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Curly Endive Salad With Bacon
225g/8oz curly endive or escarole leaves 75-90ml/5-6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 175g/6oz piece of smoked bacon, diced, or 6 thick-cut smoked bacon rashers, cut crosswise into thin strips
Goat's Cheese Salad
30ml/2 tbsp olive oil 4 slices of French bread, 1 cm/ ½ in thick 225g/8oz mixed salad leaves, torn in small pieces 2 firm goat's cheese rounds, about 100g/4oz each, rind removed 1 yellow or red
Mediterranean Squid, Scallop And Crab Salad
5 tablespoons olive oil 5 shallots, chopped 4 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped 150 ml/5 fl oz white wine 5-6 fresh basil leaves, chopped, plus extra to garnish Salt and pepper Vegetable
Mexican Mixed Salad
45ml/3 tbsp white wine vinegar 5ml/1 tsp Dijon mustard 30ml/2 tbsp single cream 150ml/ ¼ pint/ ¾ cup vegetable oil, plus extra for frying 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped 5ml/1 tsp ground
Pasta Salad With Broccoli And Artichokes
105ml/7 tbsp olive oil 1 red pepper, quartered, seeded and thinly sliced 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced 5ml/1 tsp dried thyme 45ml/3 tbsp sherry vinegar 450g/1lb pasta shapes, such as penne
Pomelo Salad
For the dressing 3ml/2 tbsp fish sauce 15ml/1 tbsp sugar 30ml/2 tbsp lime juice For the salad 30ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil 4 shallots, finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 1
Pork And Rice Vermicelli Salad
225g/8oz lean pork 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 slices fresh root ginger, finely chopped 30-45ml/2-3 tbsp rice wine 45ml/3 tbsp vegetable oil 2 stalks lemon grass, finely chopped 10ml/2
Prawn And Artichoke Salad
1 garlic clove 10ml/2 tsp Dijon mustard 60ml/4 tbsp red wine vinegar 150ml/ ¼ pint/ ¾ cup olive oil 45ml/3 tbsp shredded fresh basil leaves or 30ml/2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley 1 red
Prawn And Tuna Salad
115g/4oz cooked peeled prawns 1 garlic clove, crushed 7.5ml/ ½ tbsp vegetable oil 2 eggs, hard-boiled 1 yellow plantain, halved a few lettuce leaves 2 tomatoes 1 red pepper 1 avocado Juice
Salade Mouclade
60ml/4 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 350g/12oz/1 ¾ cups Puy or green lentils, soaked for 2 hours 900ml/1 ½ pints/3 ¾ cups vegetable stock 1.75kg/4-4 ½ lb fresh mussels in their
Seafood Salad With Fragrant Herbs
250ml/8fl oz/1 cup fish stock or wafer 350g/12oz squid, cleaned and cut into rings 12 uncooked king prawns, shelled 12 scallops 5og/2oz bean thread noodles, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes
Sesame Noodle Salad With Spring Onions
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 30ml/2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste or tahini paste 15ml/1 tbsp dark sesame oil 30ml/2 tbsp soy sauce 30ml/2 tbsp rice wine 15ml/1 tbsp clear honey Pinch of
Spicy Szechwan Noodle Salad
350g/12oz thick noodles 175g/6oz cooked chicken, shredded 50g/2oz roasted cashew nuts For the dressing 4 spring onions, chopped 30ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander 2 garlic cloves,
Spinach And Mushroom Salad
10 baby sweetcorn 115g/4oz mushrooms 2 tomatoes 1 small onion 20 small spinach leaves 25g/1oz salad cress Salt and black pepper 2 sprigs fresh coriander, to garnish 3-4 lime slices, to
Tangy Chicken Salad
4 skinned, boneless chicken breasts 2 garlic cloves, crushed 30ml/2 tbsp soy sauce 30ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil 120ml/4fl oz/ ½ cup coconut cream 30ml/2 tbsp fish sauce Juice of 1 lime
Thai Beef Salad
2 x 225g/8oz steaks 1 red onion, finely sliced ½ cucumber, finely sliced into matchsticks 1 stalk lemon grass, finely chopped 30ml/2 tbsp chopped spring onions Juice of 2 limes 15-30ml/1-2
Thai Chicken Salad
450g/1lb minced chicken 1 stalk lemon grass, finely chopped 3 kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped 4 red chillies, seeded and chopped 60ml/4 tbsp lime juice 30ml/2 tbsp fish sauce 15ml/1 tbsp
Thai Lobster Salad
2 cooked lobsters, about 600 g/1 ¼ lb each Frisee, lambs' lettuce and radicchio 1-2 tablespoons light vinaigrette Dressing 5 cm/2 inch piece of fresh ginger, sliced 200 ml/7 fl oz tinned
Warm Chicken Liver Salad
115g/4oz each fresh young spinach leaves, rocket and lollo rosso lettuce 2 pink grapefruit 90ml/6 tbsp sunflower oil 10ml/2 tsp sesame oil 10ml/2 tsp soy sauce 225g/8oz chicken livers,
Warm Duck Salad
1 small orange, cut into half slices 2 boneless duck breasts 150ml/ ¼ pint/ ¾ cup dry white wine 5ml/1 tsp ground coriander 2.5ml/ ½ tsp ground cumin 30ml/2 tbsp caster sugar Juice of ½
Warm Salmon Salad
450g/1lb salmon fillet, skinned 30ml/2 tbsp sesame oil Grated rind of ½ orange Juice of 1 orange 5ml/1 tsp Dijon mustard 5ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon 45ml/3 tbsp groundnut oil
