This salad recipe has great flavour and many of the ingredients you may be able to source from your productive garden!
It can be served warm or prepared in advance and refrigerated but like most salads the flavours are enhanced
when served close to room temperature.
If preparing in advance it is suggested that you add the Pine Nuts when you are about to serve.
The following ingredients need to be grilled on a plate if possible: (This could be done on the B.B.Q.) Once cooked, cut into bit size pieces ready to add to the salad.
½ of a Red Capsicum (cut two sides of the capsicum so it sits flat on the plate)
1 Small Eggplant sliced. Spray oil both sides and season with S & P.
1 Medium Zucchini sliced length ways
The following ingredients need to baked in the oven on 180° C until they are tender:
¼ Medium Pumpkin roughly cut into 2cm cubes (skin removed if preferred)
1 x Large Red Onions – peeled & cut into wedges
2 x Medium Fresh Beetroot – peeled & cut into wedges
The following ingredients need to be sauteed:
4 large Button Mushrooms – sliced
3 tbls of Butter
2 Cloves of Garlic – Crushed
Toast ¼ cup of Pine Nuts (keep your eye on them as they burn easily because of their oil content)
Blend Basil Pesto and Olive Oil. You can make this from scratch if you like or buy a Basil Pesto and mix to taste.
Additional ingredients
60g of Fresh Spinach & Rocket Mix
1 pkt Danish Feta – cubed
4 tbls of Capers
¼ cup of Pine Nuts – toasted (keep your eye on them as they burn easily because of their oil content)
Blend 3 tbls of Basil Pesto with ¼ cup of Olive Oil.
(You can make this from scratch if you like or buy a Basil Pesto and mix to taste.)
Construction.
In a salad bowl or on a large flat serving plate, arrange the Spinach/Rocket Mix then add all the other vegetables.
Over the top add the feta, capers and pine nuts. Finish the salad by drizzling the pesto dressing liberally over the top.
Can be served on its own as a Vegetarian option with garlic bread or add some chicken, lamb or pulled pork to the
top of the salad.
Enjoy. The effort will be worth it!