summer's here....any salad recipes?

spaghetti_monster

I will second jess444's pear/walnut/blue cheese combo - that's one of my favourites.

My dutch in-laws gave me gawd-knows how many kilos of home grown walnuts and over here they sell chicory everywhere - loads of it and always on special offer. It's also fantastic with walnuts and blue cheese.
The other day I tried this salad (inspired by a recipe in Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook)

chicory+sliced orange+toasted walnuts

I made a dressing from orange juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon zest. She uses part olive oil part walnut oil, but I didn't have any - tasted fantastic anyway!

MrsE_2

This is a fab thread.

I've no great suggestions, but I'm learning!

sillyvixen

when i make a salad at home i always make more to use up the leftovers and put it in a lunchbox keep in the fridge overnight to take as my packed lunch to work the next day .. its better than having the leftovers hanging about in the fridge and not getting used! i use cherry toms but dont halve them for my lunchbox salad to keep it from getting too wet. i also keep quiche in the freezer frozen in slices so that there is always somthing to go with the lunchbox salad if i dont have other leftovers to put with it.

Lurkio

One that the kids love - came out of desperation (and dead simple )......


Grapes, red pepper and mango & chilli dressing :drool:

stashmycash

Does anyone know how to make the chicken salad that you get in America.
It's chicken with a mayonaise and something else, but I don't know what.

dizzy_lizzie

Sorry no but googled 'american chicken salad' for you and loads of different variations came up. You might find it on there if no one on here knows (though I'm sure someone will)
Luvz Dizzy x

garom_2

Would it be to boring to say lettuce ,cherry toms and some boiled eggs????

HC_2

Green Salad with Blue Cheese and Raspberry dressing

Put a handful of raspberries into a jar, with 50g crumbled Danish Blue. Cover with raspberry vinegar.

Add 1/2 tsp mustard and a pinch each of salt, pepper and sugar.

Add as much extra-virgin olive oil again.

Shake and serve over green salad leaves.

Sounds a bit strange, I know, but it's fabulous.

hot.chick

Hi All,

At the age of 32 I today tried a salad for the 1st time!!!

Wasn't the most awful thing in the world and am on a new healthy eating regime, so wanted to get some salad inspiration.....

What your fave, simplest, exotic, or whatever salad - all things connsidered!

And ideas for dressings too please!

Thanks in advance

H x

Pink.

Hi hot.chick,

One of my favourites is tricolore which is tomato, avocado and buffalo mozzarella with a garlic and balsamic dressing and torn basil leaves.

These threads should give you some inspiration:

Whats your favourite salad you make?

summer's here....any salad recipes?

I'm looking for inspiration for Salade Tiede

Salad dressing -How do you make yours?

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the suggestions together.

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