Mango & Chick Pea Salad

chick peas
mango

coriander (lots)
a shallot
cream or coconut cream
some tomatoes, mashed
mango (or some other) chutney
some vinegar
turmeric
some ginger
some garlic to taste

Swabian Shopska Salad: Wundersalat Off Track and Slightly out of Focus in Tübingen

Shopska at last! Visiting the Umbrian & Provencal Market and the cosmo relatives in Tübingen led to this appealing creation that may be Bulgarian by origin.

All of these were treasures grown in fresh air by happy people, and incredibly tasty:
tomatoes
cucumber
zucchini

 olives (these were lemon filled, delicious)

onion (rings)
lovage
basil
chives
or whatever fresh herbs you have available

lemon juice/vinegar
olive oil (use the feta marinade if you have extra)

Last not least:
marinated sheep's milk feta crumbs as topping

Seasoning came from a jar that was suspiciously labelled "Bulgarian mixed spices" - sorry. No idea what was in it, I would assume some paprika, garlic, salt, pepper and chili (and something secret), and I guess you could not go too wrong with good old Brathähnchenwürzsalz, either. Just take any seasoning mix that you have sitting on the shelf and that you were never quite sure about what it was meant for. Every now and then, one has to be brave and adventurous.

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Avocado Cucumber Salad with Green Cream

Cucumber
Avocado

some very finely chopped shallot (optional)
lots of coriander, very fine chopped or blended
salt
turmeric
cream

Peas and raddicchio

Now this was a true leftover creation, but it turned out so nice that it did gain entitlement to appear here.

radicchio
corn lettuce
peas
and some cucumber

some vegetable broth
some olive oil
some vinegar

a finely chopped shallot
some crispy fried danish onions
capers and a little coriander
mix all these for topping

Mild garden salad

1 butterhead lettuce

some vegetable broth
some olive oil
some vinegar
a finely chopped shallot
and a finely chopped tomato (very small pieces and juice, yes)
mixed fresh herbs, finely chopped

This one was popular with the expert test eaters/eating test experts (both).

Bitter salads with sweet orange cream

some radiccio
lollo biondo or frisée, endive salad or something like that

And to balance the bitterness, we'll have a sweet, soft dressing made from:
orange juice, with a little lemon added if not sour enough
orange marmalade, quite a bit
some olive oil
salt, some smoked if you have
a finely chopped shallot to taste
pepper
cream

Curled lettuce with walnuts and prunes

Curled lettuce
some walnuts, roughly chopped
prunes

a shallot, chopped

some soy sauce
honey
sesame oil (little)
and I happened to actually have some plum juice in the fridge, but you could cheat with something less fancy, like, eg. some apple juice

Have the prunes marinate in the dressing for a bit.

Chickpeas and Fig Salad

Finally down to some soothing autumn recipes.

chickpeas
fresh figs, cut into slices
1 spring onion
fresh parsley
pistachios

and a dressing made from
lemon juice
olive oil
a very finely chopped shallot
honey
salt to taste and black pepper

garnish with some crispy danish onion and crumbed feta

Ausländerin's Pre-Naturalization German Cucumber Salad

Based on Tim Mälzers recipe:
http://www.tim-maelzer.info/rezepte/salate-und-gemuese/2009/04/gurkensalat/

2 Cucumbers
1 Shallot
A bunch of dill
200 ml cream
2 TbSp White Balsamic Vinegar
A peppermill
Salt to taste

Peel and finely slice the cucumbers.
Put  salt, some rounds of black pepper from the mill, and some sugar on the cucumbers and gently mix with hand.
Let the cucumbers sit for 5 mins.
Meanwhile finely chop a shallot and finely chop a bunch of dill.
After 5 mins drain all the water from the cucumbers by slightly squeezing them.
Mix in the chopped shallot, the dill and the vinegar.
Add the cream and adjust the salt.

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We'll try this with some spring and crispy fried onions next!

Nice.

Some mild sprouts, e.g. bean or sugar pea
corn
peanuts
spring onions

with
peanut butter
hot water to dissolve
coconut milk
some soy sauce and sambal oelek

Gravel Salad

Preferably prepared without the gravel if you ask me. There were several stones in the Edeka-Raisins, a bit of a scandal really.

Chickpeas
Cooked beetroots
Raisins
Pine nuts
Pepper, salt
Lemon juice - or orange juice
Olive oil
Some Arabian spices to taste
Parsley

Top with tahini sauce (don't mix through with salad, just have blob of this sitting on top)
Tahini, some hot water
Lemon juice
Salt