WARM SPELT, SWEETCORN AND FETA SALAD

22 August 2020 by Katia Valadeau

I love a warm salad, it satisfies a specific need for a dinner, both lighter but still filling. I like my warm salads either with grains, or spuds maybe...

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Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Ciara Brennan, Food Stall Holder

24 August 2019 by Katia Valadeau

Ciara Brennan is the woman behind Happy Food At Home. You will find Ciara Brennan behind her stall at food markets and festival around the country. She is a...

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Halloumi And Mixed Beans Salad

22 January 2019 by Katia Valadeau

It’s January and we’re all broke and have eaten rings around ourselves (it’s not just me, right?) for the last while. Some are doing veganuary, others are hitting the...

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Quick Korean Style Spinach Salad

18 February 2018 by Katia Valadeau

This spinach salad recipe is vegan and gluten free and 100% delicious. The idea for this spinach salad came from a recipe in the guardian which I tried this...

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Warm Halloumi Salad Recipe – Persian Style

27 March 2017 by Katia Valadeau

Try this warm halloumi salad recipe for a lunch both complex in flavour and light on the stomach. Halloumi is also known as hellim and comes from Cyprus. It...

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Melon And Feta Salad With Passion Fruit Dressing

14 August 2016 by Katia Valadeau

This melon and feta salad celebrates everything I love about summer: ripe fruits, spicy food and a smell that calls you from the other side of the garden. I...

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Blackcurrants And Mozzarella Salad

6 August 2016 by Katia Valadeau

This blackcurrants and mozzarella salad is quick to put together but the marriage of flavours will stay with you. It is simple but will impress. I am lucky enough...

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Strawberry Salad

30 May 2016 by Katia Valadeau

Yesterday, I went to the Sheridan’s Irish Food Festival in Co. Cavan. The weather was glorious, there were over 100 Irish producers and people flocked in their thousands. I...