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My mother came to visit us and she brought blackberries from her garden. She lives further south in Sweden, and blackberries are quite common where she lives.

I got a blackberry plant for my birthday last year, and it actually survived the winter despite very cold temperatures (around -13 Fahrenheit/-25 Celcius). Unfortunately I haven't seen any berries yet in my garden, perhaps the climate up here is too cold during summer time.

Anyway, this is a blackberry salad made from the berries that my mom brought:

Mixed salad leaves, figs, blackberries, prosciutto ham and honeydew melon. I really like the sweetness of the fruit combined with the saltyness of the ham.

I made these foil packages for the BBQ the other night, and they turned out great! I boiled new potatoes and cut them in quarters. I put these in the bottom of the foil package. Then, I added courgettes (the first ones from our garden this summer), sweet pepper , haricot beans (also from our garden) and asparagus. On top of the veggies I put a piece of salmon and seasoned with S & P. I chopped dill and put on top of the fish and vegetables. Before I wrapped the foil packages and put them on the BBQ, I added butter mixed with chopped red chillies and parsley.

When we unwrapped the packages, the butter had melted over the salmon, the veggies and the potatoes. Yum! I really recommend trying this, it was very easy!

Perfect summer lunch! I filled the omelette with smoked salmon, chopped dill and chives, mange-tout peas and tomates, and topped with lemon, creme fraiche and roe.

This is a real favourite, a salad that I often serve together with grilled meat during summer time. I might have written about it before, but it is so much worth mentioning again!

I scrub new potatoes and boil them in slightly salted water. Then, I chop carrots, red onion (I used shallots this time), spring onion, garlic and asparagus. I also add kalamata olives, pumkin seeds, pine nut seeds, or whatever seeds that I have available. I heat up some oil in a frying pan and quickly fry the veggies. When the potatoes are ready, I cut them in halves. When the potatoes are still warm, I mix all the veggies in a bowl, together with a simple dressing.

Salad dressing: (serves 4 people)
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1tsp honey
1 tsp chinese soy sauce
pepper

The salad should be served still warm.

...capers and olives. All in one pot. Comfort food tonight!