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I’m a lover of all kinds of salads but nothing makes me quite as happy as a salad with beautiful greens from a local organic farmer.

It feels good in every way – the taste, the nutrition, the relationship with the farmer, the trip to the market to pick out what I feel like. I love it all.

A few weeks ago after one such trip, I came home to make this delicious salad for dinner…

A fresh, crisp mix of rocket, radicchio, basil and coriander.

I tossed this beautiful home made mix with kalamata olives and a simple but delicious dressing of chopped garlic, lemon juice, a pinch of cayenne pepper, liquid stevia and sea salt. Oh my. It was pure adoration. Je t’aime!

To accompany the salad, I tried my hand at a new “cracker bread” recipe without flour, beans or grains. Here’s what I came up with…

Baked Carrot and Zucchini Cracker Bread

Ingredients:

2 large carrots, peeled and chopped

2 large zucchinis, peeled and chopped

1 spring onion, chopped

1 clove of garlic, chopped finely ( you can omit if you like)

1 teaspoon of cumin

1 teaspoon of turmeric

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 teaspoon of herbamare or sea salt (or more if you like. Taste and adjust until you reach your desired saltiness)

2 tablespoons of coconut oil (or you could use olive oil)

Directions:

Process the zucchini, carrot and garlic in a food processor fitted with the “S” blade until it is grainy.

Add the other ingredients and process until the mixture is slightly sticky and well combined.

Spread the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking paper (or well oiled baking tray) and cut the mixture into cracker bread shapes. I sprinkled a little extra turmeric on these babies too.

Bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius (or 350 Fahrenheit) until golden brown on the edges and slightly crispy.

Let the crackers cool and dig in!

Note: I found my crackers crumbled a little when I tried to lift them off the baking sheet so next time I would use some more oil to make the mixture a little stickier (I’ve accounted for this in the recipe so hopefully you’ll have a great result).

These were delicious alongside my beautiful, simple, farmer’s fresh salad!

Did I ever tell you how much I love good, clean, fresh food? It’s ridiculous .

What’s your favourite simple salad combination? What ingredient makes you love your meals every time? Let me know below!