Bikinis and lilos and chilled rose. A pina colada salad and chilled playlist and good vibes.
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A delicate gold colour, this zesty Spier Field and Flutter Organic Chenin Blanc 2024 is all juicy exotic fruit – think litchi and pineapple that leads to a refreshing and zesty finish. Delish with chicken pad thai, fish and chips, or avocado and smoked trout salad.
The Organic Rosé is crisp and refreshing, with strawberry, sour cherry and floral notes that are followed by a touch of citrus and vanilla. Excellent on its own or with salads and lighter dishes, such as smoked salmon tartare, sushi and mild cheeses. Both exclusive to Woolworths, for R99 a bottle.
Woolworths print tassel tie-up swimsuit, R499, and reversible string halter bikini top and bottoms, R179 each.
A trio of Summer friendly wines from De Krans. Dry Pinotage Rosé 2024 – soft and smooth, with fine red fruit flavours, perfect with fresh summer salads, the Free-Run Chenin Blanc 2024 – all fresh ripe banana, guava and passion fruit with hints of lime, serve with a chicken braai or pasta, and the Wild Ferment Unwooded Chardonnay 2024 – with well rounded full flavours of lime, grapefruit and creamy butterscotch, serve with pastas, pizzas, firm fleshed fish or chicken off the coals. R90 a bottle from your local wine stockist or from dekrans.co.za
Pool side. And a pina colada salad. All bananas and mango and pineapple and coconut. It’s time, says Chantal Lascaris, for salads to take centre stage. To bring them over to the main event. Not only for lunch or dinner, but breakfast and desert, too.
The Ultimate Salad Book dishes up the classics – think Caprese and Waldorf and coleslaw, followed by three-ingredient salads – cucumber, onion and walnut; avo, artichoke and tomato. There’s a breakfast option – with butternut, portobellini mushrooms, chickpeas and spinach added to your eggs, and a glorious grilled veggie stack – prettiest dish in the book. Fish and chicken bulk up greens for main dishes, and there’s a creamy cos and rump salad that’s a joy. For sweet endings, fruity salads, like the Very Cherry Berry Salad with a Cointreau dressing. These are no sitting-on-the-side wallflowers … they’re centre-stage-main-event delish. Struik, R400 from bookstores or, for a signed copy, directly from chantallascaris.com
Luxury RTDs – ready to drink – are perfect for pool parties and picnics and festivals … and we’re rather enjoying these new Samuel Gelston’s Irish Whiskey premixes – a classic Samuel Gelston’s Whiskey & Lime Soda and the more summery Whiskey & Apple Spritz.
Around R89 for a six pack from Makro, also at takealot.com and liquordrop.co.za
