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Tag: Salads

  • Thai Spicy Squid Salad

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    This is the sort of dish I can knock out without thinking about it, which I did. Then I dutifully photographed it. And then after the salad had been scoffed I realised that, as usual, I had just bunged everything in and hadn’t a clue about what quantities I’d used. I scoured my cookbooks for…

  • Rice Salad

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    Rice salad is a good way to use up odds and ends from the fridge. The main idea is to make it look colourful and appealing. Pretty much anything goes but it shouldn’t be a culinary dustbin. It’s a salad so be sure to only use nice fresh vegetables. The rice should be cooked and…

  • Colour Coding

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    The previous article looked at equipment to food contamination and suggested using separate equipment and utensils for raw and cooked foods. Colour coding is one way to achieve this. Most commercial kitchens use colour coded chopping boards, and even colour coded knives, cloths, etc. Here’s a table of the most usual colour coding system. Colour…

  • Couscous Salad

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    A couscous salad is a quick and tasty vegetarian snack or a nice addition to a tapas selection. In addition to the couscous, you can add things like chickpeas, spring onions, tomatoes, capsicum peppers, herbs, dried fruit. Here’s my version. Ingredients (Serves 4 as a tapa dish) 175 g (6oz) couscous 1 tbsp butter (optional)…

  • Courgette Salad

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    A quick and easy recipe to make a tasty courgette (zucchini) salad with pinenuts

  • Rocket Salad

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    Even though a salad is often very simple to make, it can also be very tasty. I had some rocket in the house and decided to turn it into a quick and easy salad. As long as you make a tasty dressing this salad makes a lovely starter or side dish. You could serve it…