Tag: delicious summer salad
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Summer Watermelon Salad
Sometimes the most quick and simple salads are the most rewarding in flavor. This simple summer salad has no lettuce, while the base is base from fresh watermelon and rich feta cheese. It is perfect on hot days and gives you enough salt that you crave for during the heat. We made this dish…
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Zucchini Spaghetti Salad
It is that time of year again when it is time to start planting flowers and herbs on the balcony. Surprisingly I had some ivy and rosemary that made it through last year (even through the winter time outside) which is quite amazing. I went ahead and planted a selection of mint, oregano and thyme.…
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Delicious Quick Spring Salad
‘Spring salads and warmer days’ Spring seems to be well on its way in Finland, the weather has increased drastically and all the flowers are beginning to bloom. Cherry trees are blossoming and tulips are pushing through the ground as May approaches. Primarily, the world is still at lockdown but we have taken advantage of…
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‘Al fresco Umbria’
Umbria, Italy After lounging by the pool the last few hours, I’ve just jumped out of the shower and now sipping on a glass of cold white wine that my hubby brought me to the bathroom. I’m wrapped in a soft blue towel and admiring the view from our window as the bees hover over…
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Lavender lunches al fresco
lavender lunches With my hair tied in a messy low bun, the warm summer breeze blows my sun bleached hair across my face as I pick a bouquet to decorate our table for lunch time. A raw mix of olive branches, rosemary and lavender that grow right beneath your feet is a rarity that…
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Mediterranean Spring Tuna Salad
‘Late lunch with a friend’ Last week my friend and I decided to indulge in a fresh seared tuna salad as a welcome to the beginning of May, a great welcoming to the start of summer. This light Mediterranean lunch that is flavourful and a great dish for many occasions. The creamy beetroot gives the…
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Basil Honey Dressing & country salad
I cannot praise this green goodness dressing enough, it really does anything taste that much more delicious and fresh. It not only works with salads but also as a sauce for some protein, especially fish. This time I drizzled it all over a country-esq salad with oven roasted rosemary beets, smoked salmon, spinach leaves, green…
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Healthy Chanterelle Kale Salad
Healthy Mushroom Salad At the summer place, we love mushroom picking and one day for lunch, we decided to make a crunchy kale chanterelle salad. The salad is spruced with wonderful summer ingredients, such as new potatoes, sugar snap peas and cauliflower but you can use other flavours like, baby carrots, young cabbage, beets or…
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Catch of the day.
‘Countryside vibes’ Tomorrow we are heading back to M & P’s countryside for a quick weekend getaway! I can’t explain how happy I am about this, my schedule has been so busy, too busy and this is exactly what I need. I wanted to share this pictures from our last stay and how our food…
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Nordic Style Salad
This Nordic style salad reflects the archipelago lifestyle and really should be eaten with your feet dipped into the sea in a calm island in the midst of nature. It is salty and comforting with a bit of heat from the chili and freshness from the lemon and vinegar. Yesterday we took a morning walk…