Month: January 2022

First, put the diced onion in a small bowl.

Add vinegar, sugar and about 1 teaspoon salt.

Add about 1/4 cup water, mix and let marinate for about 15 minutes.

Peel the potatoes and mash them with a folk while they are warm.

Add salt and olive oil to taste (I added about 4 tablespoons of olive oil). Set aside.

Grate the egg whites separately from the egg yolk.

Add a pinch of salt, mix and set aside.

Grate the egg yolk. Add a pinch of salt then mix and set aside.

Grate the peeled fresh carrot. Season with salt then mix and set aside.

Chop some of the dill leaves (about 1 tablespoon). set aside.

Strain the marinated onion and set aside.

Now let’s assemble the Mimosa salad.

Put the ring of a springform pan on a large plate( I have used a 7 inch ring)

Put the mashed potatoes on the plate inside the ring.

Spread the potato evenly and use a potato masher to gently press on the potatoes.

Since my potatoes have olive oil, there is no need to add mayonnaise on top.

Add onions on top of the potato and spread it evenly. Again gently press on the onion with a potato masher.

Add Mayonnaise on top to your liking(I added about 1 tablespoon).

Use a spoon to spread it

Add the grated carrot and spread it evenly then add mayonnaise on top(spread it evenly) to your liking.

Spread evenly the egg whites on top.

Add Mayonnaise to your liking on top of the egg whites.

At last add the egg yolk and spread evenly.

Garnish with chopped dill around the edges and dill leaves on a surface so that it will look like a Mimosa flower.

Refregirate for at least 2 hours before serving.

In a large bowl, mix butter with powdered sugar.

Add egg yolks, a pinch of salt, vanilla extract and lemon zest then mix well.

Mix in the almonds and baking powder.

Add all purpose flour gradually and mix by hands until you obtain a very soft dough (don’t knead the dough).

Form small balls of dough.

Brush each ball with egg white or just wet them with your fingers (dip your fingers in egg white then wet each ball of dough with it).

Drop the balls in a bowl of Almonds and make sure to coat them well.

Place the coated balls of dough in mini baking cups.

Transfer them to a baking sheet.

Place a whole almond in the center of each ball.

You can place a cut candied cherry in the center at this step or just make an indentation in the center, then you will place a cut candied cherry after baking.

Bake in a 350°F preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until slightly golden. You may need to place under the broiler for few minutes.

Immediately put about 1 tablespoon sugar syrup on each cookie. You may need to add more syrup for each cookie if it is quickly absorbed.

Let the cookies absorb the syrup, then place each cookie in a clean baking cup for a better presentation.