Tag: salad
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Turkish Beetroot Salad Recipe
I’ve have a life long love of beetroot. One of my early culinary memories is at the age of four or five making a beetroot and mayonaise sandwich at the family lunch table and being so engrossed in this task, that I missed the action of my father killing a tiger snake in the paddock…
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Delicious Black Barley Salad with Cauliflower and Pomegranate
Black barley is an ancient grain, unlike modern barley where the husk is removed the husk on black barley is kept intact. This makes it a nutritionally rich source of vitamins B and E, calcium, iron and potassium. It is also cholesterol free and a good source of fiber and selenium. I recently cut out…
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Vegan Chickpea ‘Tuna’ Salad Recipe
‘Chickpea of the Sea’ is a vegan smashed chickpea ‘tuna’ style salad. I haven’t made it for years, but I’m on the search for things that I can prep and have in the fridge for sandwich and toast toppings. I’d forgotten how surprisingly delicious chickpea ‘tuna’ salad was, I had it for lunch over the…
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Rainbow Quinoa Salad Recipe: Healthy & Delicious
I recently got back from a six week trip to India and as usual when I’m travelling I began to crave crunchy fresh salads. During my trip I spent three weeks in an Auyervedic clinic in Kerala doing a panchakarma detox. At the end of my three weeks I was given a list of a…
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Homemade Japanese Sesame Dressing Recipe
Years ago, I used to go regularly to a Japanese restaurant that used to make the best avocado salad with roasted sesame dressing. This was the dish that I used to dream about and crave between visits. Of course, I tried recreating this salad at home with a commercial Kewpie Japanese dressing, but it was…
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Easy Asian Smashed Cucumber Salad with Garlic
I first fell in love with this smashed cucumber salad at ShanDong MaMa an eatery in Melbourne, famous for its dumplings and home-style, Northern Chinese cuisine. The first time I ate this salad I went home and googled recipes for smashed cucumber salad, because I absolutely had to recreate it at home. There were a…
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Simple Beetroot Salad with Walnuts and Cumin Seeds
It was the first communal picnic of the season last weekend. Saturday saw torrential downpours across Sydney but Sunday was a perfect day for picnicking. We went to my favorite picnic spot, Nielsen park, which has the ideal combination of shade, shelter from winds, a 1920’s kiosk for coffee & ice cream and swimming. (Nielsen…
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Black Bean and Roasted Pumpkin Salad with Jalapeno Cream
This salad is from one of my favourite cookbooks Community and features two of my favourite foods black beans and roasted pumpkin, add some barbecued corn and it’s a win, win, win recipe. Plus sour cream is a VERY underrated condiment. It’s hearty enough to make it a meal on it’s own but if you…
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Refreshing Cucumber, Mirin and Sesame Salad Recipe
I have Mike McEnearney’s book Kitchen By Mike on a long borrow from my sister while her house is being demolished and a new one built. Despite the fact there’s quite a lot of meat-based recipes, I’m getting quite a lot out of it because the salads are just so good, and salads are my…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 