my evening meal (an occasional series)

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too hot to stand in front of the cooker tonight*. So:

1. finely chop a shallot, some fresh coriander and a red chili. Combine this with 1lb of Dexter mince, together with some sel gris. Shape into vaguely hamburger-shaped shapes


2. in a bowl, combine a can of chick peas, some chopped fresh mint, diced cucumber, finely chopped spring onions, some cold cooked potatoes from the fridge, and grated carrot. Make a dressing with walnut oil, white wine vinegar and a splash of shoyu and toss it about a bit


3. *get perlmonger to stand in front of a very hot ribbed cast iron pan and cook the burgers


4. sprinkle the salad with sesame, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, which have been dry fried, then tossed in a little tamari


5. eat in front of When Harry Met Sally which - astonishingly - perlmonger had never seen.

a perfect way to spend a hot summer evening.