Summer Dishes

ntlbell

So any time there's a hint of sun, out comes the chicken salad in our place.

bored to tears of it.

Lets hear your nice summery recipes

SalthillGuy

ntlbell wrote: »

So any time there's a hint of sun, out comes the chicken salad in our place.

bored to tears of it.

Lets hear your nice summery recipes

Salad is good.....

Minder

Fusilli pasta with tomato, herbs and garlic breadcrumbs. Cook the pasta, fry breadcrumbs in olive oil until golden and add chopped garlic. Fry some diced fresh tomato. Chop handfuls of fresh summer herbs - basil, oregano, marjoram, parsley, chervil. Add all ingredients together and give it a good mix - season and serve while still warm.

Honey-ec

Judia Salad
1 tin butter beans, drained
3 tomatoes, deseeded & diced
1 red onion, finely diced
1 cucumber, peeled & diced
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsb red wine vinegar
1 tsbp water

Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar & water and shake well til emulsified. Toss with the rest of the ingredients, season with a little salt & enjoy! Absolutey fantastic served with grilled chicken & fresh, crusty bread.

I also love patatas con chorizo. Par-boil some baby potatoes & drain. Heat a teeny bit of olive oil in a pan, and fry off a good handful of chorizo until it releases its oil. Return the spuds to the pan and toss til heated through. Heaven on a plate.

Had all of these dishes last night and will be doing the same again tonight.

Minder

Aubergine with feta.

Split an aubergine in half and cut a hatching pattern in the flesh side being careful not to pierce the skin. Grill on a ridge pan to colour, flip them over and add a good sprinkling of freshly ground fennel and cumin seeds. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, 180c.

Whizz a clove of garlic in some olive oil or bash it in a pestle & mortar. Crumble some feta in a bowl, add chopped fresh red chile, the garlic oil and some shredded fresh mint.

Mix some chopped roasted hazelnuts with some dried cranberries or cherries and scatter over the baked aubergine - then spoon over the feta mixture.

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Salad of melon, tomato, goats cheese and cucumber. Slice the lot and arrange over a large plate, scatter over some shredded mint. Dress with a vinaigrette dressing.

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Cut loads of fresh plum tomatoes and scatter with herbs and slivers of garlic, season with salt & pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 220c, before turning the oven down to 140c and baking until the tomatoes are semi-dry, probably 2 hours. Once cooked these keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks if covered in oil.

Roll out a shop bought packet of puff pastry and cut a line around the edge about 1 inch in - like a picture frame - anout half way through the pastry. Bake for 15 minutes, then turn over and bake again for 5. Take out and scatter with blue cheese, the baked tomatoes and a handful of fresh thyme.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Allow to cool and scatter with fresh rocket and a drizzle of olive oil.

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Take the roast tomatoes as above and mix with lingiune, rocket and lots od parmasaen shavings.

Keith in cork

Make a citrus dressing. Toast some assorted nuts and seeds, add some chopped dried fruits. Chop some fresh herbs, add some pommegranate, toss in nice leaves.

i don't think the most simple salad of all can be beaten, rocket,parmesan,olive oil, black pepper. just as a side though.