I love a jacket potato for lunch sometimes and my favourite is sweet potato. I saw a variation of this in a Waitrose magazine but dot all the ingredients for a fraction of the price from Lidl. In my opinion Lidl’s cheeses and charcuterie are the best and over half the price. They tend to…
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Hot Smoked Salmon and Avocado with Parsley and Mint Pesto Jersey Royal Potato Salad
This is such a good time of year for produce some of my favourites are asparagus, wild garlic and of course the first harvest of jersey royals. Jersey royals are creamy, buttery but still nice and firm so what better way to eat them other than warm (these were my leftovers from another dinner) in…
Smoked Trout, Griddled Corn and Avocado Deconstructed Taco’s with a Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing
I haven’t tried making my own ranch dressing before but I wouldn’t go back now I have. It is creamy full of flavour and it has a subtle kick at the end. I had some left over. Tortilla wraps and have made chips with them before (recipe here) so I thought I’d have a go…
Harissa and Black Bean Loaded Sweet Potato Skins with Whipped Feta and Smashed Avocado
For this weeks meatless dinner I made stuffed sweet potato skins. I have wanted to use whipped feta for ages and it worked so well in this dish. It was really filling and healthy. The sweetness from the potato works really well with the smokey harissa paste. The creamy avocado and salty feta really finishes…
Prawn, Chorizo and Avocado Salad with Crispy Capers and Eggless Lime and Chilli Mayo
Oh my this salad was so yummy. I enjoyed every mouthful the sweet prawns with the spicy chorizo and cooling avocado, then you get the peppery watercress and crispy salty capers, all finished off with a zingy mayo. I used delicious prawns from greenland, they have so much flavour and sweetness. I also used a…
Hot Smoked Salmon on an Avocado, Bean and Potato Salad with a Rosemary, Garlic and Lemon Dressing Recipe
Our fishmonger does a cracking hot smoked salmon. The textures in this dish work so well together. The flesh of the salmon is nice and soft against the crunchy beans and watercress. The smooth creamy avocado works so well the salty capers. Rosemary, garlic and lemon go so well together and it perfectly finishes off…
Marinated Flank Steak on a bed of Napa Cabbage with an Avocado and Wasabi Dressing Recipe
Flank steak is becoming one of my favourites. You barely cook it but it is so tender. It also takes on a marinade really well particularly asian flavours. I wanted a bit of a kick and came across the combo of avocado and wasabi. It was delicious and finished the salad off nicely. Ingredients (serves…
Hot Smoked Salmon with a Mango and Avocado Salsa and a Tamarind and Mango Dressing Recipe
I always think fruit and fish do work well together and mangoes can really take on flavour. I do have to share a kitchen gadget I have a mango de stoner and it was of the best things I have ever bought. The dressing was an accident as I bought a 2 pack of mangoes…
Homemade Crab Caesar Salad with Lemon and Parmesan Crouton’s and Avocado Recipe
I love caeser salad dressing and wanted to try my own. We have been having a lot of chicken recently and there were some baby dressed crab’s on offer in the supermarket so I thought I would use them in a caesar style salad. It worked so well with the crunchy croutons and creamy avocado….
Crayfish, Avocado and Pickled Cucumber Salad Recipe
You could use prawns for this recipe but I really like crayfish. This salad was really summery and refreshing with the mint mixed with the avocado and the lightly pickled cucumbers. This was the first time I have tried prickly cucumbers and they were much firmer and less watery than the usual cucumbers. The lime…
Balinese Crab, Coconut and Bean Salad Recipe
We love Bali and I particularly love the food. You get such delicious and refreshing salads which are perfect in the heat. This bean salad is one of my favourite’s it is packed full of flavour and crunch. The crab adds a sweetness and the coconut a creaminess. I made mine as close as I…
Salami, Avocado and Tomato Herb Salad with Rosemary and Parmasen Croutons Recipe
Whenever we have left over bread I love to make croutons or breadcrumbs. We usually buy sourdough which make for a really crunch and airy crouton. My favourite is parmesan and rosemary. I am so pleased that British tomatoes are tasting so good at the moment because over the winter we ate hardly any as…
Easy Raw Chocolate Square’s made with Avocado and Nut’s Recipe
Paulie and I were in a health food shop buying some staples and in the fridge were these raw chocolate square’s, Paulie has a real sweet tooth so bought one and liked it so much he asked me to have a go at making some. The taste was amazing and it’s texture was like chocolate…
Chickpea Flatbreads with Halloumi, Rocket and Avocado Smash Recipe
If you follow my blog you will know that I’m trying to stay away from bleached products like white flour and sugar. I was in a health food shop and saw chickpea flour. I have seen it in recipes before but have never tried it myself. The flatbreads turned out great and the chickpea has…
Quinoa, Buckwheat and Chard Patties with an Avocado and Sun Dried Tomato Dip Recipe
This dish isn’t the prettiest, well I didn’t plate it very pretty I probably should of done a smear with the dip but I was so hungry I plated, took a picture and tucked straight in. As we have to keep fibre in our diet the quinoa and buckwheat packet is in our cupboard all…
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