07 Jul Mexican Black Bean Salad
This colourful Mexican bean salad is bold and punchy. Enjoy as a salad or halve the recipe and use as a dip or salsa to serve with corn chips. If you don’t like raw red onion, leave this out....
Salads & Sides
07 Jul Citrus Carrot & Mint Salad
This makes a lovely side to a Moroccan-style braised lamb or a simple roast chicken. One day, I didn’t have an orange in the house, so I used a mandarin instead, which was just as delicious. I’ve also been known to add a handful of feta or some grilled halloumi, too. ...
07 Jul Greek-Style Pasta Salad
Brimming with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta, this colourful Greek-inspired pasta is the perfect picnic dish and makes for a great packed lunch. There are so many alternative pastas these days and I just love this with buckwheat pasta. Serve chilled or at room temperature. It makes a terrific accompaniment for barbequed meats and kebabs....
07 Jul Tossed Yoghurt with Cucumbers & Radishes
Simplicity at its best; this chunky, fresh and vibrant salad is delicious with a slice of warm quiche or with a Sunday roast. If you don’t like coriander (there are lots of people who don’t!), just use whatever herb you like. ...
07 Jul Watercress, Radicchio & Hazelnut Salad
This is an Italian-inspired salad, using crunchy radicchio leaves and a simple dressing...
03 Jul Moroccan Meatball Chickpea Salad
This is a quick, herb-packed salad for when you’re craving a fresh but flavoursome lunch or light dinner. To make it into more of a main meal, add a second tin of chickpeas or other beans, some cooked lentils, quinoa or roasted vegetables. The meatballs are delicious served hot or cold....
03 Jul Fried Halloumi Red Cabbage Salad
This epic dish combines pan-fried halloumi with shredded crunchy cabbage, fresh herbs and lots of zingy lemon to create a satisfying salad. I love serving this as part of a summer Sunday lunch spread or for a light dinner. You can also serve with pan-fried chicken or crumbled with feta instead of the halloumi. ...
07 Mar Easy Chinese Chicken Salad
The zingy five spice sesame dressing is the key to this bold Chinese chicken salad. Poach a whole chicken and then shred the meat to toss through with the crunchy cabbage, carrots and spring onion. This makes a great packed lunch, just take the nuts in a tupperware container to sprinkle on before eating....
07 Jul Green Bean Salad with Chickpeas
I absolutely love Syrian food. Aleppo chilli flakes are a dried and flaked turkish chilli, named after the Syrian city of Aleppo. I love adding them to scrambled eggs, any curries or stews and sprinkled on salads, as I’ve done here. Feel free to use any beans or nuts you have in the cupboard....
07 Jul Fried Courgette with Garlic & Chilli
I had a big bag of sad-looking courgettes sitting in my fridge and I couldn’t bear to throw them away - instead, I whipped up this Italian-inspired fried courgette recipe. Tossing the still-warm courgette in the raw garlic dressing slightly cooks the garlic (so it’s not bitter). ...
07 Jul Perky Peach & Feta Salad
Everyone loves serving feta in watermelon salads but I don’t think it needs it! This is such a simple salad that, on paper, doesn’t look too special. Tossed together with fresh herbs and some quality extra-virgin olive oil, this dish is a reminder that simple is often best!...
07 Jul Cooling Cucumber & Watermelon Salad
Everyone loves serving feta in watermelon salads but I don’t think it needs it! This is such a simple salad that, on paper, doesn’t look too special. Tossed together with fresh herbs and some quality extra-virgin olive oil, this dish is a reminder that simple is often best!...