Hello Friends!  After the disaster which was the Pink Dawn Salad, today I am sharing a recipe for my LMNOP salad.  This is not only one of my favourite summer dinners but it is also a mnemonic which will help you to make a huge variety of other great salads!

Ever stood at the supermarket wondering if you had picked up everything you needed for your salad?  Or come home to realise you had forgotten a key ingredient?  ‘Well, with this LMNOP salad you will never forget a single ingredient because the keys to building a great salad are as easy as ABC!

Let’s start at the very beginning – it is, after all, a very good place to start.

L is for Lettuce

In this instance, I have used cos (romaine for my American friends) but this works as well with mesclun, watercress, rocket…whatever salad green you favour!

M is for Mozzarella

Mmmmmm…I am currently OBSESSED with buffalo mozzarella and am eating it a couple of times a week!  Burrata is also divine with this.  But for our memory device, you can sub in any cheese you wish.

N is for Nectarines

But feel free to swap in your favourite stone fruit fo the  Peaches or apricots will work here and see below as to some other fruit suggestions…

O is for Olive Oil…

And in this instance a little bit of red wine vinegar.  In our mnemonic, the O equals the dressing we are going to place on our salad.

P is for Proscuitto

In this salad but for our wider application it can also stand for Protein.

Applications of the LMNOP formula

Okay, so you have seen how to make the OG version of the LMNOP salad – here are some ideas of how you can apply the formula to mix things up!

• Rocket (Arugula) + Blue Cheese + Pears + Walnut Oil Vinaigrette+ Bresaola
• Mixed leaves + Haloumi + Cherries + Lemon and Olive Oil + Turkey
• Watercress + Vintage Cheddar + Apples + Vinagrette with mint + left over roast lamb
• Cos Lettuce + Feta + Strawberries + Lemon + olive oil + Salmon
• Cos + Parmesan +Apples + a creamy dressing + bacon will give you a kind of Ceasar Salad
• Kale and goat’s cheese and apricots and olive oil and vinegar + chicken

Of course you can add more veggies or fruit if you wish.  The photo below is the turkey and halloumi salad mentioned above with some grilled snap peas added.

The brilliance of this recipe is that it is so versatile that you could serve it you your friends or family every day for a week and no one will ever know that you are using a formula. Tasty, healthy, easy and you will never forget an ingredient again!

Enjoy and please let me know what creations you come up with using the LMNOP formula!

Have a great week!