Asian Bacon

August 1st 2010

Asian Bacon

Turkey Bacon

French Beans

Cucumber

Olives

Lettuce

Peanut Dressing

This simple salad was transformed by the wonderful peanut dressing, which you will no doubt see featured in many upcoming salads. The recipe comes from our favourite source of inspiration (101cookbooks). This was another of our salads we were proud to feature our home grown french beans, which are so delicious and easy to prepare, with just 3 minutes in boiling water and the same amount of time in iced water.

The peanut dressing is too powerful to resist!

Filet Mignon

July 31st 2010

 Filet Mignon

BBQ Grilled Filet Mignon

French Beans

Avocado

Olives

Lettuce

Cherry Tomatoes

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Oh the decadence!! We grilled this awesomely succulent Filet Mignon just slightly on the medium side of rare, to make what was for us at least a rare treat! (cringe). Accompanied by our home grown cherry tomatoes and blanched french green beans, this salad was dressed with a simple but snazzy balsamic vinaigrette (olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard and a touch of salt and pepper).

Cobb with a twist

July 29th 2010

Cobb with a Twist

Soft-boiled Egg

Turkey Bacon

Mushroom

Olives

Tomato

Avocado

Feta Cheese

Lettuce

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Who says a salad can't be decadent? Not us, that's for sure. We decided to throw in too many goodies to name, except of course that we did just name them. There's not an ingredient in this list that wouldn't be yummy on its own, but altogether they make something truly magical! This was essentially based on Cobb framework, but with our own special twists, like Feta instead of blue cheese.

Scallop and Pepper

July 28th 2010

Scallop and Pepper

Sautéed Bay Scallops

Sautéed Onions

Sautéed Red Bell Peppers

Sautéed Shrimp

Cucumber

Lettuce

Jalapeño-Lime-Honey Dressing

After a trip to the local seafood shop we decided to create a light but spicy salad featuring various sautéed delights. We topped it with some of the leftover Jalapeño-Lime-Honey dressing from two night earlier.

Greek-inspired Tuna

July 27th 2010

Greek-inspired Tuna

 Tinned Tuna

Black Olives

Red Onion

Cucumber

Cherry Tomatoes

Feta Cheese

Lettuce

Jalapeño-Lime-Honey Dressing

We used home-grown red onion and cherry tomatoes in this Greek-inspired salad. The jalapeño-lime-honey dressing recipe came from one of our favourite sources of cooking inspiration, 101cookbooks.com.

Shrimp and Onion

July 26th 2010

 Shrimp and Onion 

Grilled Shrimp

Sautéed Onions

Red Peppers

Cucumber

Lettuce

Balsamic Vinaigrette 

This is the first in a series of blog posts featuring our nightly dinner salads and our attempts at providing an infinite number of variation to this simple and satisfying meal. On this night we picked up some fresh shrimp from the local seafood store and decided to showcase these tasty morsels in this simple but tasty salad.