With thanks to Rouxbe, this is my favourite tahini dressing, put it on everything.
Tag: salad
Sweet potato and mango salad
When mangos are in season, everyone is looking for new recipes! This is great for barbecues or as a side dish.
Use seeds to make your salad crunchy
Salads are only boring if there is nothing to munch on. Here I am toasting some pepitas to mix into a salad. They are not expensive and they are so nutritious – pumpkin seeds have healthy fats and they are full of zinc and magnesium too.
Salad ingredients: How to massage kale
Kale is a bit of an acquired taste, probably because of the rough texture. But it’s easy to manage, you just need to roll up your sleeves and give it a massage with a little lemon/olive oil mix OR (my preference) some chopped avocado. You need to strip the kale […]
Things to eat: Put beans in your salads
You can have salad everyday and never get tired of beans. Beans such as blackbeans or chickpeas are full of protein and nutrients and of course fibre which is essential and lacking in most people’s diets.
Salad is the main dish! Quinoa & kale
This has a lot of ingredients but is perfect for a main meal salad and leftovers keep for several days. If you don’t fancy kale, you could substitute english spinach, just make sure there is plenty of green ribbon in the dish.
Asian red cabbage salad
This takes a little time to assemble because of the grating and shredding but if you make a big batch of the vegies you can keep half of it in a sealed bag, undressed, in the fridge for a few days.
Satay dressing
You can serve this cold or warm, make a big batch – it’s very versatile. This dressing is perfect with Asian salads (cabbage, limes, bean sprouts and chilli!)
Hearty dressings for salads
Salads are the main dish not a side dish. Just make a substantial dressing using a plant-protein such as nuts, seeds, avocados and other healthy fats.
Easy tahini salad dressing
Every salad leaf tastes better with a great dressing! This is my go-to dressing to tart up lunch.