Category: salads

Halloumi and Orzo Salad with Herby Air Fryer Courgettes

This is a really nice fresh summery salad. I love frying the courgettes in the air fryer as it is so easy. I hadn’t tried orzo in a salad before and it worked really well. As it is smaller pasta it was really easy to stir through the herbs. This had a really meddetarian vibe…

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Air fryer Roasted Vegetable and Chorizo Moroccan Couscous

I love my air fryer, it is so versatile. It is also so healthy and I just chucked in the courgettes and peppers left them alone and they came out lovely and charred. Fruit with savoury food can sometimes be a bit like marmite, you either like it or hate it. This would make a…

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Healthy Ham and Herby Potato Salad

This was a really nice change from the usual mayonnaise dressing used in a potato salad. The potatoes tasted fresh and zingy. I think the key to this is making sure you use good quality olive oil. It is summer in a bowl. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

Miso and Tamarind Slow Roasted Aubergine

I think slow roasting an aubergine is the best way to cook them as it makes the flesh so juicy and tender. They can also take on flavours really well so and spices really whether it’s Middle Eastern, Indian. Mediterranean etc. I went Asia this time with tangy miso and tamarind all sweetened up with…

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Caesar Style Chicken Salad

So I have gone through a retro salad phase and this was a Caesar salad kind of day. I decided to keep it light and not add the croutons. It was really yummy. I’m lucky I live near a smokery and they smoke their own chicken breasts. This added a really nice depth of flavour….

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Feta, Spring Beans and Jersey Royal Salad

I am totally making the most of Jersey Royal Potatoes this season. This years harvest is much more creamier than last year. This salad was absolutely delicious. Sometimes keeping it simple works so well as the quality and flavour really shines through. It was so fresh, zingy and totally balanced. I got a really good…

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Middle Eastern Chickpea and Puffed Rice Salad

I love trying new ingredients when I see them on a cooking programme. Puffed rice is my new thing. I don’t know what I expected but it is just a savoury cereal puff. Its genius putting it in a salad as it adds such a nice texture and nuttiness. I love textures in salads, and…

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Egg, Asparagus and Rocket Salad with a Mustard Dressing

So its asparagus season, yes! I’m so lucky as I live on the border of East Sussex and Kent. I have 2 asparagus farms within 10-15 minutes. This means I will be living off asparagus for the next month. The asparagus farm I go to has different grades, so you can get wonky ones for…

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Smoked Salmon and Rocket Salad with Avocado Salsa

I love smoked salmon with avocado. This salad works so well with the peppery rocket and the salty zingy capers, lemon and gherkins. The coriander and parsley really lifts it up with yummy freshness. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

Lemony Kale Salad with Crispy Parma Ham

I love crispy parma ham, they are like the best crisps ever I could eat a whole bag if they were. Its great as you can just pop them in the air fryer. We all know kale is good for us but im not keen just having it on its own (unless its kale crisps)….

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Moroccan Ras El Hanout Chorizo and Chickpea Salad

I had some ras el hanout in the back of the cupboard and thought I better use it for something. As it’s Middle Eastern chickpeas came to mind and I thought I’d do a tasty salad. This salad was amazing! The spicy chorizo, warming spices and zingy preserved lemon. I am also addicted to semi…

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