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Tried this at a restaurant and now I’m obsessed. I probably should’ve added even more cheese and maybe a bit of mayo, but honestly the butter + cheese combo was already enough for me.

Ingredients:
2 slices sourdough bread
Butter (for spreading)
White cheddar
Mozzarella
Aged Dutch cheese
Kimchi

Instructions:
Butter both slices of bread
Shred the cheeses
Chop the kimchi
Layer: cheese - kimchi - more cheese
Close the sandwich
Heat a pan over medium-low heat
Cook the sandwich, pressing it down
Cover with a lid and cook until golden
Flip and repeat on the other side

No exact quantities here, just go with your gut. Use as much cheese and kimchi as you like. Just make sure the kimchi isn’t too watery, otherwise it can make the sandwich soggy.
Any good melting cheese works, especially what you’d normally use for a grilled cheese.

Manakish za’atar, Hummus, Moutabal, Baba ghanoush, Muhammara, Warak enab, Falafel, Spinach fatayer

An absolute delight.

A new day, a new kimchi discovery. Today I found out about oi kimchi, a fresh kimchi that doesn’t need to ferment like the regular kimchi we all know. It can be served immediately or, even better, after 2-3 hours in the fridge. I’ll leave the recipe here for anyone who wants to try it (the recipe is for a larger quantity, I got impatient and only made it with the cucumbers I still had in the fridge :D):

Ingredients
1 kg sliced cucumbers
1 tablespoon non-iodized salt
4-5 tablespoons gochugaru
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 green onions, sliced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions:
Mix the cucumber slices with the salt and let them sit for about 20 minutes.
Rinse the cucumbers to remove the excess salt and squeeze them well.
In a separate bowl, mix the gochugaru, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and garlic until you get a paste.
Pour the paste over the cucumbers, add the green onions and sesame seeds, then mix everything very well.
Enjoy it right away or let it rest in the fridge for min. 2-3 hours. It’s sooo good and so easy to make!

I am discovering kimchi :)) !! Made my first batch a while ago and turned out absolutely delicious. Just found out about Kimchi Jeon (kimchi pancakes) and mannn, the texture and all those flavors. You need to try it! Also it is very easy to make:

Ingredients

150 g kimchi

60 g kimchi juice

60 ml cold water

50 g all-purpose flour

15 g rice flour

1 green onion

1/4 small white onion

1/4 tsp sugar

5 ml olive oil

Method

Chop the kimchi and keep the juice. Mix flours and sugar in a bowl. Add water and kimchi juice, stir into a slightly thick but pourable batter. Add kimchi, sliced green onion, and onion, mix well. Heat a nonstick pan with a bit of oil over medium-high. Pour batter and spread thin. Cook 3 to 4 min until golden and crispy. Flip, press lightly, cook another 2 to 3 min. Serve hot.

It’s made with only sautéed onion, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach and eggs with cottage cheese, olives, sesame seeds, salt and pepper.

2 of these have 420 kcal, 41P, 25C, 19Fat and 6Fiber. I paired them with one green lentil wrap (made by blending soaked lentils with hot water, some olive oil and psyllium husk, and the baked in the oven) resulting in 560 kcal, 48P, 46C, 23Fat and 17Fiber!