This Turkish carrot and yoghurt dip or salad (yoghurtlu havuc) is easy to make and delicious when freshly made. Serve it with Turkish bread and other dips and meze dishes to make a delightful meal. It can also be served as a side dish with grilled or roasted meat. Photography […]
This is my friend Gabi Radinger’s recipe for mixed bean salad using canned beans and a tasty dressing of pumpkin seed oil and apple cider vinegar. It is quick and easy to make and perfect for a barbecue or to take on a picnic. I always keep a couple of […]
This is a fairly basic pumpkin soup recipe which you can make your own by including other vegetables and ingredients. I make it a little differently each time and have mentioned a few ideas after the recipe. Lately I have been using two or three types of pumpkin to add […]
Oranges and beetroots are a delicious combination to have as a salad or starter in the wintertime. This salad is an old favourite of mine that I come back to every year. I’ve used blood oranges today as they’re in season, but navel oranges are also very good or try a combination. This is a super […]
Oranges and olives often grow side by side in the Mediterranean region and are also wonderful when eaten together. Enjoy this delicious salad while navel oranges are in season or try it with blood oranges when available or some of each. This salad is very nice served with Trouchia (silverbeet […]
The recipe for this brown rice salad with Asian flavours was given to me by a friend a few years ago. She described it as being ‘very pretty with its confetti of different coloured vegetables’, and it is. She likes to use a packet of mixed nuts and seeds and […]
A grated carrot salad or salade de carottes rapees is a popular salad in France that is often made at home but is available in every bistro and market as well. It is quick to make, can be endlessly varied and goes with just about anything. Not to mention it […]
Fennel and rocket salad with pine nuts is a favourite salad of mine. It is deliciously refreshing and the perfect accompaniment to my tomato tart (torta di pomodoro), and also for many other Italian dishes. I am sure you will make it again and again. Photograph by Andrew Taylor Serves 6 […]