Lucy's Friendly Foods

salads

Tangy Red Cabbage Slaw

Whenever I buy a beautiful red cabbage I always end up with a good portion hanging around in the fridge looking forlorn and unwanted. And

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Fiery beetroot salad

Why buy a ready-made salad pot when this one tastes far better, can be whipped up in moments and you have the satisfaction of homemade

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Black Bean Salsa

This is a nifty little recipe for an interesting variation on a ‘regular’ salsa. Inspired by a delicious lunch I had at the fabulous the Gate

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Mediterranean Salad

  I guess you could say this is a combination of a salade Nicoise and a Greek salad – featuring the punchy flavours of olives,

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Zesty chickpea salad

What do you think of chickpeas (are they called garbanzo beans in the USA)? I’m a bit unsure – they’re great whizzed up, but so

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3 Bean Salad

3 or 4,5,6 – whatever number of bean varieties you like! In my opinion bean salads benefit from either simplicity or variety and this version

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Chipotle slaw

  I’ve been noticing a trend towards flavoured coleslaws in the shops – anything from coronation ‘slaw, jalapeño ‘slaw, barbecue ‘slaw. I’m not sure wacky variations

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