HAPPY GO LUCKY


This Saturday we had no participants in our Hush-Hush Garden dinner party which is a bit sad.
Although in other countries the underground restaurant movement is established, in Portugal is just beginning.
That's why getting things on the move, like we're trying to do, takes time and persistence.

So I decided to celebrate the day, just like Poppy would do in Mike Leigh's film “Happy go lucky”. And so we did!

I left house and went down the street to meet Tejo (the river) and Sofia (the best friend). Perfect combination!
So, with Tejo at our feet, we did a picnic before dinner.

We took toasts, two dipping sauces and a bottle of white wine previously chilled.

Here is the recipe:

Guacamole sauce

Pulp of 2 small ripe avocados
Juice of 1 lemon
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt flower
Cayenne pepper
Press the avocados pulp with a fork but make sure you leave some chunks to bite.
Add the lemon juice, the olive oil and season with sea salt flower and cayenne pepper.
Chill for 20 min in the fridge.

Requeijão sauce

Requeijão is a ricotta like cream cheese made with milk serum, in this case, from sheep.
Fresh mint leaves
Fresh raspberries
Juice of half a lemon
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt flower
Mix all the ingredients into a paste, season with sea salt flower and garnish with poppy seeds.

Chill for 20 min in the fridge.

It certainly was an afternoon to remember.
By the way, the wine was Duque de Viseu 2009, delicious!