A Salad for the Hot Weather

[dash300]

2 beers and a lettuce. Simples!View attachment 652372

Nice hors d'oeuvres!

 

[donkey]

I eat loads.....pickled in jars or fresh on plastic trays.
Once even tried cooking some.....took far too long.

I grow beetroot and love it straight from the garden. Twist off the tops, wash clean, place in Pyrex bowl with tablespoon of water and cover. Then 4 minutes on high power in microwave, perhaps 5 minutes if large. Cool in cold water, skin will fall off. Delicious.

Geoff

 

[bobnick]

Our Madras was lovely last night although not as good as a 25 Degrees North or a Gazeebo??

 

[Shrimp]

Maybe not a hot weather dish, but, cooked Beetroot with a cheese sauce poured over it as a veg.

 

[Kirsten]

We grow beetroot -you can eat the young leaves in salad and cook the tougher stalks like chard …all yummy

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[Chockswahay]

I remember at work a patient peeing red ..... lots of panic until I asked had he been eating beetroot in the last couple of days.

I don't mind raw shredded beetroot in very small amounts but anything more and

Now just imagine……….. beetroot AND asparagus! I’ll leave it there!

 

[dulvil]

I had a prawn salad for breakfast today at the beach cafe.
It looked lovely next to the ham salads.
Prawns were plentiful but rubbery tasteless rubbish
, how I wished I had the ham salad

 

[Chockswahay]

I had a prawn salad for breakfast today at the beach cafe.
It looked lovely next to the ham salads.
Prawns were plentiful but rubbery tasteless rubbish
, how I wished I had the ham salad

Haha, don’t feel alone, I think we have all been there, done that! Prawns are nearly always a disappointment, yet they look so tasty…….

 

[PaulC70]

Mrs DBK has made this salad for lunch twice this week and it was perfect for the high temperatures most of us are experiencing now.

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Ingredients:

Watermelon peeled and cut into cubes. If there are a lot seeds in the middle scoop them out with a spoon.
Cucumber cut into small slices. Peel and deseed if you want but this is not essential.
An avocado cut into cubes.
Feta cheese cut into cubes.
One small banana shallot very finally diced. The original recipe used a red onion but we refer a shallot.
Finely chopped fresh mint leaves. You can also use fresh oregano. Dried herbs could be used at a pinch.

The dressing is made from one third lemon juice and two thirds olive oil plus salt and pepper.

Ideally make up an hour or so before needed and put it in the fridge but if you don't have time or space in the fridge eat as soon as made!

gotta ask if you have a link to the recipe, just decided to go sainsburys and try this but have guestimated and no idea if I've over or under added some of the ingredients ?

 

[DBK]

gotta ask if you have a link to the recipe, just decided to go sainsburys and try this but have guestimated and no idea if I've over or under added some of the ingredients ?

I couldn't find a recipe written down when I started this Thread. It was only in Mrs DBK's head but I've had another look and found this one. It's American so uses cups but it should give you an idea of the proportions although I think it doesn't use as much feta as ours does and it uses lime instead of lemon but I don't think it matters. Use either.

Watermelon Avocado Salad with Feta and Mint

Watermelon Avocado Salad with Feta and Mint - A Mediterranean classic made with just a few ingredients and ready in less than 15 minutes.

foolproofliving.com

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[PaulC70]

I couldn't find a recipe written down when I started this Thread. It was only in Mrs DBK's head but I've had another look and found this one. It's American so uses cups but it should give you an idea of the proportions although I think it doesn't use as much feta as ours does and it uses lime instead of lemon but I don't think it matters. Use either.

Watermelon Avocado Salad with Feta and Mint

Watermelon Avocado Salad with Feta and Mint - A Mediterranean classic made with just a few ingredients and ready in less than 15 minutes.

foolproofliving.com

Brilliant, cheers, that's not far from what I did, though forgot to add the pepper in the dressing and just realised I also forgot the mint lol!

 

[Lenny HB]

Had another roast in the expat pub yesterday that's 2 roasts in a week more than we have at home in a year.
And I ended up paying for the whole family again. I think I'll have to go off on my own to get some decent Thai food which would be much nicer.

 

[Janine]

This another of my favourite salads and dead easy to make.

Minted courgette salad

A fresh and fragrant salad complements a Mediterranean antipasti spread for relaxed summer eating

www.bbcgoodfood.com

 

[DBK]

This another of my favourite salads and dead easy to make.

Minted courgette salad

A fresh and fragrant salad complements a Mediterranean antipasti spread for relaxed summer eating

www.bbcgoodfood.com

That does look nice.

We are off to France soon but can't remember ever seeing mint on sale. You can get basil in pots but mint seems rare. We will have to smuggle a pot in or it might be easier to just chop some up and freeze it.

 

[Janine]

That does look nice.

We are off to France soon but can't remember ever seeing mint on sale. You can get basil in pots but mint seems rare. We will have to smuggle a pot in or it might be easier to just chop some up and freeze it.

I use mint from a jar

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[SmithsInFrance]

That does look nice.

We are off to France soon but can't remember ever seeing mint on sale. You can get basil in pots but mint seems rare. We will have to smuggle a pot in or it might be easier to just chop some up and freeze it.

They do sell mint in pots, definitely in Lidl

 

[TinaLes]

A salad is only as good as its dressing IMV, I make loads of different olive oil based ones, but my fav is honey & mustard, with olive oil of course. when away in the van we like to take a bottle of the Pizza Express House Dressing, Aldi do a copy, but its much thinner.
We have been having lots of EU type cured meats and Salami's, served up with that cheese with holes in, but I do love a room temp French Brie with a cracker or two, even some of that Garlic & Herb soft cheese, but not Boursin its too powdery.
Love most pickles also especially Cornichon's, Olives/capers & beetroot unless I am wearing a white shirt
Its hard to be inspired in this heat to cook, especially when beers are so filling.
LES

 

[Abacist]

Currently shooting the smallbore rifle meeting at Bisley and cooked a Paella for 8 club mates last night.

 

[Abacist]

 

[TinaLes]

You can nearly see our House from there, give us a shout when you cook the next one, we will be over with the chilled White wine to go with it.
LES

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