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Feta, Broad Bean, Peashoot and Courgette Salad

8 months ago
by DawnieBrown in ,

This recipe has been on our menu for ages but I’ve only just got round to blogging it (read that as remembered to take a photograph). I originally found a similar recipe on the internet a couple of years ago but its been adapted a lot since then. It’s delicious served with fresh bread :)

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Ingredients:
Feta cheese
A bag of Peashoot salad leaves
2 courgettes
250g (ish) of frozen baby broad beans

For the dressing:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp caster sugar
1/2 tsp dijon mustard
1 clove crushed garlic
2 tbsp dried mint (or freshly chopped if you prefer)

1. Cook the frozen baby broad beans in boiling water for around 5 minutes until they are cooked and then leave to one side to cool

2. Slice the courgettes lengthways in about 3-4mm strips and then place on a grill pan, brush with olive oil and then grill under medium heat until they are just turning golden on both sides

3. Meanwhile, mix the dressing ingredients together, they may require a little adjustment to suit your personal taste but the mix above is a good starting place :)

4. In a large bowl, mix the peashoots, cubed feta cheese, grilled courgettes, cooked broad beans and then dress with the dressing and serve immediately.

Enjoy x

Grilled Haloumni, Red Onion and Puy Lentil Salad

1 year ago
by DawnieBrown in

This is another lovely salad that is a meal in itself. I serve it with freshly baked bread. Both MissB and MasterB love the puy lentils and it’s a great way of adding protein to their diets. Any extra salad dressing we pour in a bowl and dip the bread in it.

Ingredients:
1 packet Haloumni cheese
1 packet of ready to eat Puy lentils
1/2 a red onion cut into wedges
A bag of salad leaves (I like to use watercress or peashoots)
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber

For the dressing:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tspn coarse grain mustard
Black pepper to taste
(feel free to add, alter quantities of dressing ingredients to suit your own taste as I quite often just throw in random amounts to something I like the taste of :) )

1. Slice the haloumni into slices about 1cm thick, place them under the grill until they are slightly browned on both sides and then put to one side to cool down.

2. Lightly brush the red onion segments with olive oil and place under the grill for a few minutes until they are just starting to brown. Place them to one side to cool down.

2. In a large bowl mix the salad leaves, halved tomatoes, cucumber and puy lentils.

3. Once cooled chop the haloumni into small pieces and then add this and the red onion to the rest of the salad.

4. Toss in the dressing, adding just enough to suit your preferences.

5. Enjoy :)

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