Sensational salad recipes with a difference
Simple Salad Dressing
A beautiful, zesty summer dressing
Ingredients
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
Pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon honey
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl
- Whisk until blended
- Serve on any salad
Makes ¾ cup
Lime Dressing
This dressing is ideal on plain greens and is also delicious with fish.
Ingredients
2 shallots finely chopped
1/2 clove garlic smashed
2 teaspoons mustard powder
Juice and zest from 2 limes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1cup olive oil
Preparation
- Combine shallot, garlic, mustard, lime juice, zest and salt in a small bowl
- Whilst briskly whisking drizzle oil in a steady stream until all is incorporated
- Use a blender if a smoother dressing is required
Makes 1 1/2 to 2 cups
Moroccan Salad
Couscous is a grain and also the name of the national dish of North African countries such as Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. You can substitute this durum wheat based grain with millet as the base for this textured salad
Ingredients
1 cup couscous, lightly toasted without oil
2 1/2 cups water or vegetable stock
2 carrots cut into fine sticks
1 small finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup of raisins, plumped by soaking in hot water
3 tablespoons of sunflower seeds or chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 juice of a lemon
Salt
Preparation
- Cook couscous and transfer into a bowl
- Add carrots, red onions, raisins and sunflower seed or walnuts
- Whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice
- Add salt to taste
Serves 3 to 4