Orange and Red Onion Salad with Citrus Dressing

The zest of citrus fruit consists of the colorful, flavorful peel without any of the bitter white pith still attached. To remove the zest, use a vegetable peeler, then scrape off...

Tomato, Sweet Onion, and Goat Cheese Salad

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 4 teaspoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper...

Watermelon-Peach Salad with Ricotta Salata

Ricotta salata is made by salting and pressing fresh ricotta cheese, then aging it for a few months. The resulting cheese resembles feta cheese but is more delicately flavored. Ingredients: 1...

Greek Islands Salad

Use 4 cups of lightly packed torn romaine lettuce instead of 3 cups. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced ½ teaspoon...

Baby Romaine with Clementines and Pecans

If you are especially fond of clementines, use 4 instead of 2. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper...

Beet, Apple, and Watercress Salad

If you prefer that the apple doesn’t turn pink from the beets, put the apple in a small bowl and toss it with a small amount of the dressing. Pile the...

Whole Leaf Caesar Salad with Golden Croutons

Using only the small inner romaine lettuce leaves makes this Caesar salad especially striking when mounded on plates. Ingredients: 1 cup cubes (¾-inch) whole grain bread 1 small garlic clove,...

Lemon rice

Ingredients: 2½ tbsp vegetable oil ½ tsp mustard seeds pinch fenugreek seeds 1 tsp split chana dal (also called Bengal gram lentils) 1 tsp split black gram (also...

Southern Indian mixed vegetable dish (Avial)

Ingredients: 2½ tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ medium onion, sliced 1-2 green chillies, sliced in half lengthwise ¾ tsp ground turmeric salt, to taste 2...

Paneer (Cottage Cheese) and vegetable skewers

Ingredients: For the marinade: 125 ml / 4½ fl oz Greek-style yoghurt small knob fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped salt,...

Smashed-fried potatoes

Ingredients: vegetable oil, for frying 600 gm / 1 lb 5oz small to medium-sized red-skinned potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise salt, to taste ½ tsp dried mango powder (often...

Chopped salad with peanuts

Ingredients: For the salad: 1 tomato, finely chopped 4 tbsp finely chopped cucumber 1 green chilli, finely chopped 2 tbsp finely chopped onion handful coriander leaves and stalks,...

Paneer, mushroom and spinach wrap

Ingredients: For the spinach paste: 225g / 8oz baby spinach leaves, washed 45g / 1¾ oz fresh coriander, leaves and stalks 6 large garlic cloves, peeled 5cm /...

Savoury semolina cake

Ingredients: 165 g / 6 oz semolina 125 ml / 4½ fl oz plain yoghurt 125 ml / 4½ fl oz water two handfuls frozen peas, defrosted 2...

Onion Bhaji

Here I include the recipe for one of the most popular starters on the Indian restaurant menu. Onion Bhajees will take about 15 minutes to make and worth the...

Mushroom Bhaji

The simple mushroom is used in cooking all over the world and lends itself handsomely to the Indian style of cuisine. Personally I like to lightly cook the mushrooms...

Cauliflower Bhaji

Cauliflower is a natural ingredient for Indian cooking and this side dish makes a wonderful accompaniment to any meal. ...

Sag Wala

This spinach based dish with a subtle lime flavour now appears on many of the more upmarket Indian restaurant menus. It is simple to prepare and well worth...

Methi Aloo

This is another vegetable dish, flavoured with methi (fenugreek) and appears on almost every Indian restaurant menu. ...

Bombay Potato

This vegetable favourite appears on every Indian restaurant menu and makes a wonderful side dish. ...