Killer Salad Recipes

Ok, every chef needs a good chef’s knife. He or she will be able to do everything with that thing – from boning a chicken to squashing garlic. But really: have you ever tried slicing a tomato just like that, using a regular knife?

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

Herbs are the quickest and easiest ways of adding flavour to even the simplest of salads, they will delight and excite your taste buds, look visually appealing, and fill your salad bowl with a splendid aroma.

Sliced, chopped - this could be what happens to your fingers if you’re not using the correct knife for a particular task. To avoid these unfortunate mishaps you need a couple of good knives, and you need to use them correctly.

Tomatoes are a popular addition to many salad dishes, but some salad recipes call for peeled and seeded tomatoes. This simple step-by-step guide will tell you how to peel and seed tomatoes quickly and easily.
Peeling Tomatoes
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil.
Using a sharp knife, cut a small cross into the […]

Admit it, sometimes it just easier to use a machine instead of a knife. If you have more than one band-aid on your fingers, than that’s probably a good sign that you need a food processor for ALL your knife-work. Still, even the most dextrous cooks among us need some extra power at times. If […]

Hopefully we are all washing our salad greens before using them in our killer salads, and in many of our salads we will be using some kind of oil based dressing, but oil and water don’t mix, and any beads of water left on the greens after washing will resist even the lightest of […]