tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post6631166000592966131..comments2024-03-25T09:57:45.669+00:00Comments on A SLICE OF CAKE: SALADJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-43536334909539968382020-09-26T10:44:21.204+01:002020-09-26T10:44:21.204+01:00Phil, that does sound odd. Definitely a "sal...Phil, that does sound odd. Definitely a "salade composée"!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-49768108683385770502020-09-25T22:25:53.352+01:002020-09-25T22:25:53.352+01:00Now I like the sound of that salad. I'm all fo...Now I like the sound of that salad. I'm all for eating whatever is around in a meal. It makes a meal an occasion. There are limits, though. I once had a truly bizarre salad in a restaurant in Dieppe containing several different meats, random vegetables, frites, a few chunks of odd fish, mussels and some fruit. The restaurant closed down the next day and had obviously decided to empty the contents of their fridges on to my plate.Phil in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904292856978631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-19530977960912637132020-09-25T11:56:30.466+01:002020-09-25T11:56:30.466+01:00Mmmm, your salad sounds delicious! I often add bi...Mmmm, your salad sounds delicious! I often add bits of fruit to our salads, apple and grapes especially.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-244699065607933712020-09-25T11:31:50.333+01:002020-09-25T11:31:50.333+01:00I hated English salads too. Now I’ve become a mass...I hated English salads too. Now I’ve become a massive fan of Spanish ones, which tend to be very diverse and often include fruit and/or nuts. Favourite is ensalada tropical, a lettuce base with any combination of avocado, mango, pineapple, kiwi, melon, slices of orange, and maybe some nuts or pomegranate seeds. Simply dressed with olive oil and maybe a spot of sherry vinegar. Best eaten on a beach!Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863957299338406459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-63033798818479355532020-09-24T13:55:20.771+01:002020-09-24T13:55:20.771+01:00Roderick, French salads are very much like the Fre...Roderick, French salads are very much like the French people, I find. Either overflowing with their generosity or "take it or leave it" plain green leaves with a little sour dressing!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-41012285598313079542020-09-24T08:22:10.164+01:002020-09-24T08:22:10.164+01:00English salads dating back to the end of WW2 put m...English salads dating back to the end of WW2 put me off salads for decades. Half a tomato, two transparent slices of hard-boiled egg, two slices of cucumber, a faint scattering of mustard cress and a mound of dark green, leathery lettuce leaves which anyone with middle-class aspirations would have discarded at the outset.<br /><br />These days VR serves me a Nigella concoction consisting of avocado chunks, pomegranate seeds, feta cheese and something which I always forget. Not a hint of lettuce. I love France but am tested to destruction when I find myself presented with a <i>salade verte</i> which, to my mind, offends the Trade Deescriptions act. Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.com