I think it’s time for me to share a recipe with you. Now that summer is entering its home stretch, (yes, Sydney-ites, apparently we are in the Summer season) I’m sharing one of my all-time favourite warm-weather salad recipes with you. 

If you're a fan of sashimi, this one’s for you. If you’re not, don’t go! You can always substitute with cooked fish or chicken or whatever you like really. So what exactly is sashimi, I hear you ask?  It’s basically thinly sliced varieties of raw meat or fish. My favourite is definitely Salmon. What’s yours?

I came across this salad when I worked in Leichhardt. On the very odd occasion that I’d steal away from the office at lunch time, I would wander down to a takeaway in Marketplace and they had this most delicious salad. I remembered all the ingredients. The only thing I couldn’t work out was the dressing which I asked about and voilà - I now have a complete recipe. And it’s a cinch! 

Here’s my version that feeds 2 as a generous meal -

ingredients

• 2 red capsicums

• 1 - 2 avocados

• a handful or two of baby spinach

• Soba noodles (I get this packet from Coles and use 2 of the 3 bundles in the pack)

• Sashimi (I go to Get Fish at Sydney Fish Markets, select a beautiful piece of salmon sashimi  and ask the fishmonger to cut it into thin slices) 

• Roasted Sesame Dressing (I get this one from Coles)

instructions

• Cut up the capsicums into attractive bite-sized pieces 

• Cook the soba noodles in rapid boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain, then rinse well with cold water

• In your salad bowl or bowls, I usually start with the spinach leaves, then top with a  layer of capsicum. Add the soba noodles in an attractive arrangement, followed by the avocado and sashimi

• Drizzle with as much or as little dressing as you like 

• Enjoy!