Every so often I get a real craving for spicy food with a chilli kick and this salad dish hits the spot. I love the combination of textures, colours and flavours. The almonds balance out the spicy flavour of the chilli flakes and sumac. It’s a great salad and colourful too! You could reduce the chilli flakes if you don’t want it too spicy. I used almonds with their skin on but you could use blanched ones. Yummy, tell me more Diva…
Delicious salad!
The sweetness of the beetroot goes very well with the salty taste of the Halloumi. This salad is best eaten as soon as it is ready too, otherwise the cheese will harden..it’s a lot nicer still warm and soft. If you are having a bbq, you could cook the Halloumi and beetroot over the coals/gas. Otherwise, this is just as nice under a regular grill. The colours are a great combination too…food should be pretty enough to eat! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
I have been reaching for my simple salad recipes. This salad is enhanced by the mint and yoghurt dressing which lifts the flavours and goes well with the aubergine (eggplant). I used a griddle frying pan to cook the aubergine (eggplant) but this would be delicious cooked on the BBQ too! Failing that, just grill/broil it! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
I recently purchased a Spiralizer from Amazon and it is now firmly part of my kitchen tools. It makes great spaghetti out of vegetables! I have been making lots of courgette (zucchini) which you can eat raw or gently fry it for a couple of minutes in butter. If you do not have a spiralizer, you could use the vegetable peeler to make ribbons of courgette (zucchini). Yummy, tell me more Diva…
This is a delightfully fresh salad that is simple but very tasty. The coriander and lime dressing is just delicious. It has gone straight into my top 5 salads as it tastes so fresh and is so simple to make. If you don’t like coriander you may want to use something else…but I don’t think it will have the same “zing”. The bowl I made did not last long and I think this may be a weekly dish for a while! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
This is another great alternative to potato salad and a low carb option. The dressing can be played with to your own taste. Use the same dressing and flavours as your favourite potato salad and go wild with cauliflower instead! Feel free to add other chopped veggies to it too! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
This is a great substitute for a creamy potato salad and uses the wonderful cauliflower! It tastes better after sitting for a few hours (in the refrigerator of course!). This is for all you low carbers who want a creamy potato salad on a glorious sunny day…make this instead! I just love how versatile the wonderful cauliflower is! You could easily sneak this dish upon others, just serve it, watch them scoff a large plateful, then tell them that it is cauliflower!! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
This is a lovely salad or side dish that is for garlic lovers. You have to let this sit for at least four hours for all of the flavours to absorb but it is worth the wait! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
This was influenced by a salad we had recently at a Dubai restaurant which I loved for it’s great flavour and simplicity. The original salad had cubes of Halloumi, but I thought it would be better with Feta. I do not usually like fruit mixed into my salad leaves but the raspberries here could really change my mind. Delicious, light, tangy and full of summer! So simple, yet so tasty. Yummy, tell me more Diva..
This is summery in colour and taste. Choose the biggest, freshest, fattest bunch of asparagus too. Those skinny stalks supermakets sometimes sell do not do this dish any justice. You can make this ahead too. Just cook the veggies then throw the dressing on when you are ready to serve. Voila! A tasty dish! Yummy, tell me more Diva..
