Watercress and Sardines Salad

Ingredients:

1 cup of watercress

1/2 cup of canellini beans

1 can of sardines

2 green onions chopped

2 tbsp of mayonnaise, 

2 tbsp of lemon juice

2 tbsp of olive oil

1 tsp of dijon mustard

Spicy Shiraza sauce to taste

Make a creamy dressing mixing mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and spicy sauce.

In a bowl mix sardines, canellini beans, watercress and green onions. Add the dressing and season with salt and ground black pepper. 

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Carrot, Apple and Sweet Potato Salad

Ingredients:

4 grated carrots

1 Sweet potato cut into cubes

1 apple diced

5 green onions chopped

1 clove of garlic small

1 cup of baby spinach (optional)

1/4 cup of cranberries or raisins

1 tsp of agave

1/4 cup of mint or parsley chopped

Spicy red pepper sauce (Tabasco or Shiraza)

1 1/2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

Olive Oil

Boil Sweet potatoes until cooked, about 8 minutes. Let cool and mix in a bowl with grated carrots, apple, baby spinach, chopped green onions, parsley and raisins.

For the dressing mix agave with a bit of spicy red sauce and apple cider vinegar. Add to vegetables, stir, add olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. 

Cucumber Cubes with Greek Yogurt

Ingredients:

1 Persian cucumber cut into small cubes

1 tbsp of olive oil

2 tbsp of greek yogurt

1 tbsp of mint, dill or chives

1 garlic clove chopped

Fry garlic in olive oil at a very low temperature to make it more sweet. Mix the cooked garlic with olive oil, mint, greek yogurt, mint.  Salt and pepper. Add chopped persian cucumber.