This is based on a vegan caesar salad I used to regularly buy at Woodlands market in San Fran.
Romaine lettuce
Parmesan seed cheese;
Process in a blender;
Baked chickpeas
Fry drained chickpeas in olive oil and cumin for 5 minutes until golden.
Dressing
Combine 50:50 ratio of lemon juice and tahini.
Lay out romaine, sprinkle over chickpeas and ‘cheese’. Drizzle with dressing.
We had a similar salad to this at a cafe when we lived in Auckland and then re-created it at home about 300 times afterwards.
Rocket
Halloumi cheese, fried
Roasted almonds
Cooked tabbouleh – mix with diced tomatoes, finely chopped onion, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley + mint
Plate rocket and tabbouleh, top with cheese and almonds and drizzle with golden syrup
Happiness is a table full of interesting-looking salads. Here’s my current faves.
Potato
Option 1 – Smoked fish OR chirozo + boiled egg + potato + red onion + lemon mayo
Option 2 – Potato + boiled egg + capers + thyme + mayo
Tomato
Tomatoes + ricotta + pinenuts. Dress with orange + lemon zest + parsley + mint + garlic + olive oil
Asparagus
Asparagus + egg + lettuce + lemon mayo + dukkah
Cauli
Cauliflower (roasted) + parsley + mint + currants + almonds
Slaws
Rocket slaw – Rocket + cos + shredded carrot + avo + 50:50 mayo/apple cider vinegar
Seedy slaw – Finely sliced green and red cabbage, carrot, roasted seeds (LOADS! – a mix of pumpkin, sunflower, sesame), olive oil + lemon
Zucchini
Zucchini (finley shaved) + mint + lemon zest + lemon juice + pinenuts (roasted)
Carrot
Roasted carrot w cumin + smoked paprika + lentils + feta + diced red onion + lemon juice + olive oil
Smoked fish
Smoked fish + white bean + finely diced red onion + lemon mayo
Pea
Chili + feta + peas (cooked), optional – charred zucchini + mint
Roasted cauli
Roasted cauliflower, semi-dried tomato and roasted almond (w rosemary) salad with garlic yogurt dressing (lemon, oil, S&P, garlic, tom juice oil + mint)
Roast vege
Rocket, pumpkin, halloumi, pepper, tom, walnut + lemon mayo
Emma Sanders-Edwards 