I’m loving the recipes, thanks everyone

: * and congratulations to your
: daughter !

: these salads are my staples and we
: eat them year-round. The greek one
: is not a bit authentic so I hope I
: don't offend anyone but we
: have it once a week at least and
: every occasion and entertainment
: as well. It doesn't matter what
: the main dish is ! this salad is
: obligatory!

: Coleslaw so simple, but good.
: its always in my fridge as it
: keeps for days, so I always make
: double/treble. Just shredded white
: cabbage, carrot, onion, some mayo
: stirred in Its so grabbable to add
: to any meal

: Rocket, olive, walnut and roast
: red pepper Rocket = arugula I
: think. Roast some red pepper with
: olive oil and keep the oily juices
: for the dressing. I like the
: biggest fattest olives in it. Feta
: is nice too if you have some. I
: buy the ready washed bags of
: rocket, and once the bag is opened
: I pop in a square of kitchen
: towel, reseal with a peg and then
: it will keep

: Artichoke hearts marvellous
: standby salad because they just
: come out of the tin Drain
: them well upside down on kitchen
: paper to get the brine off Bit of
: olive oil and balsamic vinegar on

: Chopped salad anything in the
: fridge chopped up in cubes.
: Somehow this alters the taste.
: Dressing : thin some mayo with
: white wine vinegar, add grated
: Parmesan

: Greek the family fave. Soak
: some dried oregano in olive oil in
: the serving dish for a while to
: plump up a bit. Add some sliced
: into half moon onions. Sliced in
: chunks tomatoes, cucumber. Iceberg
: too. As many Kalamata olives as
: you've got
: Toss in the olive oil and add a mere
: splash of lemon It is the Law to
: have feta cheese with this, but I
: always serve slices or chunks of
: feta on the side as someone or
: other is always dairy free

: Mint tomato cucumber I know
: you were bored of cucumber and
: tomato but this changes things
: completely ! we first had it in a
: Greek kebab place on holiday and
: so copy it at home a) Delicious b)
: memories. Cube the cue and tomato
: in really small dice, but keep all
: the juice. Add same size Red onion
: in Mix up, let it sit a bit and
: throw chopped mint on top It is so
: fresh ! and goes lovely with a
: Kofta. I never get through a bunch
: of fresh mint though so I chop it
: and freeze it in ice cubes for
: next time

: I do find, that if you have coleslaw
: in the fridge, and some leftover
: roast vegetables to have cold,
: some potato salad........... a
: spoonful of each with perhaps some
: ham or chicken , you are all set
: with hardly any effort and good
: enough for entertaining a friend
: to impromptu lunch