This lite salad can be made easily with local or fair trade organic ingredients. It is great for small summertime picnics and get togethers.

Perfect summer time side.

This is a really light and delicious salad that makes a great appetizer or lunch served with a sandwich and a bowl of soup or just some crusty bread on the side and your favorite beverage. It has its own special dressing which is delicious as well and I have also used with other salads. You can easily substitute the chicken for tofu or the vegetarian like chicken and make this a really good recipe for the vegetarian as well. I’ve made this with the stir-fried seasoned tofu and it was really good. You might want to try this too.

The following recipes is one of my favorite ways to fix a grilled chicken sandwich. This and a side salad with a few chips makes a wonderful lunch or something really special and delicious for your next backyard cookout.

Your summer barbeque can be a lot better if you just follow these tips. I will continue in other posts to give you recipes for barbeques.

"Pot luck" – the literal translation – is an American custom, which in my opinion, this country would quietly take root! At potluck parties, such as a summer barbecue or the office Christmas party, each guest brings a dish with. This relieves the host, offers diners plenty of choice and awakens the ambition of the cooks:

Anchovy boosts the flavor of many foods. Heighten the flavor of accompaniments by including a few anchovies.

If you are looking for a healthy alternative to store bought salad dressings why not try making your own organic fair trade orange poppyseed salad dressing.

Serves 1

ingredients:

1 skinless chicken breast (225 g)

2 cloves garlic

3 red onions

½ teaspoon pepper

¼ teaspoon salt.

Zucchini contains a vitamin B complex (B1, B2, B3, B6, folate, and choline), and dietary fiber is beneficial in regulating blood sugar levels.