Since food is one of my many loves and my salads are famous across continents, I thought I'd start a little blog of easy salad recipes...enjoy!
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Rocket, avocado, peas & pine nut salad
What's in it?
rocket
peas (cooked or raw)
lettuce
1 avocado
handful of pine nuts (roasted)
fennel
a shallot
lemon juice
olive oil
parsley & mint
salt & pepper
a drop of mustard
What do I do?
Fry the pine nuts in a pan for a few minutes until they're brown. Boil the peas if you want. Chop the fennel into thin slices and chop the shallot finely. Throw it all in your bowl & add lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, mint & salt and pepper. Mix & eat with a chunky slice of bread...
Carrot and mung bean salad
What's in it?
1 carrot
some sprouted mung beans
black mustard seeds
fresh coriander/parsley
1/2 a lemon juice
olive oil
salt & pepper
What do I do?
Grate a carrot in a bowl and mix with the sprouted mung beans, a sprinkle of mustard seeds. Chop some fresh coriander or parsely...chuck it in. Pour the lemon juice & olive oil on & season it and it's done. This was inspired by salads I had in India. You could also grate some beetroot in it...
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