Spicy wedges and Greek salad

Image and recipe taken from- http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13937/spicy+potato+wedges+with+sour+cream

Today I felt like something nice a spicy and decided to make these wonderful spicy wedges and Greek salad to go with them. I found these recipes on taste.com which I found to be extremely easy and delicious.

Wedges recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 tbs ground cumin
• 1/2 tbs ground coriander
• 1/2 tbs paprika
• 1/4 tsp chilli powder
• 1/8 cup light olive oil
• 500g medium potatoes, scrubbed
• Sea salt
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1/2 tbs chopped coriander
• Sour cream and sweet chilli sauce, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line base of a large baking dish with non-stick baking paper. Combine spices in a large bowl. Add oil and mix well.
2. Cut each potato into 6 wedges, add to bowl and toss to coat with spices.
3. Arrange potato wedges in a single layer in a large baking dish. Sprinkle generously with sea salt. Bake for 45 minutes until tender and crisp. Transfer to a large serving bowl.

4. Top with combined shallots and coriander and serve with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.

Greek salad

Ingredients

• 3 firm ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 Lebanese cucumbers, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 red onion, sliced into rings
• 1/2 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, coarsely chopped
• 100g marinated Greek olives
• 110g marinated feta, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried Greek oregano
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 70ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
• 30ml (1/4 cup) white vinegar

Method

1. Combine tomato, cucumber, onion, capsicum, olives and feta in a salad bowl. Sprinkle with oregano and salt.
2. Whisk together the oil and vinegar in a jug. Drizzle the salad with dressing and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

Review and amendments

I love my chilli, but it can be too chilli for those who are not a fan. You can cut down on the chilli powder or just eliminate it all together to make it less spicy.

One other tip would be to mix the sour cream and sweet chilli sauce together to create a nice dip that is not too chilli for the taste buds.

For the recipes I halved the servings too make it more suitable to the amount of people that will eat this meal. I didn’t have red onion so I just used normal white onion. I also added extra olives and feta cheese because they are my favourite ingredients in Greek salad.

This was a nice and fast recipe to prepare and cook. I shared it with my siblings and they liked them too.

Overall I rate this meal: 8/10

By Lisa Alhage
Enjoy.....

This is how mine turned out.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13937/spicy+potato+wedges+with+sour+cream

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/1944/greek+salad