This is from a Waitrose recipe card . The main appeal of this recipe for me was the light pickling treatment given to the cucumber and onion. As luck would have it, it seemed that no sooner was this recipe…
Category: Salads
Vegetable Salad
A cooked salad like this featured in the eminent Mr. Stein’s first book, Taste of the Sea , accompanying Skate Mayonnaise. It makes a very versatile, earthy-tasting accompaniment for many things, though. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 20 mins cooking…
Tomales Salad
This mixture became one of our staples while house-sitting for a friend in Tomales, California, hence the name. The avocado and tomato flavours blend very well together and make a good accompaniment to grilled fish or meats. Since it was…
Tuscan Bread Salad
I’ve been intrigued by an Italian bread salad recipe such as this from Giorgio Locatelli for some time. It’s another idea with many variations and apparently no definitive recipe. I finally got around to trying this one and it was…
Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad is, in my opinion, one of the World’s great salads and one of America’s contributions to haute cuisine . Apart from the crispness of the Cos/Romaine lettuce used, this really stands or falls on the dressing. This dressing…
Salade Niçoise
This is my take on one of the World’s truly great salads. Apart from the quality of the ingredients, which is always crucial, one of the keys to this recipe is the presentation, in my view. The lettuce needs to…
Greek Salad
Another of the world’s great salads. Greek salad does not traditionally have any leaves but, I confess, I do like to add some. This is entirely a matter of personal choice, depending upon whether you want more bulk or more…