Jacques’ Salade Niçoise

Jacques Pépin has been one of the most active celebrity chefs during the lockdown, presenting cooking demos on Instagram every day or two. Usually, they’re simple recipes that celebrate the taste of fresh veg, fruit, or meat. Today, I tried his Salade Niçoise, named for its origins in Nice. What Jacques does differently is use

New Potato Salad

The heart-shaped potato yielded my first harvest today, French red fingerling new potatoes, which went into today’s salad. The potatoes were creamy, buttery, filling, and satisfying! Serves 2 Dressing3 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp apple cider vinegar1 tbsp balsamic vinegar1 tsp Dijon mustardSalad4 cups spinach3 small beets, quartered1 small apple, diced, coated in lemon juice8 new

Shredded Chicken & Jellyfish Salad

We are only a month from summer but have already had many beautiful sunny days like today when the temperature hit 20°C. What to eat when it’s warm out? Try this cold chicken salad, which features crunchy jellyfish and a chili sesame dressing. Serves 2 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded1 cup jellyfish, ready to

Shrimp Caesar Salad

Easy light supper for a hot day. Serves 2 1 bag frozen shrimp, defrosted, using towels to blot excess moisture1/3 cup butter, melted1 head romain lettuce, chopped into 1/2″ slices1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing1 avocado, chopped into 1/2″ pieces1/2 lime, juiced1/3 cup green onions, slide small Dress Romaine lettuce in salad dressing. Coat avocado in

Chaotic Cobb Salad

This is my kind of salad, filling and satisfying. My Cobb Salad has no neat rows of each ingredient, as is the custom. I like a chaotic mess, to get a random mix of bites. You can make this no-carb by omitting the potato, although the potatoes brings potassium to the table. Make it no-meat