Salad...

[ummmm]

It's a scorcher so was thinking of doing a salad. What's your favourite combination?

At a wedding on Saturday we had Parma ham, fennel, roasted peppers and a balsamic dressing. It was lush...

[mccfluff]

cooked stuff is ok with salad as long as its separate and doesn't touch

[cazzz1975]

didnt rocket used to be just pavement weeds?

[ummmm]

I don't care Cazzzzz....it's nice and peppery.

[EcclesCake]

I know what you mean Trim, but when the weather is hot I like to try and stick to 'recipe' salads rather than just lobbing a load of raw veg in a bowl and serving with the same dressing....it all gets a bit samey.

A Greek salad is a thing of wonder though, as is salad nicoise made with flash fried fresh tuna ;-)

[jackthehat]

If Mrs JtH is having any I have to substitute the Rocket with Lamb's Lettuce as she thinks it's pretty much minging, too....:o(

[cazzz1975]

well before they were pretentionised?

[EcclesCake]

Which is why I try to stick to recipes when I lob raw (and occasionally cooked) stuff into the bowl.

I use my imagination by varying what gets lobbed in from day to day so that we are eating something different each time.

I remember 'salad' when I was a kid; lettuce leaves, wedges of tomato, sliced cucumber etc. Sadly for some this still constitutes salad, there is so much more out there to be explored and I don't mean supermarket coleslaw!

[craft1948]

kebab................

[ummmm]

That's not a bad idea Craft....

[craft1948]

Well it's the only time I have a salad..............

[EcclesCake]

Perhaps...but when you've spent as long as I have trying to get Mr Cake to eat salad you have to learn to be imaginative, he likes lettuce but not cucumber because it is boring What The Funicular?

[mccfluff]

i quite fancy a halloumi and pepper kebab

[craft1948]

Gosh that's posh fluff............

[mccfluff]

errm washed down with lager (any better?)

i can;t eat the elephant legs ones, s'not right poor ellies

[ummmm]

I had to pop out...and then my grandad sent me to the supermarket so I got the ingredients for the Parma ham, fennel, and peppers....so I also have nice plumb toms, mozzerlla and rocket. OH informed while I was there that he doesn't actually remember eating it at the wedding so that's a bonus :-)

I'll give some of the other salads a bash through the week...

Thanks all xx