Molho Vinagrete (vinaigrette salsa)

Ingredients

1 cup of chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1/2 cup of chopped parsley
2 table spoons of olive oil
2 table spoons of any lime juice (or vinegar)
Sugar
Salt (or some flavoring powder)
Black pepper

Preparation

Put the tomatoes, onions, parsley, lime juice, flavoring power and olive oil in a bow. Add a bit of water and a bit of sugar, and mix everything. (Add the pepper if you want to)

Hint: If you're using salt instead of flavoring powder, add the salt right before serving. Salt dehydrates the tomatoes in the mixture if let for long time.

Fruit Salad

Easy, quick, and healthy ...

To do fruit salad all you need are a few different fruits cut into small pieces. I suggest you use the following as a minimum: apple (different varieties?), orange, banana, pineapple, and peach. Other options are: melon, watermelon, grapes, cherries, pear, etc. I would advise against strawberries since they tend to get too soft too quickly (unless you are eating the fruit salad right away). As a guide, you can try to use, at least, 1 piece of fruit per person.

One trick I always tend to use is to get at least one can of fruit (you can choose the peaches, the pineapple or a mixed fruit one) and pour some of its syrup in the salad (this is the only less healthy bit).

Leave it in the fridge for a while before serving; it will taste nicer :P But do bear in mind that the properties of some fruits deteriorate with time, so fruit salad should not be made too long before being served.

Enjoy!

Tuna Salad

This is a very easy and light Summer recipe but it does take a bit to do (30 min.) since you need to chop lots of things and boil a few others.

The basic ingredients are:
- tuna (I also recommend some of those canned tuna salads since they add a bit more taste and variety),
- boiled potato and eggs,
- beef tomato,
- Granny Smith apple, and
- pineapple.

Apart from this you can be creative and add lots of other things. I suggest corn, olives, some raw carrot (cut very thin), beetroot, peas. I have also tried watermelon :P
There are no fixed quantities, just use what you like most.

Start by boiling the potatoes and eggs since it takes some minutes, and let them cool down for a while before adding to the rest. Then just cut/chop everything else in medium squares and mix :)
Better served cold.

Note: this is not exactly a starter or a side dish but more of a main course salad.

(PS - I lost all the photos from that day but I'll try to add a photo later)