Austrian "Jause"

Pizza With Ruccola

Steak with oven roasted potatoes, beans and avocado dip

Croissant with curry chicken 

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise 
• 2 tablespoons sour cream 
• 3/4 teaspoon curry powder (I use only 1/4 teaspoon) 
• 1/8 teaspoon cajun seasoning 
• lettuce leaf 
• 4 -6 plain croissants, split 

Directions:

•  In food processor or blender, process chicken until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl, add walnuts
•  In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, curry powder, and Cajun seasoning. Mix well.
•  Pour over the chicken mixture and stir well. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
•  Place lettuce leaf and about 3/4 cup of the chicken mixture on each croissant.
• Note: It is personal preference as to how finely chopped the chicken is.
•  If you use the little mini-croissants, these make a nice addition as an appetizer

Smoked salmon with salad

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 6 cups mixed salad greens
• 1/2 small cucumber, halved, seeded and thinly sliced
• 12 small cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• Onions
• Avocado
•  smoked salmon, cut into 2-inch pieces

Tika masala with pita bread

This is one of my "Home alone" favorites, when we lived inWashington DC it was the working girls lunch hide away to go to a small little Indian restaurant

For Marinade: 

• 1 cup plain yogurt {I used Greek} 
• 3 tablespoons Ginger-Garlic Paste, recipe follows 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• Tika masala 
• 3 minute steaks,cut into large bite sized chunks 

For Sauce: 

• 2 teaspoons olive oil 
• 1 Onion
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste 
• 1 Tika masala seasoning
• 2 HEAPING teaspoons paprika 
• 1 cans diced tomatoes 
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt 

Naan Bread, Tomatoes and creme fraiche for serving