If like me your having friends & relatives over who you have invited around to enjoy some bank holiday jollities, shall I say? who are on a diet, or trying to get into shape for that fabulous holiday they have planned for the summer. Well then just whip up this terrific sexy and one of my personal favourites of all salads.

“Salad!” I hear you say. “Oh yes”, a salad can be sexy too! & whats more this is a great source of vitamins & iron.

All of my friends know I am not keen on mayonaise, so I have come up with this version; which I’m not bragging apart but my guests have adored and ask for again and again, & guess what, ‘yes’, I will be serving it up over this bank holiday!

My Salad, well its succulent morsels of rich avocado in oil, strewn throughout a delicious combination of dark, tender young spinach & peppery rocket leaves, which are delicately tossed with bright colourful tiny cobs of crunchy sweetcorn!

For my Baby corn & spinach Salad your going to need: 100g baby sweetcorn, rock salt, 85g rocket leaves, 225g baby spinach leaves, 1 avocado, 1 clove of garlic, 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of tabasco sauce. (Note if you cannot get rocket then add peppery watercress)

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Cut the baby sweetcorn across in half and add them to the boiling water with some salt and simmer for 1 minute before draining in a colander. Rinse your rocket & spinach leaves and drain them. Make your dressing by cutting your avocado in half and removing the stone before scooping out the flesh with a spoon into a large salad bowl. Peel your garlic (as shown in my blog 15th May 09), and crush this into your bowl , add your oil and vinegar, sugar and tabasco sauce along with seasoning and stir the dressing together. Now add your well drained sweetcorn and rocket & spinach leaves to the dressing and toss well before serving.

I think these Joseph Joseph Salad Bowls with Servers are great & funky for any dinning table, alfresco or in door. This large salad bowl and server set is perfect for family dinners and outdoor use.  It’s also great for pasta or fruit salad and it makes an ideal fruit bowl.The distinctive form and vibrant colours make this product the ideal centre piece for all dinning occasions. Made from durable, easy to clean polypropylene. Designed by Morph and available in black, white and green.

Tell me about your great salad combinations you have served up to your dining guests and whats more enjoy the bank holiday, ir the weatherman is right for once your going to need the suntan cream!!!