An Ottolenghi recipe which combines sweet mango, earthy eggplant and baked tofu in a summery vegetarian salad of tropical southeast Asian flavours. My twist: a sweet-salty-sour sesame dressing.
salads:
caponata style beans
6 April 2011 1 Comment
Two recipes in one: a warm, chunky caponata-style salad of eggplant, zucchini, tomato, red onion, olives and fresh herbs; and a chilli bean dish with caponata-style vegies. Take one or both and you’ve got a peasant’s feast in no time at all. Serve the salad as a side or the beans as a main. Warming autumnal fare.
bulgur salad w. lemon + rocket
25 January 2011 Leave a Comment
A lovely little wholegrain salad with simple flavours of lemon, pepper, garlic and a kiss of salty goodness. Quick to prepare. Amazingly good for you. Feels like summer.
a couple of christmas salads
19 December 2010 5 Comments
A couple of healthy salads for summer days: sweet potato with roasted capsicum and basil, and a cumin-spiced couscous salad with parsley, mint, red onion, lemon and fresh dates. Plus lots of ideas to tweak these with what’s in your fridge.
warm pumpkin salad w. sesame salt
15 November 2010 2 Comments
A simple warm salad of roasted pumpkin, asparagus and cannelini beans, dotted with feta and sesame salt. Hands-off weeknight fare. So good, you’ll want to make extra for leftover lunches! The sesame salt adds spark to salads, rice dishes, stir-fries and only takes a few minutes.
falafel with red slaw
31 October 2010 3 Comments
Falafels: totally underrated, quick and damn delicious. Served with a simple slaw of red cabbage, yoghurt, mint and lemon. Simple summer food.
warm zucchini salad w. chickpea & fennel
10 September 2010 6 Comments
A warm spring salad of white zucchini, chickpeas and fennel, browned in the pan and dressed with lemon, feta and mint. Serve with grilled meat and a glass of something chilled on a warm night. Or mix it up with brown rice and spinach for a workday lunch.
quick lime crunch coleslaw
10 August 2010 5 Comments
A fresh, crunchy, summery coleslaw to make on the hop when you’re craving something healthy and light. Add mint, coriander, cashews or chicken, or get fancy with a sweet-salty-sour dressing.
sunflower sprouts
30 May 2010 3 Comments
Nutty, leafy sunflower sprouts have loads of proteins, vitamins and nutrients. Here’s a seriously quick way to grow your own sprouted salad greens, sans garden, and away from the perils of the weather.
red bean and rice salad
5 May 2010 2 Comments
A light and fragrant rice and red bean salad packed with lemon zest, parsley and dill. Inspired by a beach picnic, this would be fabulous with grilled chicken or fish, barbecued vegies or felafels.
five spice quinoa
8 April 2010 5 Comments
A quick, fragrant side dish or simple salad using quinoa, Chinese five spice, fresh dill, lemon and pinenuts.
simple brown rice summer salad
22 March 2010 2 Comments
A simple, fragrant Mediterranean-style salad of brown rice, fetta, citrus and dill, topped with toasted pinenuts and put together in minutes. The ingredients lend themselves to various substitutions, so don’t worry if you don’t have everything on hand.
red quinoa, orange and feta salad
26 January 2010 Leave a Comment
This summer has been unbearably hot and humid. And seems to be lasting way too long. So I’ve been clawing after ideas for lighter dinners – preferably ones that can be quickly put together at the end of a long day. I’d not tried red quinoa (or “red birdseed”, as the betrothed affectionately calls it), [...]
summer bruschetta
20 January 2010 Leave a Comment
Late last year we spent a long weekend in Sydney to see Ben Folds, who, even alone at a piano, is a master showman. That weekend was a kind of difficult time for us. We did a lot of walking on beaches. Late one chilly afternoon we found an empty little cafe somewhere past Bronte [...]
