SALADS FOR A SCORCHING WEEKEND : prepare ahead

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We're expecting a scorcher in London this weekend;  Cook can prep these cooling salads the night before or in the cool of the morning and enjoy the outdoors while it's hot and sunny. 

The Archive recipes include side salads, main course salads and vegan salads.  All have lower levels of fat, salt and sugar without loss of flavour; some combos of ingredients are unusually fabulous.  And, keeping an eye on the grocery bills, most are budget or wallet-friendly.

Mediterranean Tomatoes: turns supermarket toms into gourmet treats!

So simple, so sensational, so Vegan

3-minute Asparagus, Pea & Corn Salad: creamy low-fat, easy 

Chicken, Pear & Hazelnut Salad: 

lovely fruity twist on standard chicken salad

 

Grapefruit & Mint Mixed Leaf: refreshingly healthy

Triple Duty:make it vegan or with animal protein

 

Perfectly Pretty Frugal Salads:

frugal ingredients beautifully presented

Low-carb Noodles with Garlic & Ginger VEGAN

portable; fresh clean spicy

Surprising Sardine Salad: zesty & unexpected

Pasta Salad with Mushrooms, Peas & Chive Oil: Vegan delight

 

Steak Salad with gloriously funky Thai-style dressing

SUNSHINE SALAD, low-cal, low-fat, budget-conscious 

perfect for crowds; stuffed with protein, fruit and vegetables

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QUICK & EASY POTATO SALADS FROM THE 67 ARCHIVE

EVERYONE LOVES POTATO SALAD; THESE ARE GUARANTEED TO PLEASE BOTH COOK AND DINERS...

None of these delicious potato salads take longer than 20 minutes to prepare and are easy in the extreme.  And they're so good, they'll disappear faster than that.  

Get ready for one with frankfurters for kidults, one dressed without mayonnaise and one with an unusual texture to delight.  And one extra that's colourful and full of different textures.

Frankfurter Potato Salad (for the kids and kidults) including ultra-frugal version.  Don't want the bother of cooking green beans or chopping onions? Just mix sliced frankfurters and coarsely chopped boiled eggs with cooked mashed or cubed potatoes with silky yoghurt-mayonnaise. Easy and tailored to any budget.

Lo-fat 10-minute Smashed Potato Salad: Outstanding flavour with great crunchy bits; versatile; ultra-frugal

Potato Salad with Vinaigrette: mayo-free; perfectly complements the rich flesh of mackerel or leftover pork/lamb or spicy firm tofu. Add baby tomatoes and chopped herbs to heighten bright colours.  

And for something a little more colourful and fun:
Russian Potato Salad: lower-fat, high fibre, gut-friendly, uses up leftovers, colourful

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MAY MINI-HEATWAVE PREPARE-AHEAD BREAKFASTS

BREAKFAST ON A HOT WEEKEND: GET IT WHEN YOU'RE READY

Three super-easy delicious, prepare-ahead breakfasts for a mini-heatwave:  English breakfast - but not as we know it - in tantalising salad form; a mid-eastern wrap with omelette, minty avocado and salsa draped in tahini dressing, and a smoothie guaranteed to wake you up and leave you raring to get on with the day!

 

English Breakfast Salad: even better than standard English brekkie; make in advance in the morning or night before, leave it in the fridge and its accessible when late sleepers appear  for breakfast

Fabulous Lebanese Omelette & Avocado Mint Salsa Wrap with Tahini Cream: Refrigerate up to 2 hours for breakfast/brunch slackers on a hot weekend

Breakfast Smoothie/Shake: refreshing and satisfying pre-coffee wake-me-up treat

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MAY MINI HEATWAVE PICNIC MAINS

All of these recipes are prepared ahead.  They are a bit zippy, tasty and mouthwatering, are healthier than normal and budget friendly. Whats not to like during a mini-sizzler in May?

Healthier Hot Dog Picnic with no-low-sugar, low-preservative relish: Triple Duty

Southern Spiced Unfried Chicken: low-fat, guilt free but with fabulous flavour and texture; makes the most of supermarket chicken; perfect picnic fare

Just like you-no-who's but better 

Skinny Asian Pork Bao: low-sugar/salt/fat; chicken & veggie options; budget friendly, prepare ahead 

Glamourous Spinach, Tomato & Peppers Spanish Tortilla: make the most of frugal eggs and potatoes but raise the classic Spanish Potato Omelette to an eye-catching new level with sassy colourful veg.  Deliciously vegetarian.

Skinny portable Spanokopita: Cylinders of low-fat, low-salt crunchy spinach & cheese pie; spectacular moist filling with optional mushrooms adding a taste and textural twist

Vegan Felafel Platter: make ahead, easy entertaining, healthy, low-fat, frugal

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