Thursday 30 June 2011

Another salad...for dinner

15 degrees and sunny....apparently it is summer and my salad packed menu plan finally starting to make sense!! Last night I made yet another salad from the fabulous For the Love of Food.  This salad took a bit of time preparing...cooking lentils, sautéing onions and garlic, roasting courgettes, cooking peas and beans...but, I was home alone, had the time and...well...I just love being in the kitchen anyway!


I decided...at the last minute to add the end of the bag of orecchiette that I had opened earlier in the week. The addition of the pasta made this salad more substantial, but I will definitely try as it was meant to be...at some point...in the future.  The dressing is a simple yoghurt, oil and lemon juice combination that...I think could have benefitted from some heat (next time)...otherwise...totally yummy!

8 comments:

  1. Yum! Delicious, and I love the housewifely economy of using up the pasta. Bravo!

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  2. This looks fab! And hurrah for the weather matching your meal plan, most satisfying.

    Sx

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  3. Please do not feed the animals...thanks! it was yummy (and healthy...but then i ate a snickers and a can of coke...)

    A trifle rushed...thanks!!! i know...very economical of me :)

    Seren...i know! finally nice weather! :) and salads :)

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  4. Your husband must be the luckiest person alive.... What lovely food....

    You know what they say!!
    The way to a mans heart is through his stomach!!!!!!

    I grow most of my fruit and vegetables, but don't have your flare to cook them....x

    I love following your blog and would be so thrilled if you would follow me.......x

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  5. Now that looks like the type of salad I like. Can't beat some roasted veg to add a bit of extra flavour to a salad.

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  6. really lovely... it's late at night but I want this now... send it to meeeeeee!

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  7. Looks delicious! I love salad season and I think I'll attempt yours!

    And yes, you can freeze the beans! Thanks for stopping by today!

    Mary

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