The Anonymous Widower

An Unusual Supper- Goat’s Cheese, Strawberry And Basil Salad

Usually, I have fruit with a main course for my supper. Partly because of laziness, but C also preferred fruit rather than cooking something. My mother-in-law was also someone who cooked compulsory heavy puddings and although I hadn’t been diagnosed as a coeliac before she died, much to her annoyance, I always refused to have any. I wonder why? So for many years my pudding was strawberries, raspberries, pineapple or mango, with or without ice crem or lately yoghurt.

I am also not a particular lover of salad, but I do know that I should eat more. It’s the green leaves I’m not struck on, but but on the other hand, I eat most green vegetables, except pak choi. The latter is on the banned list, as I seemed to get it every day in hospital in Hong Kong. On the other hand, I could eat sprouts all day.

So when I got my copy of The Times this morning and it said that the comic would have a lot of salads, I took a detailed look at the cover.

A Strawberry Salad

Is that a salad I see before me without any lettuce, that uses strawberries as the main ingredient?

On opening the paper, I found it was a goat’s cheese, strawberry and basil salad. As I had all the ingredient’s in my kitchen and some ham hock to go with it, I thought I’d give it a go.

I don’t think there would be any chance, it would gluten me, let alone kill me!

After all if it had been disgusting, I could have always put mustard on the ham hock and eaten the strawberries au natural.

But it was absolutely delicious! All I need now is an attractive lady to sample it with me, when I cook it again!

I think that I might buy The Salad Bowl by Nicola Graimes. It might contain another equally delicious and unusual salad.

I’ll certainly go to Waterstones tomorrow, to try before I buy!

June 6, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Food | Salad