My Tuna Niçoise. The story of the Niçoise salad is almost as complicated as the story of Nice. Situated close to the border, Nice is named after the Greek goddess Nike and was part of Italy before being ceded to the French Second Empire in 1860. Known as Nice la Belle or ‘the beautiful’, it is a melting pot of French and Italian history, culture and food.
Salad
My Tomato Carpaccio
I love the combination of the sweet, ripe tomatoes with anchovies, capers, Parmesan and a little red onion. It is an umami-laden flavour bomb perfect as a summer starter or light lunch served with some crusty bread.
Tinned Tuna and Butter Bean Salad
Perfect for a summer’s day when it’s too hot to cook this simple recipe uses a few store cupboard staples and fresh salad ingredients
Hail Caesar – How I fell back in love with the Caesar Salad
Hail Caesar – How I fell back in love with the Caesar Salad. For most of my working life restaurants and pubs have had Chicken Caesar Salad on the menu. In fact, for a long time, it seemed almost the only salad option. Unfortunately, it was not always done well, the salad limp, poor quality…