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[personal profile] miss_s_b
Goes great on any form of leafy green salad

You will need:
  • 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
  • 1 lime
  • 4 tablespoons oil of your preference
  • Something with which to zest the lime
  • Something with which to juice the lime (hands will do)
  • A vessel with a lid to shake it all up in
Method:
  • Juice and zest the lime.
  • Put all ingredients in the vessel and shake vigorously.
  • That's it!

This will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks; you don't need a lot of it per salad. You do need to shake it up before each use though.
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I made this at the weekend and have pretty much been ill since then, but thought I'd try and get my post in before the week was up. Apologies if I don't make too much sense - I am a little feverish.

I wanted to do something different for my salad - I thought about making this amazing salad my mum makes, but it really requires fresh broad beans and Sainsbury's do not have any in stock yet.

Confession time: I had never bought an avocado before (I have eaten it in ready-prepared things just never bought a whole one before). I thought they would be hard to slice open/peel (given the fuss I have seen about 'avocado hand' injuries), but it turns out they're super-easy to get into and I might buy more in future!

Anyway, the salad I made was from Levi Roots's Caribbean Food Made Easy, but it's also available online here. I left off the thyme leaves although I reckon some chopped coriander would be nice in this if that is something you like.

A very refreshing, summery salad. I served mine with roast pork loin and potato wedges.

avocado and mango salad

Kale with tahini dressing

Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 04:29 pm
[personal profile] cosmolinguist
Abel & Cole, who I get my veg box from, have a great recipe search so you can type in whatever ingredient you want to use up or don't know what to do with, and that's how I found this recipe.

I used to be a bit intimidated by kale when it turned up but now I'm excited to see it, as it's an excuse to make this dressing. It'd work with spinach or any dark leafy greens, but I now associate it with kale.

You will need:
  • Knife/chopping board
  • Measuring spoons/jug
  • Whisk
  • Big bowl
  • Big pot and stove if you're cooking your greens
Ingredients for the dressing:
  • 4 tbsp of tahini
  • 4 tbsp of olive oil
  • 2 tbsp of water
  • 1/2 tsp of ground cumin
  • 2 lemons, zest and juice*
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely minced**
  • Salt and pepper
  • A pinch of chilli flakes or chilli powder, if you like

* when I don't have lemons, 4 tbsp of juice from a bottle is fine
** one of the things I like about Abel & Cole recipes is that they don't pretend a single clove of garlic is sufficient for everything; three is enough for me as someone who really likes garlic but you could always use more or less if you prefer

(The original recipe also calls for 2 tbsp of red wine vinegar, which I've always ignored because I can't cope with much sourness and the lemon is enough for me, but feel free to try that if you'd like!)


The A&C recipe is a bit more complicated, suggesting you add the garlic and half the lemon juice/zest directly to the cooked greens, but I just whisk all the ingredients together in a big bowl while the kale is on the stove, and then drain the kale and add it to the bowl.

Prepare the greens however you like. The recipe suggests simmering it for just a minute. Kale is one of the few vegetables I boil, otherwise I find it too tough, so I remove the stalks, chop it finely and leave it for however long it takes me to mix up the dressing. If I used spinach I wouldn't cook that at all.

The result is great by itself as a side, or I add halloumi, chickpeas, lentils and/or chopped nuts for protein, and sometimes other salad-y stuff, like veggies or couscous. Meat-eaters could have chicken or lamb or something with it.
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It's been roasty around here the last few days and I therefore want to eat cold things. Given me your favourite salads and salad dressings, please :)
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[personal profile] miss_s_b
You do need to think in advance to prep this, but the actual cook time is very small indeed, which is great for if you're hungry.

You will need:

- 3 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 350ml tub of natural yoghurt
- 3 tablespoons ginger and garlic paste
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 kilo chicken mini fillets or similar - reasonably sized bit but not huge.
- a big glass dish, preferably one with a lid
- 1 tsp powdered cumin seeds, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp powdered cloves and 2 tsp powdered cardamom, all mixed together.
- grated cheese of your choice - I like a good cheddar but obvs there are probably more authentic ones you could use
- salad of your choice

Method:

- mix the first five ingredients into a goo
- rub the goo into the chicken mini fillets with your hands
- roll the engooed fillets in the spice mix
- place them in the glass dish and leave them to marinate overnight - so probably best to do this after you've eaten on the previous evening if that makes sense. If your big glass dish doesn't have a lid just cover with clingfilm.
- after marination, grill the chicken bits until golden brown and cooked through, then plate up with the salad and sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top of the chicken so that it melts (don't overdo it, you want a delicate lattice, not a thick wodge).

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