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

Bogof_Babe

Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber are the basics here. Sliced hard-boiled egg on top and a sprinkling of cress to make it look nicer. Can also add a few tiny slivers of onion to subtly perk up the flavour.

MUST be served with Heinz Salad Cream .

Jayar

Our favourite salad is Jay's chunky yummy salad
what you do is:

1. Go to fruit veg supplier
2. Choose whatever looks good
eg
apple
cucumber
courgette
tomato
avocado
celery
peppers
etc
3. peel, deseed as necessary
4. Chop into chunky pieces
5. Dress with dressing of choice (I like creme fraiche)
6. EAT

studentphil

You would think that there should be a basic stable OS salad as it is so common in so many OS meals.

competitionscafe

Nicki wrote: »

Does anyone have any idea how to make the nice lentil salads and chickpea salads you can buy for exorbitant sums in the supermarket

This puy lentil one is very nice:

Puy Lentil, Tomato & Feta Salad
http://www.merchant-gourmet.com/osb/itemdetails.cfm/ID/804

You can make it with or without the ham and they have some more lentil salad recipes on the site.

System

Having a get together on Friday and we always end up making the same salads, pasta,mixed bean,cous cous sometimes,rice.

Hoping to get a few ideas for a bit of inspiration!

What do you all do?
thanks

shoppaholic_returns

I love to make a good ceasar salad with romaine,lemon juice, bacon, tesco fresh ceasar dressing, loads of fresh parmesan and loads of pepper!! also a good baby spinach and strawberry salad, with honey mustard dressing and walnuts, yum, very summery, for a change!!

redruby

Avacado, bacon, and chicken, with honey and mustard dressing and pine nuts,with parmesan yum

prettypennies

This is one of my major indulgencies (sp!) More a mini meal in itself than a side salad though.

Buffalo mozzarella (from www.natoora.co.uk)
Mortadella
artichoke hearts
sunblush tomatoes
basil leaves or rocket
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
maldon salt
black pepper

I also love:
carrot and peanut salad
cous cous with apple cinnamon and raisin
palm heart salad (with mango, avocado, cucumber and chilli)
paprika egg salad
green bean tapa is also yummy (green beans simmered in garlicky, buttery stock and onions)

MrsE_2

So long as it has "Pizza Express" low fat dressing on it, I'm happy.

Try it, its D_I_V_I_N_E

Don't try it, its £1.99 for a small bottle & £3.99 for a large one & YOU WILL BE ADDICTED LIKE ME :-)

sallyrsm

new potatoes, onion chopped, boiled egg chopped, mayonnaise to bind. No messing, no chives no nothing else. My Mum's potato salad is famous every barbecue I go to I have to make it for people by the bucket load.