13 May 2014

Strawberries and Asparagus ...

... sold from giant strawberry market stalls, and you know it must be May.

Usually twins separated at birth, here's a strong plea that they CAN and MUST stay together!

rocket
white asparagus
strawberries, slices and sprinkled with sea salt and pepper

dress with lemon juice, olive oil and honey
not too little salt to balance out strawberries

some pine nuts for topping

12 May 2014

Green bean and olive salad with yoghurt dressing

1 can of green beans
some black olives, roughly chopped
some herbs
spring onion
some pepperoni, chopped

a finely chopped shallot
cover with some lemon juice, salt, pepper, sugar
ideally, let sit for a bit
then olive oil
mustard
and yoghurt

mix, and again, ideally, let sit for a bit before serving.


07 May 2014

Qt Tomato Salad with Grilled Tomato Sauce

little tomatoes, chopped
black olives
walnuts

That is the easy part.

For the sauce/dressing, chop up 4 little tomatoes and grill. Mash with fork. This is the base. Add some olive oil, salt, veggie broth, soy sauce, pepper, brown sugar, lemon juice and/or white balsamico.

shallot rings (not too few)
and some finely chopped parsley for topping

06 May 2014

Slow Salad: Grilled eggplant and peppers with tahini yoghurt sauce

grill or bake some eggplant and red pepper - preferably in one piece, with some holes punched into the peel
chop into bite-size chunks once ready

dressing:
dissolve some tahini with boiling water.
add some lemon juice
salt
a bit of yoghurt
some sesame oil to taste, and even some seeds for crunch
pour over grilled veggies

top with chopped coriander leaves

05 May 2014

Lessthantenminutes Light Spring Salad

lettuce(s) - wash, tear
spring onion
fresh parsley & other fresh garden herbs
some pepperonis - chop

a little lemon juice
some veggie broth
salt, pepper, some paprika
half olive, half walnut oil
something sweet - honey, sugar, marmalade - whatever you like and have.