In northern Spain when walking on El Camino de Santiago you can find this everywhere for a cheap dinner ... sometimes with tuna or sardines or salmon or trout. Of course this is like a salade niçoise in France or perhaps something else somewhere else. Everytime I make it it is different - but always easy, filling, nutritious, and delicious. Perfect for a hot summer evening.

This is a fresh spring spinach salad using canned sardines, fresh heirloom tomatoes, fresh shallot, ripe avocado, and fresh sweet peppers with lemon juice , olive oil, mexican oregano and salt and pepper.#nofuss

Steamed romanesco florets, tomatoes, butter lettuce, fresh watercress, capers, canned sardines in oil, and persian cucumbers make a wonderful salad dinner. We used the sardine oil, the vinegar from the capers and fresh lemon juice to make the dressing.#GoldenApron23

I built this cold tuna luncheon salad on a base of sour cream, mixed with green apple and green vegetables. I made Smetana sour cream , which is creamier, worth making at home when you have time, otherwise store bought fresh sour cream works well too.More refreshing than mayonaise based salads. Make small portions, spoils quickly.#GlobalApron

No meat for forty days after Mardi Gras is an old tradition in our family, my pantry is full of wonderfull ingredients to make delicious family meals without meats.This is my potato fish dinner salad favorite. See also our other fish recipes in here: Cured salmon is a delicacy. Smoked fish is another. Deep fried crispy fish is another. Salmon omelettes are always a dinner hit. Fish soup, bouillabaisse, is a meal in itself. Shrimp salad in avocados, a winner. Steamed trout on scallions. Since most fish is mild in flavor, the sauces and cures make all the difference. Follow them in my recipes, adjust them to your taste, let me know. Easy to have a full week of different dinners and never miss the meat.

Poaching brings out the freshness and texture of the salmon, Hollandaise sauce brings out the flavor. Quick, elegant dinner. Foolproof too: you will never overcook fish if kept below 140F degrees.

Cured carpaccio is ready year round for a delicious cold snack, a cold salad, on sandwiches, and appetizers. Great with a side dish of brined olives.

This is called the king of salads around here. Crabmeat, hard boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, cucumber pieces and shallot onions and a special Crab Louis mayo dressing, served over crisp iceberg lettuce and fresh mung bean sprouts.

The thinnest tail parts of Atlantic salmon filet tend to be oilier, and a vinaigrette sauce brings back the full salmon meat flavor when simmered gently in butter.You can also use fresh squeezed lemon juice instead of vinaigrette.

Salad with parmesan cheese and croutons and Caesar salad dressing: quick and delicious. The special element in Caesar salad is that it is prepared in restaurants table side.At home, I make the ceasar sauce with one egg and then make a separate whipped egg, lemon juice and Homemade Worcester sauce and add that table side for guests.This recipe is for dinner table side preparation for two people. I sometimes add optional ingredients of grilled chopped bacon and chopped jalapeno pepper pieces.

This one is an adaptation of a foolproof appetizer, from my friend Susan, who is a scientist with four perfect guest dinner dishes. I think she keeps a lab book for that -grin.I just make a cup of my own fresh mayonnaise, add peppersauce to this dish and plant the avocado pits in a window sill box as a future handsome indoor or outdoor plant. Works every time.

Apricots and fresh pine apple chunks are a match made in heaven. They make an amazing salad with avocados and tomatoes and mild spicy tuna steak. No fishy flavor because the fruits and vegetables give this salad a tropical taste. Delicious with warm or cold tuna steak.#GlobalApron