For started she made one of the best salads I know. It's incredible in its simplicity. A good reminder that flavors need not always be complicated to work.
For the salad base there's rucola, what else? Then you add fresh strawberries and grilled halloumi cheese (if you don't have a grill you can fry it in a pan.). Grilled cheese? Yes, don't expect all cheeses to grill without melting, Halloumi however is a special kind, and it can handle the heat!
The best dressing to go with is just some oil and balsamico mixed. Balsamico and Strawberries go beautifully together. What makes this salad so good? Well Rucola is strong in taste, Halloumi is salty and can handle that, it all balances out with the sweetness of the strawberries. So what is missing? Acidity, and that you get from the balsamico dressing. Voilà!
Main Course
For the main course we had duck. Duck is something I don't eat enough, I adore duck. The meat is so tender and full of flavor. You just have to dare to not over cook it, leave it at 55C. Another misstake easily made is removing the fat layer. Absolutetly don't do that when you cook. If you like a more lean version, just remove the layer of fat once the duck is cooked.
The duck breast was served with beans and bacon as a side dish (a great combo), and grilled potato wedges. Of course a red wine sauce as well.
Dessert
For dessert we had Pannacotta. This was a yoghurt based one, and I think it's a very fresh way to end a meal. I've never made pannacotta myself, but it's on my check list. I don't know if I'll ever be able to compete with this one though!
I remember this dinner well, not just because of the great food, but because we sat well in to 3am talking, gossiping, not realizing time was flying by. That's an interesting thing about Helsinki in the summer/spring. The sun is up shining in the sky at 2am, so it's not surprising time can fly by without anyone noticing.
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