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Lahanosalata is a Greek version of coleslaw which used carrots and cabbage, plus other optional ingredients. There are many variations in terms of ingredients used. I used three different coloured carrots here. You could use a mix of green and red cabbage. The dates aren’t traditional but they...

Blood oranges are in season as I write, but you could substitute any orange here. I really enjoyed playing with the shades of red, orange and pink! The radicchio has a slightly bitter taste which is the perfect foil for sweet carrots (endive would work instead). The feta dressing adds a creamy...

Ingredients: (Serves 4) 10 baby carrots, about 200 gms 2 medium beetroot, cooked and peeled 100 gms green beans 50 gms raisins - golden raisins are better 1 tsp paprika ½ tsp cumin powder ½ tsp cinnamon powder 1½ tsps salt ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 2 Tbsps lemon or lime juice 3 tsps honey 3 tbsps...

Amounts are very flexible. Just add till it looks good to you Boiled chickpeas - amount as in 1 can Gherkin - 2 big ones, cubed Cucumber - about 1/4, cubed Hard boiled egg - 2 Red onion - 1, fine dice Mustard - your choice, 1-2 teaspoons Kashmiri chili powder - optional, just a dash Salt - to...

Ketoprak is a popular street food in Jakarta, consisting of fried tofu, rice vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts and cucumber with a very spicy peanut sauce. Sometimes hard boiled eggs or deep fried eggs are added and the dish often includes rice cakes. I haven’t included rice cakes here as they...

This is my adaptation of a recipe from www.nigella.com , I've kept it for years but I do want to mention where I got the original idea. I love the spicy sweetness of the sauce with the crisp vegetables. It's surprisingly filling as well. A good vegetarian option to bring to a potluck as well...

Broccoli Salad Makes 10-12 servings Ingredients 2 bunches of broccoli (about 2-1/4 lbs) 10 slices of streaky bacon 1 large onion (preferably red, but use what you have) 1/3 cup dried cranberries (or raisins) 1 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup sugar 2 TB apple cider vinegar 1/2 tsp freshly ground black...

Ms. Mofet's Faro Salad You can use regular farro cooked according to directions on box. Adjust other ingredients if needed. 1 (8.8 oz.) Trader Joe's 10 minute Farro* *Quick cooking Farro - Cook according to package directions 2 tsp. Salt, plus more to taste 1 (10.5 oz. container) Cherry...

My wife's pushing healthy eating... so I devised a master plan! A butter lettuce and lamb's lettuce salad with a magical dressing – all just to camouflage my 50g of beef sausage. Don't fret, darling, I'm eating my greens!" Salad Ingredients - Butterhead Lettuce: 1 head, washed and torn into...

Antipasto Salad with Mozzarella Pearls and Green Olive Tapenade Serves 8 Ingredients 3 TB green-olive tapenade from a jar 1/4 cup finely chopped pepperoncini 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 1/2 cups mozzarella pearls (bocconcini, about 9 ounces) 4 tsp fresh lemon juice 4 tsp red wine...

I didn't come up with this recipe (I lifted it almost verbatim from Neil Perry) so I don't think it deserves to be a serious contender in the contest. The star is obviously the coriander, but the secret ingredients are the peanut oil and the Chinkiang vinegar which act as the dressing. Add to...

I started this as an ordinary salad dressing, but after day one decided it needed to be thicker so it gained some yoghurt which made it fantastic but probably did away with the need for the mustard... Ingredients 100ml apple cider vinegar 20 strands or so saffron ½ tsp dried mustard powder (I...

Ms. Mofet’s Macaroni Salad ≈ 6 - 8 (1/2 C.) Servings 1 - 2 ribs of Celery - chopped small - or to taste 2 - 3 TBSP. Red Onion (or a combo of red & yellow onion) - chopped small 1/2 bunch scallions/green onions (2 - 3) - white and green sliced 1 TBSP. Fresh parsley - chopped fine 1/8 tsp. salt...

Ms. Mofet’s Black Bean and Corn Salad 1/3 C. Fresh Lime Juice 1/2 C. Olive Oil (or oil of choice) 1 Clove Garlic, Minced 1 tsp. Salt Ground Peppercorns - To Taste 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. Favorite All-Purpose Seasoning - To Taste 1 (19 oz. can) Black Beans - rinsed and drained ≈1/2 C. Fresh Corn Kernels...

This is a simple two bean salad. You can add additional beans of your choice. I add drained chick peas sometimes. Ms. Mofet’s Kidney & Cannellini Bean Salad 1 (15 oz. can) Red Kidney beans - undrained 1 (15 oz. can) Cannellini beans – undrained To Taste: Yellow or Red Onion - sliced into...

Ms. Mofet's Olive Salad 1 (6 oz.) Ripe Black olives; drained* 1 (6 oz. - 10 oz.) bottle stuffed Green olives, drained* 3 stalks of Celery, (hearts and leaves when possible) cleaned & sliced thin on the bias 1 (2 oz.) Anchovies (acciughe) flat fillets (or anchovy paste to taste), chopped small -...

Ms. Mofet's Smoked ham salad wrap Salad: 2 C. cooked smoked ham, chopped fine or pulsed in food processor 1/4 C. green onion (scallion), chopped fine 1/2 C. celery, chopped fine 1/2 C. red and green bell pepper, chopped fine 1/2 C. mayonnaise Salt - to taste Ground peppercorns - to taste...

This recipe was originally a sandwich filling but it struck us that it would make an excellent jacket potato topping, so that's how we had it. If you decide to take it back to a sandwich filling, you'll probably want to reduce the recipe to a single tin of chickpeas. Original recipe from...

Here is a light and refreshing salad that I had never before made. It finished the last two mangos I had in the pantry. Salad Ingredients 2 mangoes diced 1/2 sweet onion halved and thinly sliced 1 avocado diced 1/2 cucumber thinly sliced 2 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves Vinaigrette...

Olive & Onion Salad Makes about 15 servings Ingredients 1 5-6oz jar small pimento-stuffed green olives, drained 1 6oz can small pitted ripe olives, drained 1 7oz jar cocktail onions, drained 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil (or a blend of the two) 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 tsp dried oregano 1/4...