What are you making for dinner?

JIL

Delia Smith's lemon potatoes. Lovely cold and tossed with green beans. https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/collections/delias-summer-collection/warm-potato-salad-with-lemon-and-chive-vinaigrette

JIL

We had salad tonight. I made some vege scotch eggs. Used the Richmond fresh vege sausages, 2 per egg. Flattened them on a floured board, baked in the oven.  Came out really well.  We did have some new potatoes, but I tossed them in truffle butter and we weren't too keen on the outcome. 

weenancyinAmerica

We always just take potato salad or macaroni salad.

Brie

panzanella salad?  or a variation of that?

basically chunky chopped nicely ripe tomatoes, thin slices of red onion, lots of basil leaves, white wine or cider vinegar, a light olive oil,  a glug of worcestershire, salt, pepper, oregano.  Make that the night before.   When you arrive add in a lot of big chunky croutons.  (maybe half walnut size).  give it all a good stir and let the croutons soften in the "dressing".  you could then mix it in to a bowl of lettuce or let people do that themselves.  

variations - I like to add mushrooms.  they essentially "cook" in the dressing and go soft and give up a lot of water.  it adds a lot to the flavour.  
other thoughts - you could add capers, olives, feta or mozzarella, cucumber (I'd add at the end so as not to go soft, then again I hate cukes so wouldn't add these myself) chopped pepper for colour.

goldfinches

This isn't strictly on topic but I made this tandoori chicken recipe with tofu and had some today for lunch and it's delicious so a 'highly recommended' from me. I forgot to take a photo but will try to remember tomorrow.

Brie

I'm heading out to see if the bbq works and has enough juice in it to do our chicken thighs.  To be served with flat breads and salad.

goldfinches

I'm still eating my way through my onion tart with accompanying salad bits followed by an ice cream from the freezer.

Brie

too hot to cook.  So we'll be outside having a plate of buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes with fresh basil lightly dressed with olive oil and a baguette for mopping it up.  Not decided on white wine or cider - plenty of both available.  

goldfinches

I've kept meaning to come back and post this photo of Rukmini Iyer's Tandoori Chicken recipe which I made with tofu because it's delicious and very easy. I put my tofu into the marinade in a covered dish in the fridge and just took out one portion at a time over a few days.

  
Then a few days ago I made these Sesame Crispbreads which were absolutely delicious and lasted several meals too.

Brie

we have some pork shoulder chops which will go on the bbq, there are some pitas in the freezer, I've got some humous and there's makings for a kinda greek salad.  I have peppers too but don't know if they will be going on the bbq too.