Tag: Salad
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Seasonal Plum Platter
That beautiful plum that becomes a deep shade of purple as August approaches. It is a delicious sweet fruit that works well in different meals. I eat them in handfuls as I love that candied fragrant taste as it hits the back of my mouth. According to numerous articles (ex. daily mail), plums are the…
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As Organic As It Gets
Gherkins straight from the garden and freshly picked berries from the forest. I made a very light lunch from these incorporating avocados, spring onions and basil. I topped this with toasted walnuts and a drizzle of avocado oil and fresh black pepper. These delicate summer flavours are at their best, just been picked, no preservatives…
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Arugula Stuffed Avocados
Now this is a vibrant plate of colours. This salad is creamy and spicy in texture that really work well together. It makes a great starter (one avocado/person is enough then) or a nice light lunch. To make this more filling, add garlic sautéed tiger prawns or pieces of smoked salmon. I would scatter the…
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Apricot Summer Salad
This salad symbolizes sweet succulent summer days that is vibrant in colour and refreshing in taste. It has a nice fruity flavour to it where the nuts and asparagus add a salty crunch. Crumbled feta also works greatly in this and makes it more filling. The mixture of textures makes a fun combination and a…
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Culinary Country Moments
A little piece of heaven that beats to its own drum… this is the country side, where time slows down and you connect to natures organic miracles. I’m a country girl at heart and love gardens, lakes and the feeling it comes with. What a great weekend behind us. Summer was officially here and it…
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Pomegranate Pearls
The magic of a pomegranate. What’s for lunch honey? Spinach and green leaf salad with avocado and toasted nuts. I added pomegranate seeds and some of its juice with a pinch of salt/ black pepper as a dressing. On the side, a crispy rye cracker with cream cheese, spinach and some more heavenly red pearls.…
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Asian Beef Salad
What’s for lunch honey? Spicy Asian Beef Salad My craving for Asian salads began when Mr. N and I were having lunch at my brother’s and his girlfriend’s house and they made us something similar. It’s a great change to traditional salads and the combination of spicy, acidic, sweet and salty works its wonders in…
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Crunchy salad & Avocado dressing
What’s for lunch honey? Salad in a cup. Such a fast and easy salad to make. All you need to do is wash the salad leaves, make the dressing and enjoy it as it is, or with parma ham (parmesan cheese would be great too) and sweet tomatoes as I did. The dressing is simply…
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Paris Tip: Boutique Maille Paris
For the love of mustard. 6 Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris Mean while in Paris hides the sweetest little mustard store “Boutique Maille Paris” in the Madeleine square right in front of the church. My friend and I accidentally stumbled across it and it’s charm practically invited us in. We were just enjoying a…