Summer Salads to impress

Thanks for the invite to Saturday’s braai – what can I bring?” And then the dreaded answer: “Bring an interesting salad… Oh, and I still wanted to tell you that Peter has a new girlfriend and she is vegetarian – do you think you can make your salad work for her?”. While the vegetarian part may be the challenge for some, it’s the interesting bit that gives us the cold sweats. Everyone loves a good green salad and my gran’s potato salad will always be a winner – yet, it doesn’t quite fit the interesting brief, does it?

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