Killer Salad Recipes

If you need a steady supply of various kinds of lettuce and leaves for your salads – and let’s face it: who doesn’t? – then why not build your own

Salads are about texture, colour and taste. Using the right set of ingredients, a chef can play with all those factors and come up with something that tastes, feels and looks great. Add to that a bit of dexterity, patience and a good knife and you’re ready for a genuine Tartan Salad

As a little follow-up to my earlier salmon mousse recipe, I’d like to show you another easy recipe that will help you build chunky salads. I mean salads based on good-looking stacks of yummy ingredients that have a nice bite to them. This time it’s cheese wedges.

The most beautiful salads are those that have something that contrasts the leaves and that can be stacked in the middle of the plate. A great way to achieve that killer effect is to make your own salmon mousse.

We all know that salad dressings are very versatile. They can mask the taste of other ingredients, lift a salad up or tone it down, add some moisture to an otherwise dry pile of bits, et cetera et cetera. But here’s a report of a less-known quality of the dressing: cleaning power!

Beetroot has been rumoured to have many uses, including medicinal and even as an aphrodisiac. It’s just that – taste-wise – I find it a bit lacking. But that can be fixed with the addition of just the right ingredients. Here’s a salad that can go with almost anything for lunch or dinner.

Ok here’s another recipe for when you’re really pressed for time. It involves some chopping but if you use the right knife that’s not really a problem, It’s a salad with only 4 ingredients.

At times, when you’re doing an exotic salad that needs some spice, you just don’t have the time to chop and de-seed little chili peppers. Also - have you ever chopped some and then rubbed your eye. Agony! What you really need is a ready-made dressing to spice up your dishes, including your exotic salads.

This is a salad I learned from my sister. Of course it is quick and tasty - and apparently she likes to cheat just like I do.

Fresh pineapples (or ananas) look inviting and menacing at the same time. You’d like to try one, but it looks a bit scary. Hmmm, let’s go for tinned to be safe…
But no! Pineapples are not scary, they are very tasty when fresh. They are also very powerful, in that they can soften meat with their [...]