August 3, 2009
- Aromatic Lamb Meatballs with Couscous Salad
After several posts about cakes, it’s about time I showed you some of the gorgeous salads that we have been preparing for our customers.
This recipe has so many elements in it, and you might wonder if flavours that are so different would actually work together. A word of advice: they absolutely do!It is just like [...]
September 14, 2008
- Superfood salad with black rice, butternut squash, sweet potato, cranberries, goji berries, sunflower and pumpkin seeds
A few months ago there I was, running an Italian food business, when all of a sudden I found myself with a new personal dietary requirement to eat no wheat, no gluten, no dairy, no meat, no yeast and no sugar for three months!
I thought I was never going to be able to survive, but [...]
August 18, 2008
- Spicy roasted chicken salad with couscous, fregolone, roasted tomatoes and ricotta with saffron and herbs
If I am honest I have to admit that the attraction of Mediterranean spices, herbs and aromas can easily complement my family’s Bolognese culinary origins.
Since I was a little girl I’ve been very curious about different ingredients. And I loved all the new discoveries I would make whilst going food shopping with my grandmother [...]
August 1, 2008
- Puy lentil salad with roasted butternut squash, soya beans, goat’s cheese and caramelised red onions
What a wonderful, deliciously flavoursome salad! It seems that our customers can never get enough of it.
Is this due, at least in part, to it’s wonderful versatility?My aim is to constantly improve and fine-tune the flavours of the food that I cook. And what I am always looking for are the most breathtaking combinations.
That desire has helped me to [...]
March 25, 2008
- Red quinoa and poached chicken salad with roasted hazelnut, peas, watercress and lemon oil dressing
Shall we go shopping? Isn’t this just a wonderful world…
Before we go any further, I am not suggesting shoes or handbags. I know all too well that no woman can resist the spell of beautifully-designed stiletto heels or the charm of a must-have leather bag.
After 12 years in the luxury market, 32 designer handbags and [...]
August 24, 2007
- Gourmet mixed rice salad with peppers, feta cheese and fresh herbs
Summer salad days!
Here is another of our very popular salads. The strong flavour of the peppers works well with the mixed rice base.Freshness is added by the chopped herbs including parsley, coriander, mint and chive, while the crumbled feta cheese seals the salad with its unique all-Mediterranean flavour.
We love to prepare this salad because while [...]
August 7, 2007
- Millet salad with goats cheese, avocado, sour cherry, oven-roasted plum tomato and spicy aubergine jam
Salads are not only one of my favourite dishes, but they are becoming an increasingly popular choice with our customers.
Salads present the perfect opportunity to overcome an increasingly common preference for food that is gluten, wheat and/or dairy-free.
This millet salad with goat’s cheese, avocado, sour cherry, oven-roasted plum tomato and spicy aubergine jam is wheat [...]
