Famous chef Dylan Jonsson creates easy meals for long road trips.
The last thing you want to worry about is what to eat.
So instead of stuffing the car with bags of chips and sweets, why not try these easy, healthy recipes exclusively created for Rekord by Dylan Jonsson, winner of the Chopped SA cooking competition on the Food Network, and owner of A Thyme to Dine, a company that creates luxury chocolate-based sauces, smudges, and balsamic vinegars.
Chili chocolate steak ‘manwich’ with rocket, mozzarella and herbed mayo. (Serves 6)
Ingredients:
500g matured rump steak
Chilli chocolate balsamic reduction (A Thyme to Dine)
Whole ciabatta bread
100g fresh rocket
50g good quality mayonnaise
50g flat leaf parsley and coriander (finely chopped)
50g mozzarella (grated)
Butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Marinade the steak for 30 minutes in the chilli chocolate balsamic reduction.
In a hot pan cook the steak to your liking. Slice the whole ciabatta and butter both sides.
Mix the mayo and herbs and put on both sides of the bread. Add the steak, mozzarella and rocket. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Wrap it up and eat when needed.
Quick, easy and healthy mango and yogurt dessert.
Ingredients:
2 mangos (sliced and cubed)
500g double thick Greek yogurt
50g demerara sugar
Method:
Simply add all the ingredients, and refrigerate until ready to eat.
Strawberry, haloumi and avocado salad with lemongrass chocolate balsamic reduction.
Ingredients:
1 punnet of strawberries
1 avocado
100g haloumi cheese (cut into cubes and pan fried until golden brown)
Olive oil
Lemongrass chocolate balsamic reduction (A Thyme to Dine)
Fresh baby leaf lettuce
Method:
Quarter the strawberries and cube the avocado and mix together.
Add the baby leaf lettuce and halloumi. Mix the olive oil and lemongrass balsamic reduction together and pour over the salad.
Refrigerate until ready to eat.
For more on A Thyme to Dine, and Dylan visit: https://athymetodine.co.za/wp/