Mexican dinner !

This months #mutualhealthydinnerparty had the theme : Mexican food. 

So a few nights ago when I could not sleep I did some research on Mexican food and especially on Mexican desserts. I looked for different recipes and modified them so that they suited my lifestyle and my taste buds. 

Here in Italy we do not have quorn so I could not have my vegetarian minced meat. I opted for lentils and spiced them up with some homemade "taco spice": 

• 3 tbsp chili pepper 
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp paprika powder
• 3 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp sukrin gold 
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tbsp black pepper 

My parents had minced meat as they are not vegetarian. We served it with argula,guacamole, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, black olives, grated cheese, fresh mozzarella cheese, oven roasted radicchio, ready made chili sauce, corn tortillas, yellow peppers, and salted peanuts. 

I love using up the veggies in the fridge at the  end of the day. 

As I dessert I decided to make a Mexican cake known as : TRES LECHES. It´s a sponge cake that is made using 3 different milks. This is usually condensed milk, evaporated milk and whipped cream. 

I made a LOWCARB TRES LECHES and added some orange zest to give it an extra touch: 

Ingredients : 

• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 dl coconut flour
• 1 dl shredded coconut 
• 2 tsp cinamon 
• zest of half an orange (optional)
• 250g curd cheese
• 1 dl milk of choice (almond, hazelnut, coconut, soy, cow)
• 1 dl sukrin gold (granulated sweeter)

1  dl milk (almond, hazelnut, soy, cow)

Topping : 2 cans coconut cream (or normal whipped cream) with vanilla and sukrin gold (granulated sweetener)

Roasted coconut chips for decoration. 

1. Mix all the ingredients for the cake in a bowl, mix and pour in a greased bread tin (or cake tin). 

2. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for approximately 40 minutes. 

3. Pour the milk on top

3. Let cool

4. Mix/whip the ingredients for the frosting and pour on top. 

5. Roast some coconut chips for decoration. 

Enjoy with the ones you love !