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Category Archives: Salads
The 5-2 Challenge. Veering off Course. A Little. Pumpkin, Leek and Spinach Salad with Pine Nuts.
This week marks the end of school term. Looking at my diary yesterday it became apparent that I would need to reschedule my week. Substitute Thursday for my usual Friday fast day. The beauty of the 5-2 challenge is that … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Fasting Diet, Food, Gluten free, Intermittent Fasting, Leek, Pine Nut, Pumpkin, Recipe, Salad
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The 5-2 Challenge. My Mantra. Eat Mindfully. Seared Tuna Nicoise Salad.
Following last week’s experience I was determined to start today’s fast day organised. My mantra? Eat mindfully. Extremely important on fast days when I am restricted to a mere 500 calories, The 5-2 challenge works best for me if I … Continue reading
The 5-2 Challenge. Lessons I Have Learned. Stock Up the Pantry. Minimal Cooking. Avoid Cappuccinos.
Time for a 5-2 challenge update. My preferred fast days? Fridays and Mondays. Perfect bookends for my weekend feast days. Giving me a clear three day run from Tuesday to Thursday mid week where I don’t have to think about … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Salads, Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5-2 Diet, Alternate Day Fasting, Beans, Chicken, Coleslaw, Fasting Diet, Food, Tuna, Tuna and Cannellini Salad
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Reinterpreting An Old Favourite. Caesar Salad With Poached Chicken and Maple Roasted Bacon.
Another post. Another salad. This time its a reinterpretation of the good old fashioned classic. Caesar Salad. I used to make this all the time. In the nineties that is. Before children. Not having eaten Caesar Salad in a very … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Bacon, Caesar Salad, Chicken, Dressing, Food, Recipe, Salad, Summer
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Happy Days. Grilled Zucchini Salad With Lemon,Mint, Chilli and Goats Cheese.
I’m craving salad at the moment. Here is a fresh, vibrant gutsy zucchini rendition courtesy of Jamie Oliver. Featured in one of his very first books Happy Days. Published in 2001. Can it really be that we have been enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Food, Gluten free, Goats Cheese, Italian, Lemon, Mint, Pine Nuts, Salad, Vegetarian, Zucchini
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Roasted Beetroot Salad with Honeyed Walnuts and Marinated Goats Cheese.
I’m roasting beetroot for one of my favourite summer salads. And yes. These crimson orbs come from my father’s garden. Of course. Roasted to a nutty deliciousness. Combined with peppery rocket, bitter radicchio, sweet honeyed walnuts and unctuous marinated goats cheese. Layer upon layer … Continue reading
Posted in Musings & Inspiration, Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Beetroot, Cheese, Food, Gluten free, Radicchio, Rocket, Salad, Summer, Vegetarian, Walnuts
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A Summer BBQ. Fattoush Salad with Chermoula Crusted Lamb.
With a big, beautiful bowl of chermoula on hand and a searingly hot afternoon to contend with we enjoyed a late BBQ lunch on Sunday afternoon. The menu? Inspired by the Middle East. A crisp and refreshing fattoush salad paired … Continue reading
Posted in Lamb, Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, Salads, What I Love to Cook
Tagged BBQ, Chermoula, Fattoush, Food, Lamb, Middle Eastern, Pita, Salad, Sumac, Summer
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Herbed Couscous Salad with Leek, Sweet Potato and Red Capsicum.
Couscous. Sounds exotic. Contrary to popular opinion its a pasta, not a grain. Made by mixing semolina with water, and then shaping it into little “grains”. Pasta or grain. It doesn’t really matter. This Moroccan staple is extremely versatile and pairs well … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Capsicum, Chilli, Couscous, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Herbs, Lemon, Recipe, Rocket, Summer, Sweet Potato, Vegetarian
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So Very Refreshing. Shaved Lemon and Fennel Salad with Rocket, Currants and Almonds.
Its Melbourne Cup Day in Australia. The race that stops a nation. Literally at 3.00 pm. A day for sweeps, calcuttas and flutters at the races all over the country. Hats and pretty dresses. Long lunches and champagne. Its going … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almonds, Currants, Fennel, Food, Lemon, Recipe, Rocket, Salad, Spring, Summer
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A Taste of Summer. Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Seafood and a Lime Dipping Sauce
How ironic! I wrote this post last night when the weather was warm and balmy. What a difference a day makes! Temperatures have dropped, there has been a steady drizzle of rain all morning. What’s more we are bracing for afternoon storms. … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Seafood, To Serve with Drinks, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Basil, Coriander, Dressing, Food, Herbs, Lime, Mint, Prawn, Recipe, Rice Paper Roll, Salad, Salmon, Seafood, Summer, Vegetables, Vietnamese
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