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41 Food Glorious Food - Summer Salad Selections and lots of lolly recipes
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Salad Selection W hen it comes to summer dining, why not get the kids involved? We asked The Cooking School in Warminster to suggest some family-friendly salads for our readers to get making this summer. These eye-catching, nutritious and delicious salads are easy to make and look amazing on any table – what’s not to love??
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Roasted Butternut Squash Panzanella (Italian squash, bread and tomato salad) This is a lovely summery salad that is as simple as it is special. P reheat the oven to 190C. Peel the butternut squash and cut it into chunky dice. Arrange over a baking tray. Tear the bread into pieces and arrange over a separate baking tray. Drizzle about 3 tbsp of oil over the squash and 3 tbsp more over the bread. Bake the squash for about 25 minutes, until soft – and the bread for about 7-8 minutes until crisp and golden. Set them both aside to cool. Trim the celery and peel to remove any stringy bits. Slice it thinly and put it into a nice salad bowl. Peel the onion and slice it thinly. Add this to the bowl. Top and tail the pepper, remove the seeds and cut it into strips. Add to the bowl. Cut the tomatoes in half and add them to the bowl. Cut the cucumber in half along its length, scoop out the seeds and slice it. Add the slices to the bowl. Stir in the cooked squash and the crispy bread. Mix the crushed garlic with the red wine vinegar, caster sugar and remaining oil and add to the bowl. Stir to give everything a good coating. Leave for 20 minutes or so, until the lovely flavours of the dressing have been absorbed and the bread has softened slightly. Garnish with lots of fresh basil and serve. You could add pieces of ripped mozzarella too!!! Ingredients 1 small butternut squash 2-3 slices stale country loaf, sourdough or French stick 120ml extra virgin rapeseed or olive oil 2 celery sticks 1 red onion 1 red pepper 250g cherry tomatoes 1 small cucumber 2 garlic cloves, crushed 3 tbsp red wine vinegar Pinch caster sugar Handful freshly torn basil leaves
Butterfly Pasta, Courgette, Broccoli and sultana salad This is a lovely salad that can also be served warm as a pasta dish. You could also toss cooked chicken, cooked ham or crumble your favourite cheese into it too.
Ingredients 2 tbsp sultanas 1 large head broccoli 400g dried farfalle 3 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed or olive oil 2 medium
Put the sultanas into a small dish and cover them with hot water to help them plump up. Break the broccoli into small florets. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, drop in the florets and cook for 3-4 minutes, until just tender – exact timing will depend on the size of the florets. Drain and leave to cool.
Butterfly Pasta, Courgette, Broccoli and sultana salad This is a lovely salad that can also be served warm as a pasta dish. You could also toss cooked chicken, cooked ham or crumble your favourite cheese into
courgettes, sliced For the dressing 6 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed/olive oil Zest & juice of ½ lemon (2 tbsp) Pinch sugar Fresh basil leaves
ut the sultanas into a small dish and cover them with hot water to help them plump up. Break the broccoli into small florets. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, drop in the florets and cook for 3-4 minutes, until just tender – exact timing will depend on the size of the florets. Drain and leave to cool.
Bring a separate saucepan of water to the boil and cook the farfalle according to the instructions on the packet, until the pasta is soft but still has a little bite (al dente). Drain and transfer to a nice big salad bowl. Toss in t he cooled cooked broccoli. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan or wok over a medium heat and cook the courgette slices for 4-5 minutes until nice and golden on both sides. Stir them into the pasta. Drain the sultanas and add them to the pasta. Put all the ingredients for the dressing together in a screw-top jar and shake well until the mixture has emulsified. Add to the pasta and toss everything together until well coated. Scatter with fresh basil leaves and serve.
When the sun’s shining and the kids are pining, healthly, home-made lollies will be sure to put a smile on every little, sun-blushed face. A Lorra Lollies!!
Mini Milks 250g mascarpone cheese 350ml whole milk 150g caster sugar Whisk together until smooth and freeze in lolly moulds
Strawberry and Watermelon Lollies Whizz a punnet of sweet ripe strawberries and 2 big sliced of deseeded watermelon together. Freeze in lolly moulds.
Sugar Free Banana Ice−Cream Put over-ripe blackskinned bananas in the fridge. Whiz until thick and smooth for a delicious no-sugar ice-cream.
Fizzy Apple lollies 600ml unsweetened apple juice 200ml sparkling water Stir together and freeze in lolly moulds.
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