While
researching the eating habits of the characters of a yet to be satisfactorily outlined
romance novel, I came across a food site aptly named Fine Dining
Lovers. This beautifully structured site is an ode to, wait for it, fine
dining! The recipes are straightforward, the anecdotes amusing, if not
nostalgic and the images of the finished product are downright mouthwatering. Galleries,
videos, blogs, tips and a section dedicated to cooking apps earns this site
triple A’s in my book!
Many
a menu on Fine Dining Lovers boast
a rather intimidating list of ingredients, and it took a while to rev me up into
attempting something. I’m proud to
say I scaled and conquered the slippery slope of Peking
Duck, but the recipe I’d like to share today, courtesy of Fine Dining
Lovers, is simple, nutritious and quite filling.
Mediterranean
Potato Salad with Olives and Feta
Ingredients
800g Irish potatoes
200g red tomatoes
150g Feta cheese
100g green and black olives
2 cloves of garlic
1 bunch of fresh basil
2 fresh green peppers
4 tbsp of vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Peel, wash and halve the potatoes, then boil
until cooked. Set aside to cool.
Roughly chop the tomatoes and retain 6 tbsp of
the oil.
Separate the basil from the stocks and dice.
Wash, halve, core and roughly dice the
peppers. Peel the garlic, then chop finely.
Mix the vinegar with the tomato oil to
create a dressing.
Mix the potatoes, olives, tomatoes, basil,
peppers and garlic with the dressing and crumble the feta over the salad.
Season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Great
Bite?
Peking
duck. The play of the plum sauce on the duck’s crispy skin merits no other word
except divine!
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