cherry and amaranth dessert casserole

Desserts

Cherry and amaranth dessert casserole

Drescription

I'm always trying to come up with new recipes and this one is an adaptation of a tyrolean dessert which can be done with other grains such as rice and with any type of fruit (roasted apples and raspberries are also a good combination). This specific one uses amaranth, an ancient grain with fresh seasonal cherries. Hope you like it.

Ingredients

3/4 cup amaranth
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon butter
1 cup cherries
2 stick of cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Directions

Gently boil amaranth in 1¼ cup water along with cinnamon sticks for approximately 25 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. Let cool.
Pre-heat the oven to 325 Fahrenheit.
In a bowl mix egg-yolk, sugar, vanilla essence and amaranth.
Whip egg-white and gently fold into the mass.
In an overproof dish layer cherries and amaranth mix.
Bake approximately 25-30 minutes at 350 Fahrenheit
Can be served with a dollop of whipped cream and fresh raspberries and is also good room temperature.

Vegetarian Stew

We usually make this green pea dish with chopped lamb pieces, back at home in Turkey. We are currently going through challenging times, forcing us to be creative and come up with novel ideas. I made this dish last night with whatever I could find in my freezer and pantry, peas and root vegetables respectively. It turned out to be a real treat. We devoured this with mixed quinoa rice and plain yoghurt on the side.