Today I passed the twenty per cent  mark for having 100 salads in my recipe book - this is number twenty two. We are so lucky to have a great Farmers market each Sunday with beautiful fresh produce.  What a difference from the tired stuff of supermarkets.  So this was tonight's:

Farmers’ market salad

Ingredients:

• Carrots trimmed and sliced on the diagonal
• 100g green beans
• Mixed salad leaves plus rocket or watercress
• 250g cherry tomatoes halved
• Radishes sliced on a mandolin
• Mustard cress sprouts

Method:

1. Blanch carrots in boiling water for two minutes then add beans for a further 3 minutes. Drain and refresh in cold water
2. Toss in a bowl with salad leaves, tomatoes, radish and sprouts
3. Dress with a vinegar, oil (1 to 2 parts) and mustard dressing