Bacon, Bean & Avocado Salsa Salad

I gobbled this up before I could snap it, so no photo I'm afraid.

A bit of a leftover's salad was this, using up the cannelloni beans and gammon meat from our Sunday Roast.

Basically, I threw together;

Bacon,
Cannelloni Beans,
Spring Onion,
Tomatoes roughly chopped,
Avocado roughly chopped,
fresh Corriander,
Lime Juice,
Olive Oil

I made it yesterday, but it still tasted just as fresh at lunch today and it took me less than 10 minutes to whip up. It would be just as tasty without the meat too.

Take on the Turkey Sandwich

Quick Bite - I love concocting tasty sandwiches!

This one is;

Wholemeal buttered bread,
Dijon Mustard,
Creamy Coleslaw,
Tomato,
Cheddar,
Turkey,
Baby Leaf Lettuce.

Asian Inspired Salmon on a bed of Marmite Braised Beans & Greens

This is a good example of my approach to cooking.
Unless I am baking or trying something stupidly complicated, I never follow recipes.

I use them for inspiration or I read the ingredients and find my own way from there.

In this case, I decided I wanted salmon and this is what sprang to mind. After that I just plain made it up as I went along.
And here's how it went;

Ingredients

For Salmon
Salmon Fillet (or turkey)
3 Spring Onions
1 Garlic Clove crushed / finely chopped
2 tbsp Lime Juice (or lemon)
2 tbsp soy sauce (or balsamic vinegar)

For Beans & Greens
1/2 Tin of Cannellini Beans drained (or pulse of choice)
3 or 4 Anchovies (I keep small batches in the freezer, after opening a tin)
1 tsp Marmite yeast extract
1/2 a Leek finely roughly chopped
Asparagus, base removed & cut into bitesize pieces
1 Garlic Clove crushed/ finely chopped
Peas or Petit pois

1. Combine all the ingredients for the salmon in a small bowl, cover and leave to marinade in the fridge for as long as possible. At least half an hour.

2. Pop the oven on at 170 degrees C then prepare the veg and beans whilst the oven comes up to temperature.

3. Wrap the salmon and all ingredients of the marinade in a foil parcel. Place on a baking tray and pop in the oven for about 15 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through.

4. Whilst you're waiting for the salmon to cook, heat some oil in a frying pan. Add the anchovies and let them break up a little before adding the garlic and leeks on a moderate heat.

5. Once the leeks have softened, add the peas, asparagus, and beans. Then add the marmite and a large splash of water. Allow the liquid to simmer for about 10 minutes and steam the veg, until most of it has evaporated.

Et voila! Trust me, it does taste better than it looks. 

Hello.

Just to introduce myself, my name's Emma (Coles).

I have, for some time now, been sharing photos of my kitchen creations through Instagram & Twitter.

This week, like many before me, I dropped my iPod on the pavement and it sadly went Smash.

So I thought I would find a new way to share, and go one step further by trying to add coherent recipes for the dishes into the mix.

Thus, Kitchen Coles was born.

I hope you enjoy!