Seeing as you have never tried it, I am interested to see what you think. Do you like a wide variety of cheeses already?

Um... mature cheddar, parmesan and blue cheese... thats it. I'm not a cheese connoisseur EC  

Rogie, or Roser, or whoever you are...  

 

From your list of cheeses I can tell you are like me... stronger cheese the better. Therefore, do NOT mess with Feta cheese. To me it tastes rubbery and, in fact, tasteless. But if you are determined to experiment go to a deli counter and ask to taste some before you commit! 

I love Feta cheese in a farmer's salad but it does have a lot of salt. The tasteless rubbery Greek cheese is, i think, Haloumi.

Ahh thanks for that Xochi Feta's maybe not for me. Oh and I like camembert too... all the stinky ones.

You can call me what you like  I got tired of the old name, made me sound like a gossipy oul biddy. 

Ooo! Maybe that was my problem! Thanks Carport! Having said that, as a veteran cheesophile, I also really can't get my palate around goat's cheese too. Please advise me Marge! 

Yep! I think you will struggle with those sort of cheeses then luv. Experiment with more blue cheeses as they work just as well in salads... I love 'em, from wherever they derive. 

Sheep's cheese and goat's cheese are marvellous! I traditionally have goat's cheese at Christmas. It's the usual given alternative to Turkey.

I think they're both a bit of a marmite thing Carport.  I have the most liberal cheese-buds going but they just don't do it for me! 

Yes ........don't like Haloumi - Feta is lovely crumbly and salty ...........very tasty

 

Update: had to have a quicker meal tonight, so a bed of lettuce and a portion of spicy pasta!

I'm very, very late tonight - Mr Woo had a rack of ribs, jacket and mixed salad.

 

I'm off to do a ham and mushroom omelette with the remainder of the salad.

 

Mmmmmmmmmm - I love omelettes - enjoy Soozy. 

'Twas lovely - I put the mushrooms in the microwave with some Laughing Cow Lite (blue cheese one) and added chopped up ham - lovely

 

Today I bought mushrooms and carrots.

 

Will be grating carrot and popping some sliced mushrooms into my next salad for a change.

Is that a Simple Minds Live logo I see?

 

Yes it is GJ. I have edited it to include my alter ego EC.

 

It was inspired by the tune I included in the music thread "Broken Park Dreams" a new song that I think is really good.

 

 

 

Maybe I need a new avi as ^^^ is OK big, but not so good smaller.

 

Darn look at me taking the salad thread off topic.

It might have been me. I wonder about Jim Kerr's favourite salad. *brings it back on message*

 

Ha Ha - I've been racking my brains trying to get a Simple Minds / Jim Kerr salad related reference, but it's late and I am a failure...

 

Here we go: rocket or italian salad, cherry toms, sundried toms, stilton or gorganzola, spring onions, avos, eggs, parsley/coriander and a dressing with parmesan.

 

Hi Velvet. I can't do the cheeses as I am not a fan of them. But had eggs in my last salad. Been buying those really large bulbed spring onions (my Tesco calls them salad onions) they are great. I love cherry toms - eat them like sweets. I've not gone down the herb route, but that is a good idea for a nice change/twist. I can do a small amount of parmesan. When I can get them I will pop in some freshly podded peas.

I once had dinner with Simple Minds manager....but we didn't have salad!

If you have a baby in the family then there really is no need to buy Parmesan. That stuff they occasionally throw up over your shoulder makes a cost effective alternative. I don't like Parmesan, me.

 

Nice - Did you chat "Simple Minds" or was it not that kind of dinner?

  Nasty !!

Wasn't that kind of dinner. Him, his wife/girlfriend, my sister and me. It was just a 'friendly chat' type dinner.

P.S. EC. I think you mean 'formerly'

I love salads, the best one I ever had was on holiday in Portugal some years ago. I loved it so much I remember searching in my bag for paper and pen to write down the ingredients. I've often wished I'd kept that piece of paper so I could make the exact same one. All I can remember is it had some fruit mixed with some of the usual salad ingredients but I just can't remember the exact combination.

Greek salad is yumtious   Have you tried the feta yet..?

 

I had a fish salad tonight. I fear this may end badly. 

Why? 

Just because. Bad digestive issues of late. 

I have Tuna salads and I've had anchovy but anything other than that, no, new to me.

Re: Cheese

 

Feta - is lovely in a greek feta salad...     haloumi..   is crap!   its rubbery tasteless overpriced crap! 

 

but..  I can eat it...  its just not that exciting.  

 

I lurve cheese..   my fave being Camembert (so ripe its pretty much liquid)..   and gorgonzola.  

 

Sooo..  I thought I would like goats cheese.    but I really don't!   It has an unpleasant "funky" aftertaste to it.     The little ones that look like little cambenberts look like I should like them..   til you cut into them and the insides are grey!

 

I have tried & tried & tried..   but come to the conclusion I am not that keen on goats cheese & its funky aftertaste

Sometimes fish (no matter how fresh and lovely) leaves an unpleasant after taste and I feel a bit icky - it doesn't always happen and I've really no idea why.

Got feta in my delivery this morning Cosmo   Googled Greek salad recipes and I have all the ingredients except olives and olive oil.

 

Great salad ideas in here. Another lovely addition is freshly cut chives - I get em straight from the pots on my windowsill. After you cut them they grow back quickly.

 

What dressings do peeps here like? I'm quite common and like salad cream  or mayo with balsamic vinegar if I feel posh.

 

 

 

Its a lovely avi  ... a claddagh ring. I'm biased cos I'm wearing one!

I'm not keen on salad dressings, but I do like a little splash of balsamic vinegar sometimes I'm hungry!

 lol me too..

A splash of balsamic vinegar gives salads a kick