With temperatures rising above 30°C, I prefer having a salad for lunch. And since my friend @julielovesbeauty gave me an entire crate of fresh cherries, I have to get creative with those. So today I made a tabbouleh, but used …
Category: Salads

Spanish butter bean salad with grilled apricots.
I really love adding fruit to a salad, and finding out great combinations. I found delicious apricots at our local store, and since they’re extremely nutritious and have many health benefits, such as improved digestion and eye health, I wanted …
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Tossed salad with myrtle dressing.
It is way too hot to do any cooking, so I decided to make a simple tossed salad for lunch. Baby spinach, red cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, walnuts and raspberries. The lemon myrtle dressing adds a delicate lemony …

Chicory salad with wild peaches.
For this months foodblogswap I got to cook from “Piens keuken”, a Dutch blog filled with pure and easy recipes. I chose to make the chicory salad. With these summer temperatures it is always nice to eat a delicious salad. …

Kohlrabi and grapes salad.
This is a light and delicious salad, perfect for lunch or as a side dish with some grilled meat or fish. It is quickly assembled and only has some easily available ingredients. Ingredients: 1 kohlrabi 1cup green seedless grapes 2 …

Buckwheat salad.
This protein-rich buckwheat salad is packed with nutrients and can be enjoyed for lunch or as a side. To add a little extra flavor, you can crumble some feta on top. Ingredients: 150 g Buckwheat , uncooked 400 ml water …

Black rice tabbouleh.
Tabbouleh is likely the topmost famed Middle Eastern salad there is. But instead of using bulgur, I made this salad with black (Thai) rice, to give it a bit of a different appearance. The “star of the show,” so to …

Fennel and carrot salad.
This simple fennel and carrot salad is a really light and crunchy , that pairs wonderfully with some grilled fish. Ingredients: 4 large carrots orange 1 fennel bulb (Fennel fronds for serving) 1/4 cup pistachios For the dressing: 2 tbsp. …

Ginger sesame beans and peas.
This is a delicious beans and peas salad with an Asian twist. You can play around with the volumes, more beans, less peas…I usually toss together what I can find in the fridge. Ingredients: 250 g haricots 250g sugarsnaps 250 …

Lentil salad with nectarines.
This is a light and fresh summer salad that goes extremely well with some poached fish or grilled chicken. Ingredients (4p): 175g Le Put lentils 500ml vegetable broth 3 spring onions 1 small red onion 8 radishes 2 nectarines (white …