When it’s hot outside (and hot inside the apartment), we rarely cook. This does not mean we are not eating anything, but choosing foods that are easier to prepare and easier to digest is the name of the game in summer. This means salads are our preferred meals in summer. Something like this delicious Roasted Chickpea, Tomato & Feta Salad with Za’atar. Easy to prepare, healthy, and really tasty! What more could you want?!
Even though the selection of veggies and fruit is often not as good in winter as it is in spring or summer, you can still prepare a lot of delicious dishes. Winter veggies, such as red beet, are perfect for a salad. The best example I can think of there, is this Lentil Salad with Red Beet & Halloumi. Packed with vitamins and really delicious!
We got plenty of Asian-inspired recipes here on the blog – this delicious Vermicelli Glass Noodle Salad with Meatballs is another recipe to add to the list. A delicious combination of thin rice noodles with a healthy salad and a few well-seasoned meatballs… you have to include some protein in a balanced meal, right? Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a well-rounded meal. Right? ;P
I don’t know about you, but here in Germany, bowls in every possible version took over the lunch game a few years ago. It feels like pretty much every lunch spot is now selling bowls – usually a lot of salad-only bowls, but sometimes something like these Hummus Bowls with Salad & Kofta. These bowls also include salad, of course, but the rest is a bit more substantial ;P
Unfortunately, not many recipes were passed down from one generation to the next in our family. Many in our family liked to bake, cook, and eat, but writing down recipes and sharing them with someone… not so much. I am probably the first one to do this properly ;P However, one recipe has managed to be passed on: Grandma’s Pasta Salad (with Mayonnaise). A classic pasta salad that’s a standard for our BBQ gatherings ;)
Salad can be prepared all year round, but in summer it’s a particularly practical meal to prepare. Simple ingredients, easy to toss together, and quick on the table. Easy to digest as well. There is nothing worse than digesting fatty food or a carb-loaded meal on a hot summer night. All that »heavy« stuff is for winter when nobody cares to fall into a food coma ;P This delicious Greek-ish Salad will not keep you up all night for sure ;P
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
