Tabule Middle-East Salad

Tabule salad is one of the simplest salads you can think of – very popular all over the world, amazingly tasty, quick and easy to prepare. What you need is: – 3-4 bunches of parsley, finely chopped; – 1/2 cup of bulgur wheat – 2 medium-sized tomatoes – 3-4 chopped spring onions – olive oil [...]

Russian salad

Perhaps it was the Russians who made up this recipe; perhaps not. The name though is a fair enough reason to include vodka in the whole ritual. I once prepared this classic salad for a group of Finnish friends and it went pretty cool with their Koskenkorva Vodka. Here’s what you need: 2 pounds (1 [...]

Simple bean salad

Bean salad is one of the simplest and easiest salads one can think of – takes little time, little effort and provides you with lots of power. Here are the basic ingredients: a cup of beans 3-4 spring onions 2 tablespoons of finely diced parsley, leaves of parsley 2 eggs black pepper, vinegar, oil black [...]

Capri salad (original Italian salad)

Ingredients: 2 beef tomatoes mozzarella cheese – 4.4 oz / 125 g 12 olives 8 basil leaves 1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper Preparation: Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, using sharp knife. Cut Mozzarella cheese into slices. Pit the olives and slice them into rings. Layer the tomato, Mozzarella [...]

Italian potato salad with tomatoes and sauce

Ingredients: Small (baby) potatoes – 15 oz / 450 g 4 tablespoons yogurt 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 8 sun-dried tomatoes 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped salt and pepper Preparation Rinse and clean the potatoes and place them in a large pan of water. Bring to the boil and cook until tender. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes [...]