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Braai salads: green, potato, beetroot and Greek salad
A braai needs a side or two beside the meat. With a Spitbraai Cape spit braai you can add a classic salad (green, potato, coleslaw, beetroot or carrot) at R15 a head, or a Greek salad at R20 a head. Roast potatoes in garlic and fresh bread rolls already come with every menu.
Ideas for the braai table
If you are making the sides yourself, the ideas below are options to try. If braaibroodjies and garden salads are already on your list, these can sit beside them. They are for cooking at home: what we bring is in the table further down.
Spicy potato salad with baby potatoes
Boil baby potatoes in their skins until a knife slides in, then halve them while they are warm. Toss them with mayonnaise, chopped chives and a little chilli for a spicy potato salad.
Beetroot and onion
Slice cooked beets and dress them with vinegar, a pinch of sugar and thin rings of red onion. Serve it next to the braai meat.
Green bean salad, and grape with blue cheese
Blanch green beans for a few minutes, then dress them with olive oil, lemon and toasted seeds. For something sharper, toss halved grapes and crumbled blue cheese with leaves and tomatoes.
A spring salad of fresh spring vegetables, such as peas and radish, sits well beside lamb. A leftovers salad turns yesterday's braai meat into lunch: slice it thin over whatever leaves are still in the fridge.
Dressing and ingredients
You can add the dressing in the last minutes before serving. A basic salad dressing is olive oil, vinegar or lemon, salt and pepper, and you can swap the ingredients of any braai side to suit your guests. Recipes vary from cook to cook, so treat these as a starting point.
From recipe to buffet: what we bring
When Spitbraai Cape caters the braai, the salads are charged on top of the per-person rate, and you pick only the ones you want.
| Side | Price |
|---|---|
| Classic: any of the five above | R15 a head |
| Greek salad | R20 a head |
| Pap and gravy | R15 a head |
Dessert is extra too: cupcakes are R20 each, ice cream R20 a serving and fruit salad R30 a serving. The garlic potatoes and bread rolls round out the meal with every menu.
The meat is chosen separately, and the cook is described on the lamb on the spit page. For a reception, the same sides go with the premium package on the wedding catering page. All the rates and travel fees are on the spit braai prices page, and you can ask for a spit braai quote on the booking page.