Summer is on and we are enjoying it at full throttle. Sitting on the terrace for a late dinner while there is still light out there feels so good. Because I want to enjoy the long days as much as I can, I tend to make quick meals in the summer. Last week, I ended…
Tag: salad
Lazy Sunday night dinner
It’s dinner time! Today I had a lazy but beautiful Sunday with great weather outside. After a nice brunch we went outside for a long walk and for dinner I didn’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, so I came up with this little creation: Sauted carrots and aragula salad with soy…
Vegan style egg salad
This recipe is quite special as you will see: It’s an ‘egg’ style Vegan salad, in other words a salad that tastes like egg salad but is made without eggs :) I have not turned into a vegan but I went to an eco fair this weekend, where I saw Björn Moschinski, the owner and…
A propos: Eating-salad-with-fat-free-dressing-is-not-good-for-you, says science
Well, I found this line on gizmodo and I have read about it before, interesting! http://gizmodo.com/5923627/eating-salad-with-fat-free-dressing-is-not-good-for-you-says-science Mario Ferruzzi, the lead author of the study and an associate professor of food science at Purdue, said that in order to get more from eating fruits and vegetables, they need to be paired correctly with fat-based dressings. My…
Kraut salad with red beet
The BBQ season is on and a salad always makes a good side dish. I tried to find a substitute for green leaves as most salads will be green in a way and made this red creation for you: Ingredients (serves 2-3): 1/2 cabbage head (white cabbage) 1/2 onion 1 apple (peeled) 2 red beets…
Salmon with blinis pancakes
Blinis are small pancakes and I find them very delicious with salmon. Especially in hot summer weather blinis make a very good meal. In France, you can buy them in the supermarket but home-made tastes always better, of course. You can also make a sweet variation with cinnamon, apples and sirup. Ingredients: 1 pack smoked…
Tabouleh
Tabouleh is a kind of salad made from Couscous. Couscous is made from wheat. Its structure is a little bit like that of grits. Tabouleh is a typical North African/Arabic dish. What I particularly like about it is that it’s a light and tasty dish. Give it a try! Oh, and if you are wondering…
A propos: Salad dressing and croutons
A plain green salad can be a little boring. To make it a more tasty affair, a nice dressing and croutons are your essentials (home-made, of course!). Basic salad dressing Ingredients 5 table spoons of olive oil (the better the oil quality, the tastier your dressing, brand example: Bertolli) 3 table spoons of vinegar (my…
Tex Mex Salad
Ingredients: 1-2 cans Kidney beans 1 can corn 2-3 tomatoes, diced 1 bell pepper (green or red), diced 1 small red onion, diced 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 table spoon piri piri or tabasco chili powder vinegar (red wine vinegar, cider or white vinegar), olive oil Preparation: Mix all ingredients in a large salad…
Hawaiin Salad (Pineapple Chicken)
Ingredients (for 2 people): 2 chicken breasts, cut into mouth big pieces 1/2 onion 1 lettuce head 2 carrots, peeled and grated 2 slices fresh pineapple, chopped in very thin slices 1 tomato 1/2 zucchini 1 green onion Seasoning: yellow curry powder, green curry paste, caribbean citrus seasoning blend, chili, salt, pepper Dressing: ginger balsamic…