Ripe red tomatoes freshly picked from the garden sliced with lemon pepper and salt- no dressing of any kind. Sadly it is coming to an end with colder autumn nights- not the same with store bought tomatoes.
orzo pasta cooked and cooled, chopped up sundried tomatoes, feta cheese chopped red onion parsely chives or any herbs you like and balsamic dressing it is so yummy. If you wanted meat I have added chopped ham or cooked bacon. love it for lunch
Potato salad.
Mine too nik12 though I am loving a mix of iceberg and baby cos lately.
Old fashioned but I notice the younger generation demolish it when I make one.
Brocoli Salads =
Courtesy of my sis - this is really yummy!
The quantities (as follows) will make a reasonable amount if you have
to take it somewhere:
2 large heads of broccoli (I use 3 if for a larger crowd, or if the
heads are small)
1 red onion - sliced
Chopped bacon - as much or as little as you want
1 cup peas (run under hot water to thaw)
Toasted sliced almonds
Dressing:
3/4 - 1 cup of mayo (I use Best Foods or Pams)
Dessert spoon - 1 Tbsp of honey (add more if you need it - if you put
to much in just add more mayo or vinegar)
Balsamic vinegar - i just add it to taste
Method:
Fry off chopped bacon, set aside.
Boil a pot of well salted water and then add broccoli. Don't cook for
long because it still needs to be crunchy. Blanch in an ice bath to
stop cooking process - just cold water with lots of ice.
Compile salad by draining broccoli once cold, onion, peas and half of
the toasted almonds. Add dressing. Mix. Then top with the rest of
the almonds. Keep in the firdge until needed, but I think it tastes
nicer at room temperature.
Quotekirmag (290 ) 2:17 pm, Wed 3 Oct #3
Broccoli and Cashew Nut Salad.
Head brocolli uncooked cut in small pieces, 1 red pepper chopped, 1/2 red onion chopped,handful cooked crisp bacon crumbled, handful plain cashew nuts chopped.Dressing. !/2 cup eta mayo,1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons wine vinegar.In large bowl combine brocolli, pepper, onion,bacon nuts,. Mix dressing and toss through salad mix well Place in fridge to chill well.
Quotefifie (218 ) 2:25 pm, Wed 3 Oct #4
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/11/the_best_brocco.html Quotefamilychch (252 ) 10:30 pm, Wed 3 Oct #5
Waldorf and Cesare salad are my two favs. although a hot chicken salad is good too
Has anyone ever made a Turtle Bean salad, I haven't. yet, can't wait to try.
Turtle Bean Salad
8 oz feta cheese, diced
2 cups cooked black turtle beans
1 small, ripe but firm mango, diced
2 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
1 red and 1 green pepper, diced
1 oz/ 25g mint leaves, torn or shredded by hand
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
Salt and pepper
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Chill for a couple of hours before serving with warm, crusty bread.