Spin up a salad
It's either a feast or a famine: we've just been through the hungry gap in the garden and now suddenly there's an abundance of produce everything is leaping out of the ground. Tomatoes and cucumbers are not yet ripe but there's lots to be going on with.
This week, with the sun beaming down, we've been eating lots of salad. I've just got a particularly exciting new book called The Well-Dressed Salad, published recently by Pavilion Books. The author, Jennifer Joyce, looks glowing, as though she has been eating gorgeous healthy salad all her life. Jennifer was born in the US but her passion for food comes from her Italian heritage. She has travelled extensively and has developed a very eclectic lifestyle. Look out for her articles on food in Elle Deco and the Weekend Telegraph. If you'd like to catch one of her cooking classes, contact Books For Cooks or Divertimenti in London.
If you love salads and have a little room on your kitchen shelf, this might just be the book to add to your collection. It's written with wit and enthusiasm and Joyce's passion for salad shines through and will inspire everyone to experiment. She's put a fresh spin on the basics, including the classic Caesar salad.
She has brought together an unusual and delectable collection of salad dishes from around the world, from the Mediterranean, north Africa, Asia and South America, and the accompanying photos by Sian Irvine are mouth-watering.
We've been having a really exciting week trying out recipes. Here are some of the many I still have to try out that we've enjoyed so far.
The Well-Dressed Salad by Jennifer Joyce is published by Pavilion Books.
