Tomato salad Chilena

Cut several medium sweet summer tomatoes into wedges (cut of the center top button) and remove the liquid and seeds

Add 1 tbsp of finely chopped fresh parsley.

Add 1/3 of a red onion sliced thinly

Add salad dressing

Carrot salad

Peel and shred 4 large carrots

Mix with salad dressing made with lemon juice instead of vinegar

Add 1 tbsp of finely chopped fresh mint or parsley.

Celery root salad

Peel and shred I large firm celery root

Mix with salad dressing, 1 tbsp of mayonnaise and 1tbsp of Dijon mustard

Add chopped parsley

Beet Salad

Get 2 large or 3 medium beets

Cut in quarters, boil in salted water until soft enough to pierce with a fork.

Drain water and let them cool off

Peel with your fingers, the skin comes right off

Cut in ½ inch slices

Add salad dressing of your choice

Sprinkle chopped parsley

You can also add candied pecans or walnuts, arugula and crumbled goat cheese.

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Cucumber salad

Peel 2 cucumbers

Slice (fairly thin)

Add 1 tsp or more of salt,

Mix well.

Let the slices render water for ½ hour or more

Drain (if too salty for you: rinse and drain)

Add salad dressing of your choice (yogurt and fennel is good)

Happy Birthday Antoine! Basic salad dressing

Mummy's recipe:

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

¼ tsp fine sea salt

¼ tsp ground black pepper

1tsp crushed garlic or paste

1tsp Dijon mustard

1tsp chopped Italian herbs

3 tbsp olive oil

You can substitute lemon or lime juice, balsamic, red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, raspberry infused vinegar to the apple cider vinegar.

You can substitute yogurt, grape seed oil, peanut oil, vegetable oil to the olive oil or add a tbsp of walnut oil or sesame oil to vegetable oil for flavor.

Feel free to add 1 tsp anchovies paste, chopped cilantro, or other herbs for flavor. The proportions can vary with taste.

Antoine likes more vinegar and less oil, you decide.