A couple of final summer salads.......

As the leaves are changing colour - the evenings are getting darker - we are heading for the last couple of weekends of BBQ's  - other than our southern hemisphere friends, who will be BBQing and brai-ing in the rain for some time to come...
These two salads were included by Nigel Barden in a recent recipe for a lamb burger - and he credited them to Peter Gordon.
Both take ingredients that we use all the time - but add a twist - and both were great. I think they would be a great addition to any BBQ, or any grilled meats.

Beef Tomato and Mint

Obviously I have to stress the simplicity of this one - it is not reinventing the wheel, but I am not sure I have had these flavours together before, and it really works.

I made this a bit ahead  of time which allowed th flavours to develop.

2 beefsteak tomatoes - thinly sliced

6 -10 mint leaves 

drizzle olive oil

sea salt and black pepper

1 Arrange the thinly sliced tomatoes on a plate 

2 Sprinkle over the mint leaves

3 Drizzle with olive oil

4 Season generously with sea salt and pepper 

Feta and Avocado

1 avocado

1 lime

2 tbsp mayonaise

1 tsp dijon mustard

50g feta cheese (use more if a larger avo) - crumbled

1 Remove the flesh from the avocado - and put in a large bowl

2 Add 1/4 teaspoon of grated lime zest, and 2 tsp lime juice

3 Mash together

4 Mix in the mayonaise, mustard, and lastly the crumbled feta

This really was sensational. The avo I had was quite large  - so I think the recipe could have taken more of the feta.

Both of these are well worth a try - are simple, and can be made ahead of time. Let's just hope we get the weather to enjoy them!