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Raw Beetroot Salad

Posted in Buffet/Bring & share lunch, Can make in advance, French Style, Salad, Side Dish, Simple recipe/Novice cook, Starter, Vegetarian (Meat/Fish free) on 28th August 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Mostly we boil beetroot and serve it very plain as part of a salad, with or without a splash of vinegar.  In the past I made a delicious recipe where cooked chopped raw beetroot was used as part of a beef stew (lovely – must find that recipe and do it again!). I have also seen it used, grated, as an ingredient in [...]

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Chickpea Couscous Salad

Posted in Buffet/Bring & share lunch, Can make in advance, Couscous/Grains, Light Meal (Lunch/Supper), Quick Meals, Salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian (Meat/Fish free) on 27th July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This is one of my favourite ingredient combinations for couscous.  It makes a good accompaniment for meat at a main meal but it could equally well be served as a light vegetarian lunch.  It is best when dressed with the oils and lemon while warm to allow the flavours to develop and is lovely served slightly warm as well, [...]

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Rosy Potato Salad

Posted in Buffet/Bring & share lunch, Can make in advance, Family/Personal Recipes, Picnics/Outdoor Food, Salad, Side Dish, Simple recipe/Novice cook on 20th July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This salad is both pretty and simple.  I used to serve potato salad and beetroot separately, but having discovered how tasty they were when mixed together on a plate I often now mix and place them in a bowl together.  For a bit of fun, this salad could be served as part of a pink themed meal!   To [...]

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Special Coleslaw

Posted in Buffet/Bring & share lunch, Can make in advance, Family/Personal Recipes, Picnics/Outdoor Food, Salad, Side Dish, Simple recipe/Novice cook, Vegetarian (Meat/Fish free) on 17th July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There are so many different recipes for Coleslaw, but this is the one I always use. It comes from a shared lunch I attended a very long time ago and was so delicious I made sure I did not leave without finding out the ingredients. I was not given any quantities at the time and think this is a [...]

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Tuna & Bean Salad

Posted in Buffet/Bring & share lunch, Can make in advance, Fish, Italian Style, Light Meal (Lunch/Supper), Picnics/Outdoor Food, Quick Meals, Salad, Side Dish, Simple recipe/Novice cook, Starter on 13th July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This speedy Italian style salad can be put together in minutes using tinned tuna and, for speed, tinned beans. I used black-eye beans but haricot or cannellini beans could be substituted.  A good mayonnaise, home made if available, could be used as an alternative to the olive oil and lemon juice dressing but the beans should be [...]

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Sweet Pepper Salad

Posted in Buffet/Bring & share lunch, Can make in advance, Picnics/Outdoor Food, Salad, Side Dish, Starter, Vegetarian (Meat/Fish free) on 10th July 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I found this recipe, a previously pulled out page from a magazine, when hunting down some recipes for salads with a difference.  It is good to have some simple ideas to hand as an alternative or addition to the usual green leaves and cucumber salad mixture.  I love cold ratatouille almost more than hot ratatouille so I knew [...]

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