A salad as a main course in the long lazy hazy days of summer is a very welcome meal. Salads for me are not a pious way of eating and as a result, some of these recipes are a pure indulgent, just like the rest of my recipes!
Asparagus is often served as a side dish, but here it is at the heart of a summer asparagus salad that contains lentils, tomatoes and Roquefort cheese. A simple recipe that relies on great ingredients and simple cooking techniques.
Fruit in a salad does not make a dessert, this seared peach and feta cheese salad is full on savoury. A vegetarian main course salad featuring nutty puy lentils and peppery rocket alongside the feta and peaches that will have you making it all summer!
Toasted fresh coconut is joined by fresh and bright carrot, cucumber and red onion in this Thai salad. At the centre is a thinly sliced and perfectly roasted chicken breast that has a Thai red curry coating. And I have not even mentioned the stunning dressing!
There are some flavour combinations that work exceptionally well together, this fennel and orange salad features two of them. The aniseed of fennel and the citrus flavour of the orange not only work well together but they also compliment the duck breast perfectly.
This orzo salad recipe is me warming up for the changing seasons. Lighter and brighter flavours, fresher ingredients, a breath of fresh air if you like. This recipe sees a debut appearance from Orzo pasta and only the second appearance from halloumi cheese.
I have not hidden my love of mackerel here on my website and this teriyaki smoked mackerel salad is the latest profession of that love. Because fresh mackerel is difficult to find here in the Hungarian countryside most of my mackerel recipes feature smoked mackerel.
As far as I am concerned radicchio is the perfect winter salad leaf and is at the heart of this Radicchio based chicken salad.
The fig season is perilously short, here we roast figs with Balsamic vinegar and honey and combine them with acidic blue cheese and salty ham to create the perfect light main course salad.
This wonderful mung bean salad is almost Indian in influence. Heady with spices from the Indian subcontinent brightened up with some light quick pickled carrots and red onions.
You all know me by now, if not why not? I am back plowing the populist furrow with this smoked mackerel noodle salad.