Lettuce soup
It happens every summer. The lettuce all starts to bolt at once and always just as we are about to go away. Having grown five types of salad lovingly from […]
Tag Archives: summer salad
Japanese coleslaw
Japanese salads are so fresh and tasty, I love them. Here is a simple salad made with white cabbage, but you could add any other shredded raw veg to vary […]
Oriental crispy duck and watermelon salad
I was given a watermelon this week and I think this is one of the best ways to eat it unless you’re on a beach (no such luck!). We had […]
Pickled cucumber salad
Making some gyoza and bao buns and decided we needed some pickled cucumber. Here is a very simple way of doing just that and adding a very tangy fresh taste. […]
Kachumbar with bean sprouts
This is a spicy little number which is delicious as a side to accompany just about anything! I had it alongside a chicken tagine. I sprout my own mung bean and […]
Courgettes marinated with chilli, mint & garlic
I am always looking for new ways to cook courgettes. Here is an Italian recipe which is piquant with the mix of chilli and vinegar, and sweet with mint. A […]
Tangy courgette & herb salad
I am experimenting with my courgettes…sometimes it seems a shame to cook them when you can pick them and eat them in 10 minutes. This recipe is perfect for the […]
Radish, red onion & pomegranate salad
Still obsessed by my sprouts I add them to everything…this is an adaptation of one of another recipe which uses mooli but I think its tasteless and watery, so I […]
Sprouting kachumbar (salad!)
I have gone back to making my own sprouts. I love the peppery crispiness that you get for home-grown produce! I have a sprouter so I can do them in […]
Aubergine fesenjan
Aubergine is one of the most versatile vegetables and I never tire of finding new ways to cook them. This sour/sweet combo makes it more Persian than Indian. This […]
healthy living with cancer 