side dish

potato salad serve 2

Potato Salad with Pancetta & Roasted Peppers

A lovely fresh, light potato salad, with smoky pancetta, roasted red peppers and a zingy lime dressing, perfect summer food…. Everyone loves a potato salad, don’t they?? Being an Irishman, its one of my hubby’s favourite things. Not just in salad form, potato of any kind really! This is a healthier recipe than the usual […] Read more…

Sweet Potato and Red Onion Rösti

These beautifully crispy, golden sweet potato rösti make a perfect ‘healthy carb’ accompaniment to any meal, or a delicious base for breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes… I’m not a big carb eater, except maybe for weekends when it seems to be no holds barred, but I do love a sweet potato. As well as tasting […] Read more…

sweetcorn salsa serve 2

Sweetcorn, Avocado and Peanut Salsa

A rainbow salsa with crisp sweetcorn, creamy avocado and crunchy peanuts, lightly dressed with deliciously refreshing lime and coriander… I have just spent the last week trying to redeem myself after consuming far more sugar than I am comfortable with over the Easter weekend! The weekends can be a tricky time to carry on with healthy […] Read more…

Fresh Figs Salad serve 1

Sweet Fresh Figs & Creamy Goats Cheese Salad

This is a dreamy combination of sweet, juicy fresh figs and smooth creamy goats cheese, lightly coated in a tangy apple cider vinegar dressing…. All this beautiful sunny weather has really got me in the mood for salads, more so than usual, which is a lot! I love a salad like this one that is […] Read more…

Freekeh salad serve 1

Warm Freekeh, Quinoa & Butternut Squash Salad

A delicious warm freekeh and quinoa salad full of beautifully contrasting flavours and textures, perfect on its own or as a side… Talking to my Dad this morning, I was telling him about this amazing freekeh salad I was making for lunch today, his reaction was “but it’s not summer yet”! I think it’s a […] Read more…