Epic Summer Salad
Serves: 6 · Difficulty: Easy · Prep: 10 mins
Ingredients
400g black beans (drained)
2 large handfuls baby spinach leaves (roughly chopped)
500g heritage tomatoes (chopped into large chunks)
½ cucumber (halved lengthways, seeds scooped out and sliced on an angle)
1 mango (peeled and chopped into chunks)
1 large red onion (halved and finely sliced)
6-8 radishes (sliced)
2 avocado (speeled and sliced)
100g fetacrumbledhandful of herbs(reserved from the dressing)
For the dressing
large bunch of mint
small bunch of coriander
small bunch of basil
1 fat green chilli (deseeded and chopped)
1 small garlic clove
100ml extra virgin olive oil or rapeseed oil
2 limes (zested and juiced)
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp honey
METHOD
Step 1
Make the dressing by blending all of the ingredients in a food processor (or very finely chop them), saving a few herb leaves for the salad. You can make the dressing up to 24 hrs before serving.
Step 2
Scatter the beans and spinach over a large platter. Arrange the tomatoes, cucumber, mango, onion and radishes on top and gently toss together with your hands. Top the salad with the avocados, feta and herbs, and serve the dressing on the side.
Step 3
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