salad

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…

Lentils & Squash Salad serve 3

Roasted Squash & Rocket Salad with Puy Lentils

This is such a filling salad, with the sweetness of roasted butternut squash, earthy lentils, peppery rocket and smooth, salty feta cheese…. During the summer I often eat salads for my main meal, and as such need to make sure they’re filling. Otherwise I’ll be heading for the snacks and ultimately undoing all my good work! […] Read more…

Mango Salad serve 3

Mango & Avocado Salad with Poached Chicken

Sweet mango and creamy avocado salad dressed with zingy lime, also topped with delicately fragrant poached chicken. This is perfect sunshine food…. Despite the fact that summer seems to have deserted us and winter has returned, I take great pleasure in sharing this beautifully flavoursome mango and avocado salad with you! Seriously what is this weather […] Read more…

avocado dressing serve 2

Creamy Avocado and Lime Dressing

If you are looking for a healthy and delicious salad dressing  then try this fabulous creamy avocado dressing, with fragrant coriander and a zesty lime kick…. The inspiration to make this versatile dressing came after eating the most delicious homemade guacamole at the weekend. The flavours are very similar, but the texture is creamy smooth and it’s […] Read more…

Halloumi salad serve 6

Halloumi and Tangy Pomegranate Salad

A salad of divinely salty Halloumi on a bed of peppery rocket with juicy pomegranate seeds, pistachios and the most amazing honey roasted almonds…. Halloumi is up there as being one of my favourite cheeses, but not one I have in salads very often as its best served cooked. There are days when the effort […] Read more…

Butterbean Salad serve 2

Warm Butterbean and Roasted Red Pepper Salad

A quick and easy warm salad full of fabulous Mediterranean flavours. A butterbean salad with sweet roasted red peppers, smoky chorizo, and peppery rocket, bringing so much flavour on one plate…. So this week winter has made an appearance again, which after so many lovely mild days has been a real shock to the system! I’ve […] 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…

melon salad serve

Refreshing Melon, Mozzarella & Avocado Salad

This melon salad is so refreshing and light. Accompanied by mini mozzarella balls, creamy avocado & deliciously salty prosciutto… Possibly more relevant to the summer months, I still love this salad at any time during the year. It’s really delicious on its own as a light lunch, or great as a side dish to your […] Read more…

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