Tag: Salad

Latin American mixed rice salad with plantains

Latin American mixed rice salad with plantains

A “Latin-American mixed rice salad” will usually have a lot more ingredients in it to hint towards a Central American feel. That being said, this “Latin-American” mixed rice salad is a rather loose term for it. The salad incorporates some Central American spices and flavours, […]

Cured duck and roasted butternut squash pasta salad

Cured duck and roasted butternut squash pasta salad

  My partner and I went to Brugges for the Christmas markets and picked up some lovely cured duck. The ingredient was a specialty from the French region that the market seller hailed from. I do not remember the region now for the life of […]

Pesto sea bass and almonds with a tropical salad

Pesto sea bass and almonds with a tropical salad

  Sea bass, I find is a great hybrid of salmon and cod. It is a white fish, so you can do a lot with the flavours and play with it, but it also has the skin on the fish that you can crisp up […]

Prawn and Avocado Rice Salad

Prawn and Avocado Rice Salad

I had been playing with the idea of a rice salad for some time, and I had been having a difficult time thinking of low-calorie, but yummy lunch ideas.  There were some criteria that it needed to fullfill, and them being: Good Low-calorie Portable Can […]

Roasted Butternut Squash and Tomato Salad Recipe

Roasted Butternut Squash and Tomato Salad Recipe

  Butternut squash is an incredibly versatile ingredient.  I find that roasting it adds to the already nutty flavour of it.  This vegan recipe is really light and fresh and very easy to be eaten cold.  However, if you prepare the roasted butternut squash and […]

Partridge With Apricot, Pine Nut, and Walnut Couscous Recipe

Partridge With Apricot, Pine Nut, and Walnut Couscous Recipe

  Partridge is a really good poultry meat, and I find that this partridge recipe makes things simple and easy.  This is a relatively quick and easy dinner for 2.   Partridge is low in calories, which makes this a lovely and light dish.  Each […]

Vegan Cabbage and Apricot Couscous

Vegan Cabbage and Apricot Couscous

This is a really great vegan recipe for couscous.  It does have just the simple ingredients of couscous, but instead the apricot goes a lovely chewy texture, with the crunch of the cabbage. I have found this can be a great recipe for a side […]

Tuna Steaks With Tomato & Feta Salad Recipe

Tuna Steaks With Tomato & Feta Salad Recipe

This is more of an indulgent Summer salad, but it is light and fresh and depending on your mood, good for all year round.  It can be difficult to cook Tuna, and it really depends on your tastes to how long or short your cook […]