her favorite mezcla of flavors. Helpfully divided into quick recipes (for when you need something great on the table, fast) and longer recipes (for when you have time to slow down and savor the process), here are one hundred bold, impactful recipes inspired by Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and beyond.
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Recipes
Everyday
- Veg
- Cheesy Roasted Eggplant with Salsa Roja
- Porcini Ragù
- Tomato Salad with Tahini-Ginger Sauce, Chile Oil, and Garlic Croutons
- Upside Down Plantain Omelet with Scotch Bonnet Salsa
- Tripe Citrus Tomato Salad (or Soup)
- Roasted and Raw Cabbage with Tomato, Lemon, and Lime Dressing
- Mango and Cheese Salad with Jalapeño and Lime
- Plantains with Scotch Bonnet, Garam Masala, and Lime
- Spicy Ginger, Tomato, and Seasame Dip
- Ricotta Dip with Hot Sauce Butter Pine Nuts
- Gem and Herb Salad with Maple, Lime, and Sesame Dressing
- Spinach and Herb Dumplings with Cherry Tomato Sauce
- Kohlrabi with Miso Meunière
- Crispy Oyster Mushroom Skewers with Crushed Chickpeas
- Giant Cheese on Toast with Green Onion, Honey, and Urfa Butter
- Garlic Yogurt with Crispy Herbs
- Roasted Cabbage with Mango and Harissa Salsa
- Roasted, Pickled, and Fried Onions (aka Onion Party)
- Limey Cucumber Salad with Charred Green Onion Salsa
- Creamed Plantain with Dendê, Ginger, and Lime
- Buttery Procini Fried Eggs
- Cheesy Polenta with Curried Onions
- Peas with Tomatoes and Onions
- Pineapple Pizza Salsa
- Plantain and Corn Fritters with Sriracha Mayo
- Miso Butter Butternut Gnocchi
- Roasted Eggplant with Cilantro and Anchovy Salsa
- Piri Piri Tofu over Crispy Orzo
- Roasted Onion Aïoli and Tomato Toast
- Lentils with Caramelized Onion Aïoli and Crispy Chile Oil
- Caldo de Feijão with Spicy Pine Nut Oil
- Fish
- Charred Gem Lettuce Two Ways
- Dendê Marinated Shrimp with Burnt Lime
- A Very Quick Clam Stew
- TV Fries
- Fish Poached in Tomato and Turmeric Curry with Udon Noodles
- Flounder with Yellow and Green Tomatoes
- Mussels and Orzo in a Coconut and Saffron Stew
- Tuna Crudo with Soy Butter and Jalapeño-Cucumber Salsa
- Fish Poached in Charred Tomato Broth
- Mackerel Udon
- Brown Butter Sea Bass with Tangerine Dipping Sauce and Lots of Herbs
- Meat
- Spiced Lamb and Eggplant Ragout
- Chicken with Pineapple and ‘Nduja
- Skirt Steak Resting over Tomatoes with Black Lime and Maple Butter
- Pappardelle with Chipotle Pancetta Sauce
- Sausages and Charred Citrus Bake
Entertaining (Kind Of)
- Veg
- Sticky Coconut Rice Cakes with Turmeric Tomatoes
- Macaxeira Frita with Chile Butter and Lime Mayo
- Butternut and Sage Lasagne Gratin
- Charred Red Pepper Sauce with Omelet Noodles
- Tomato and Lime Galette with Crunchy Spelt Chipotle Pastry
- Beans with Roasted Onion Aïoli
- Three Cheese Quesadillas with Habanero Oil
- Sweet and Sour Celery Salad
- Charred Red Pepper Tartare with Crispy Ginger Dressing
- Brown Butter Curried Corn Bread
- Oyster Mushroom Noodles with Caramelized Caraway Onions
- Tomatoes Stuffed with Sticky Porcini and Chestnut Rice
- Chard Rotolo
- Creamy Yuca Gratin with Onion and Caraway Farofa
- Chiles Rellenos with Salsa Roja Risotto
- Giant Mushroom and Sesame Roll with Salsa Verde
- Roasted Kohlrabi and Tomato Broth with Crispy Ginger
- Red Curry Sweet Potato Gratin
- Fried Bread to Go with Just About Anything
- Fish
- Shrimp Dumplings and Creamed Corn
- Moqueca Fish Pie
- Hake Torta Ahogoada with Shrimp Miso Bisque
- Celebration Salmon
- Scallops with Curried Onions and Lime
- Squid and Eggplant Paccheri
- Curried Shrimp and Jalapeño Croquettes with Scotch Bonnet Salsa
- Mackerel with Charred Corn and Calabrian Chile Salsa
- Shrimp Lasagne with Habanero Oil
- Meat
- Duck with Mexicorn Sauce and Green Onion Salsa
- Black Pepper Pork Steaks with Pineapple and Peppers
- Lamb Loins with Ajvar and Miso Butter
- Roast Chicken Curry with Crispy Curry Leaves
- Cannelloni Enchiladas
- Mole Short Ribs Corn Agrião
The End
- Quick Fixes
- Pane, Vino, e Zucchero
- Romeo e Julieta
- Black Forest Crumpets
- Sticky Banana and Chocolate Pan-Cake
- Whipped Yogurt with Roasted Strawberries and Peanut Fudge Sauce
- Pineapple Steaks with Maple Crème Anglaise
- Banana, Sesame, and Maple Cake
- Showstoppers
- Mango, Basil, and Lime Mille-Feuille
- Strawberry, Cinnamon, and Chipotle Chocolate Layered Cake
- Peach and Rooibos Iced Tea Sorbet
- Miso Caramel Ice Cream Bomba
- After Dinner Chocolate Tart
- Coffee Ice Cream with Kahlua Fudge Sauce
- Passion Fruit Pudim
- Cinnamon Custard Brûlée
- Coconut, Chocolate, and Coffee Roll