Tag: summer

Succotash Salad with Pancetta

I’d never heard of this salad before, but loved the idea of it. I love American salads and side dishes as there are SO many different areas and influences to the ingredients because of the diverse history. This was fresh, sweet, crunchy and the pancetta added another depth of flavour. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

Potato, Roasted Tomato and Pepper Tarte Tatin

I saw an Ottolenghi recipe like this one and it looked like a real show stopper. I knew I wanted to have ago at making it myself. I was a tad nervous as I’ve seen on cooking programmes that they can be abit hit or miss when turning the tart upside down, and they are…

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Prawn Cocktail Salad

I don’t think there is anything better than this classic retro dish. It reminds me of my Sunday lunch at my nans. I oddly also had a really good one when I was india. I also think it has to be a crunchy lettuce can of like a Caesar salad. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

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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Mediterranean Summer Vegetable Sausage Casserole

Sometimes you fancy doing something different with a sausage in the summer other then a BBQ. I love sausage casserole in the winter. I decided to make a summer version with lovely summery vegetables. The main flavour I wanted was lovely smokey sweet paprika and it worked a treat. This was light fresh healthy and…

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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

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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Smoked Salmon on a Fresh Green Bean Salad with a Horseradish Dressing

It’s so hot at the moment that sometimes you fancy something light and refreshing. This works perfectly as you have the different textures. Soft smoked salmon, crunchy and sweet sugar snap peas and peppery radish. It’s bright healthy and delicious. Ingredients Salad 1 pack of smoked salmon 100g sugar snap peas, sliced diagonal 50g French…

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Very Simple Pea and Mint Dip

What else screams british summer apart from Pimms? Peas and mint! I made some black pudding Bon Bon’s (recipe to follow) and needed a really light dip to go with them. I didn’t have much in the kitchen but I did have peas in the freezer and mint in the garden. This was so easy…

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Fresh Crab and Asparagus Risotto

As I originally come from Torquay I have always liked crab as we had the famous brixham crab. Luckily up here in the southeast they have really good fish and shellfish so I’m still enjoying it. I’m funny with food as I go off an ingredient have a break and then like it again, asparagus…

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