Tag: Salad
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Spring salad with a Mache Mint Pesto
Pretty little salad… I thought it was time to make a spring salad filled with lightly sautéed colourful vegetables and toss them around in a home-made pesto sauce. The idea for this dressing came by random, I happened to have a large bush of mint and mache salad leaves left over from the weekend so…
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Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette
Whats for lunch honey?! Desperately seeking for spring flavours because the weather is lacking in that department, today’s healthy avocado salad is a plate of colour full of light fresh flavours that is topped with my latest obsession, some raspberry vinaigrette! My obsession for this dressing has progressed over a couple of weeks, ever since…
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Comforting Healthy Salad
What’s for lunch honey?! It is always a good sign when my fiance asks for a second plate of a vegetarian dish, as he is more of those meat-eater types! It just shows that the combination is a good one that leaves you wanting for more! The ingredients in this salad already get me excited…
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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…
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Cherry Zucchini Salad
Whats for lunch honey?! I wanted to share this easy and delicious summer salad with you guys that makes a great light lunch. It is vegetable based, but is filled with salty and sweet texture. With a lovely hint of garlic in the background, summer zucchini’s make a great base for salads! Are you having…
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Summer Vegetables
After a trip to the morning market, our fridge is exploding with wonderful summer vegetables. I mean look at the colour of these luscious beets? Can’t wait to make juice and gazpacho out of them! This young garlic is mild and less “bitter” in flavour, it is very lovely cooked with butter. Just the smell…
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Healthy Vegetable Salad
Back to healthy ways – After the birthday bash, I’m trying to get back into my healthy routine! This easy salad makes a great lunch or light dinner and it tastes so fresh and clean. To make it more filling you can add salmon, chicken or a lovely steak to it! You can incorporate any…
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Crispy Roasted Lamb Shank
The ultimate light comfort food with a rustic country flavours! Not only does this dish make the perfect weekend roast, a slow cooked lamb shank is a hearty meal that suits your entire family in any given occasion. The succulent meat falls off the bone while the crispy surface has a lovely sweet crunch to…
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Fresh Grated Salad
Crunchy, clean-eat & diverse tasty flavours is what this salad is all about. This grated salad is a delicious alternative to a traditional green leaf version. It is incredibly healthy and easy to make, everything is raw and packed with vitamins. It also works well for vegans (minus the feta) and you can use different…
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Tsatsiki Monday
Hi there darling readers, Today has just been one of those days, where nothing seems to go my way! I rarely have bad days, but this morning I even found it difficult to get out of bed. Now I know what those “monday blues” feel like that everyone always talks about! Not only are our…