"We can add carrots in Photoshop"

Carrots, boiled
Mixed fresh herbs - parsley and coriander
Balsamico pickled onions
Sundried tomatoes
Some cucumbers, optionally

Balsamic vinegar, dark
Maple syrup
Salt, pepper
Olive oil
Shallot

Baby Spinach Potato Salad

So, what do we have today? Kind of a weird Christmas special. A lot of German families have Kartoffelsalat and Würstchen on the 24th. No Würstchen we don't have but here's a nice potato salad.

Potatos, boiled, slice
Apple, slice
Pickled gurken, slice
Eggs, boiled, slice
Some capers
Shallot
Lemon juice
Half yoghurt, half mayonnaise
Salt
Honey
And some baby spinach leaves.

Happy holidays, you, you, and you.

Sticky Brie & Date Salad

Curled lettuce
Yellow tomatoes

Brie or camembert cheese, maybe even a not so sticky kind
Walnuts
Dates

Shallot
Olive oil
Sweet mustard
Honey
White Balsamico
Salt, pepper

Lady Marmalade

Ooooh ...

I fear you may be getting tired of ginger and orange marmalade recipes, but I am trying to establish them as basic salad dressing ingredients. I think they should be! They deserve to!

So here's another pamphlet, and: shopping@, we need new orange marmalade, please.

Chicory, cut
Orange, filleted
Some sweet mustard pickled gurken (Senfgurken)
Boiled eggs

A finely chopped shallot
some grated fresh ginger
lots of ginger marmalade
Some lemon juice
some white balsamico
Salt, lots, to balance all that sweetness
coarse black pepper
Olive oil

Würfelsalat with Horseradish Dressing

How did we arrive at possessing 10 odd tubes of horseradish? The universe must be making a point. Here's our horseradish premiere, please let us know how you like it. It might be something for Christmas.

Cooked beetroots are needed and about the same proportion of cooked potatoes. Cut into cubes.
The carrot, well, was kind of there, but I would not insist on it.
some fresh parsley to top, some green olives.

Now here's the special dressing:

A shallot, finely chopped.
Lemon juice. not too much, just cover the onion.
Salt. We want it.
About half mayonnaise, half yoghurt, leaning towards more yoghurt.
Horseradish, grated fresh (careful) or from one of the many tubes.
Maybe a little olive oil.
Honey.

Yum.

Gingery Cucumber Salad

Hello.

Easy shopping list today:

Cucumber. 1, 2, as you like.

Dressing needs:

Lemon juice.
Peanut oil, a little sesame oil to taste
A tiny green chili
Some dried red chili flakes if handy
A little wasabi
A shallot, finely chopped.
Some instant veggie broth powder.
A little soy.
Lots of ginger marmalade with chunks.
And fresh coriander.

Carrot_Nut_Nutmeg Salad

This is dead easy.

Grate lots of carrots.
Mix with lots of almonds, a few raisins and fresh parsley.

Dressing:
Lemon juice and lots of honey.
Olive oil, salt and a twist of nutmeg (careful not to overdose).

Monday

Some radiccio, cut into fine stripes.
Some sweetcorn.
Some brown lentils.
Pumpkin seeds,
Some mint and a little parsley.

Ginger and orange marmalade to make the dressing nice and sweet.
Olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, a shallot, some sesame oil for extra flavour if you wish.