Buddha's Hand

 
 

There I was in the local food store, and I spotted a very unusual looking yellow thing.  It was called Buddha's Hand which is intriguing enough.  I bought a small one and then started looking up what to do with it.

 

Buddha's hand is a citrus – like a lemon – but it doesn't have juice or pulp like a lemon.  It has peel with a citrusy tang that can be zested and used where you would otherwise use lemon – although it has a slightly smoother and less acidic flavour.

 

In China the Buddha's Hand fruit is a symbol of happiness, longevity and good fortune – all pretty important things!

 

So I concocted a dish based on other ingredients I had on hand:

 

Ingredients

 

Buddha's Hand

Four Cheese Tortellini (store bought)

Alfredo Sauce (also store bought)

Baby Spinach leaves

Finely grated parmesan cheese

Salt

Pepper

 

Method

 

I put a large pot of salted water on to boil.  While that was happening I zested one of the fingers of the Buddha's hand.

 

Once the tortellini were cooked (only takes a minute or two) I drained them and then added them back to the pot with the Alfredo Sauce, Buddha's Hand, Spinach and Parmesan and warmed it until hot.

 

That's it! Quick, easy and with a subtle lemony flavour.

Need Some Inspiration? Try Some Citrus Fruit!

Orange Juice Glazed Carrots

Food on Friday: March had some fabulous citrus recipes that caught my eye.

Linda from With A Blast brought over her wonderful Orange Juice Glazed Carrots

Orange Hazelnut and Caramel Vegan Loaf by Claire Justine

Orange Poppy Seed Loaf by Cooking Weekends

And here is my own Orange Marmalade (with a hint of vanilla & whiskey)

If you would like to check out more citrus fruit dishes just head on over to this Pinboard.

Food on Friday: March 18

It's the second Friday of the month so here is Food on Friday. 

As you can see, there are 4 new themes – Citrus Fruit, Asparagus, Beef and Birthday Foods.   I hope you'll find some great stuff in those categories.

I'll be pinning your creations to the relevant Pinboards –

Citrus Fruit, Asparagus, Beef and Birthday Foods

While you can still link up at any time during the month, can I ask that you put one or two dishes for each category in straight away.  This should result in a good number of dishes for us all to explore. 

To add your dishes, just put the name of the dish together with your blog name/name into the first Mr Linky box you will find below.  Then paste the url for your post about it into the second box.

Have fun!