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Watermelon Gazpacho with Shrimp recipe

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   Watermelon Gazpacho with Shrimp Ingredients - 500g of red shrimp - half a watermelon, not too much ripe - a full hand of cherry tomatoes - Lemon juice (optional) - Italian parsley, finely chopped - butter, olive oil This kind of  red shrimp  are from Sicily, if you can't find them use regular shrimp but be sure they are very fresh! Clean the body of the shrimp, taking out the shell and the legs. Set aside. Chop the  watermelon  and the  tomatoes  and add them in a blender. Let them create a cream. Filter the cream with a colander to take out the tomato peels and the watermelon seeds if you missed some. Taste the  gazpacho  and adjust the acidity with some  lemon juice  only if needed. It really depends on how ripe is the watermelon. Divide the  gazpacho  in serving bowls. In a plat pan melt a piece of  butter  and 3 tablespoons of  olive oil . Add the  shrimp...

Cheese Focaccine

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                       Cheese Focaccine Ingredients - 250 g tapioca flour - 250 grated mozzarella - 200 g queso fresco (cut in little pieces) - 1 spoon baking powder - 2 large eggs - 110 g butter - 1 pinch of salt Let's start by turning on the oven at 220°C (430F). Then pour the  tapioca flour , the grated  mozzarella , the  queso fresco  (already cut in little pieces), the  salt and the  baking powder  in a bowl and start mixing everything with a mixer (or with a spoon if you do not have a mixer). Now melt the  butter  in the microwave and let it cool off for a couple of minutes. Then add the melted butter to the bowl with the tapioca flour and mix well with the mixer or by hand. Now add the  eggs  on at the time and continue mixing until it gets homogeneous (it takes about 5 minutes with the mixer and 10 by hand). Then make li ttle bal...

Teriyaki Somen Noodles with Chicken and Peppers recipe

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Teriyaki Somen Noodles with Chicken and Peppers Ingredients - 200g dried somen noodles - 400g skinless chicken breast - 1 red bell pepper - 1 onion - 2 teaspoons grated ginger For the sauce - 3 tablespoons rice vinegar - 4 tablespoons soy sauce - 2 teaspoons brown sugar - 1/3 cup water - 2 teaspoons corn starch Slice the  red bell perpper  in thin and long slices. Slice the  onion . Grater the  ginger . Make the sauce:  mix 4 tablespoons of  soy sauce , 2 teaspoons  brown sugar , 3 tablespoons  rice vinegar 1/3 cup  water . Cook the  udon noodles  and washing them with cold water make some nests with them Cut the  chicken  breast in small pieces (3x3cm). In a pan warm up some  olive oil . Cook the chicken for few min. Stir the  chicken  frequently so the pieces will cook uniformely and quickly. Set a part. Put some  olive oil  in the same pan and cook...