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Eric Akis: Prawns and tangy goat cheese top filling lentil salad

Eric Akis: Prawns and tangy goat cheese top filling lentil salad

This filling main-course dish sees a mix of lettuces topped with a nutritious lentil salad, sautéed prawns and tangy nuggets of goat cheese.
Six Vancouver Island restaurants land on list of 100 best outdoor dining spots in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

Six Vancouver Island restaurants land on list of 100 best outdoor dining spots in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

It’s officially patio season. Here are some of the best in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, according to OpenTable.
Eric Akis: Teriyaki chicken stir-fry is quick and tasty

Eric Akis: Teriyaki chicken stir-fry is quick and tasty

Serve this tasty — and quick — chicken dish with an Asian-style broccoli salad.
Eric Akis: Rich and saucy penne comfort food for a cool spring day

Eric Akis: Rich and saucy penne comfort food for a cool spring day

Pasta in an asiago cheese sauce accented with pieces of bright green asparagus, crispy bits of prosciutto and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Eric Akis: Grilled cheese with an Italian twist

Eric Akis: Grilled cheese with an Italian twist

These hot, Italian-style sandwiches are filled with two types of cheese, arugula, oregano and roasted peppers, served with hot marinara sauce, for dipping.
Eric Akis: Mashed potatoes, rockfish a marriage made from fridge

Eric Akis: Mashed potatoes, rockfish a marriage made from fridge

Fish cakes are made with leftover mashed potatoes and bits of fresh ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ rockfish
Eric Akis: Fresh asparagus sauce provides colourful contrast to salmon

Eric Akis: Fresh asparagus sauce provides colourful contrast to salmon

Salmon and bright green asparagus have tastes that work well together
Eric Akis: Meatloaf morphs into a Tex Mex-style taco meal

Eric Akis: Meatloaf morphs into a Tex Mex-style taco meal

This Tex-Mex meatloaf is deliciously flavoured and topped like you would a beef taco, with a mix of spices, cheese and salsa.
Eric Akis: Chickpeas boost Greek salad to make it focus of meal

Eric Akis: Chickpeas boost Greek salad to make it focus of meal

Salad offers good nutrition, with vegetables and chickpeas providing fibre and a range of minerals and vitamins
Eric Akis: Colourful seafood salad makes light spring lunch or dinner

Eric Akis: Colourful seafood salad makes light spring lunch or dinner

Lemon tarragon honey vinaigrette dressing adds a hint of sweetness to this main-course seafood salad.