Salads & Sides

This year we don’t have any big travel plans, which will give me the opportunity to focus more on recipe development and sharing these tasty recipes with you as well as write more about life in Belgium and places worth visiting close by our home (btw, is there anything specific…

Seems like the cold weekends are now gone! I am happy to welcome spring but still not ready to say bye to weekend days when due to the severe cold weather I decided to just stay home and besides watching movies with a cup of warm tea, I could also…

Roasted Sweet Potato, Black Bean and Corn Salad with Avocado Yoghurt Dressing is a very tasty and healthy salad. It contains not only fiber and carbohydrates (sweet potatoes and sweet corn) but also proteins (black beans) as well as healthy fat (avocado and olive oil) and therefore it will fill…

Do you know bulgur? It is a cracked and partially pre-cooked whole wheat grain and therefore high-fiber wheat food. Bulgur is also a low-fat and gluten-free ingredient, suitable for  preparation of various salads, such as this one. Light bulgur salad with cucumber, red pepper, chickpeas, and onion, seasoned with olive oil,…

Last week on the market, I got some green asparagus and prepared it in the Spanish way as grilled asparagus “a la plancha”. I discovered this tasty stuff in Spain and it was a love at first bite as it is actually one of the few vegetarian tapas in Spain. Grilled asparagus is green…

After the Warm Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Dressing that I posted last week, I come again with a goat cheese specialty. Because I love goat cheese so much!! 🙂 Do you? If so, I hope to make you happy with another goat cheese recipe and if not, maybe it is…

Dear folks, let me present you one of the classic French salads that I felt in love with and I hope that you will do so too! 🙂 Salade de chèvre chaud alias Warm Goat Cheese Salad is quick, incredibly tasty and fills you up well. In 20 minutes you can…

Ok, the summer is almost over, but I guess you will still appreciate a bit spicy Thai Cucumber Salad as I do. I love this salad! I made it 3 times during the last month. 🙂 I just slightly changed the original recipe by substituting fish sauce by soy sauce and…

Crunchy fennel, apples and walnuts in a creamy goat cheese with a touch of honey and apple vinegar, accompanied by lamb’s salad.  What a tasty combination!

Asparagus is a certain symbol of spring for me. It is a low-calorie, fresh and crispy veggie, tender at the same time, full of vitamines and minerals. I love them cooked shortly in steam and served as a side dish or in salads.  This tasty salad is ideal as a light…