Author: spaulyseasonalservings

I love food and adapting recipes so they are healthy but really tasty. I love worldwide flavours so there is variation in my recipes. Please contact me or follow my blog for delicious recipes

Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad

I love a good Caesar salad but I can find them a bit heavy and calorific. I have lightened up the dressing on mine by using light mayonnaise. I also used a smoked chicken breast to make it a bit more exciting. I just love the contrasts of really crisp lettuce, soft chicken, crunch from…

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Roasted Tomato and Goats Cheese Tart with Tapenade

This is perfect for this bank holiday as part of a spread or starter, it can be eaten hot or cold. I had mine warm with some salad. It is such a good way to use up someof thos tomatoes that are still hanging around. I used olive tapenade as my base but pesto would…

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Hot Smoked Salmon and Mango Salad with a Mango Salsa and Chilli Dressing

As we having a mini heatwave (which is amazing) I fancied a really tropical salad. I also listened to a pod cast saying as mangoes are fibrous they help with anti aging. This was zingy, fresh and really yummy. Its also really nice that it uses all of mango. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

Roasted Summer Vegetable and Chorizo Couscous with Cumin and Honey

I love roasted vegetables particularly in the summer when things like tomatoes, courgettes and peppers are at their best. I used baby courgettes in this recipe as they were reduced in the supermarket, they were delicious! Tomatoes pair so well together and of course they are in season together. This was simple but totally delicious!…

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Pan Fried John Dory on a Fennel, Leek and Pancetta Broth

I am really trying hard to eat more fish at the moment.To keep it interesting I am mixing up the type of fish im using like cod, plaice or hake for example. This time it was John Dory I adore this fish and the spot on it is suppose to be the thumb print of…

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Roasted Tomatoes Stuffed with Feta and Basil

I love stuffing vegetables, whether its peppers, courgettes and such like. When I was shopping there were these beautiful juicy tomatoes and I had some feta knocking around in the fridge so bought them. They were delicious. You get the sweetness from the tomato,saltiness from the feta and bite from the spring onion. Ingredients (serves…

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Crispy Chicken Thighs with Wild Garlic Butter Beans and Cider

I think I am going to bombard everyone with wild garlic recipes it is my favourite foraging ingredient. One it tastes delicious and two it means SPRING is here! As you spend all that time picking them you want to have something decadent. This is simple comforting but I think also a treat. It’s a…

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Salami and Black Eyed Bean Salad

This is such a good store cupboard and freezer salad. We had a charcuterie platter and there was some salami leftover. I thought I would chuck it into a salad. I always like to keep tinned pulses and jarred herbs in the cupboard as they are so handy. In the freezer I also always have…

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Wild Mushroom, Bacon and Truffle Pizza

I was an extremely lucky girl to get a jar of truffle slices for one of my xmas presents. As you can probably guess I am using them sparingly. My husband was in London for work and popped into borough market and there was some wild mushrooms. He knows me so well and brought home some black…

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Leftover Chicken Salad with a Curried Mango Chutney Dressing

When I’ve had a roast chicken on Sunday I always have leftovers as its just me and Paulie (oh and 2 dogs and a cat) I like to spice it up so its different to the traditional flavours. Sometimes I might make a curry or a tagine. This week I was working in the office, so I made…

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