No-salt COCONUT SHRIMP CURRY

Serves 4 to 6

1 Tab olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped – about 1.5 cups
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 green jalapeño pepper, stemmed, seeded, minced
1 red jalapeño or serrano pepper, stemmed, seeded, minced
2 Tab grated fresh ginger
1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise, each quarter sliced in 1/2-inch pieces
1.5 Tab curry powder
1 x 750g good chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 Tab granulated sugar
500g frozen large shrimp – defrosted, peeled & deveined
1/2 cup coriander leaves, coarsely chopped
1 lime, cut in wedges and cooked Basmati rice – to serve

1.  Heat oil in deep skillet or soup pot. Add onion, sauté until soft but not brown – about 3 minutes.
2.  Add garlic, jalapeños & ginger. Sauté until fragrant – 1 minute.
3.  Add zucchini & curry powder – sauté 1 minute.
4.  Stir in tomatoes, coconut milk & sugar. Simmer 10 minutes.
5.  Add shrimp, cook until they turn pink and are just cooked through.
6.  Add cilantro. Taste for seasoning.
7.  Serve immediately in bowls with basmati rice & lime wedges for squeezing over the curry.

 

Salt-free BABA GHANOUSH

by: Three Many Cooks (low salt cooking)

Serves: Makes a scant quart
INGREDIENTS
  • 2 medium eggplants, pricked with a fork
  • ½ cup packed parsley leaves
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 3 Tab lemon juice
  • 1 Tab smoked paprika, plus a little extra for sprinkling
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • ¼ cup each: tahini and olive oil, plus a little extra olive oil for drizzling
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Place eggplants on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until fork tender, 30 to 40 minutes. When they’re cool enough to handle, peel eggplants, using a spoon to scrape any flesh that sticks to the skin.
  2. Mince parsley and garlic in a food processor. Add eggplant and remaining ingredients and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with a little smoked paprika and drizzle with a little olive oil and serve.
NOTES
Serve with warm pita or pita chips. If salt is not an issue, season dip to taste.