Strawberry and summer leaf salad with vanilla salt recipe
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sprinkling freshly ground black pepper
- 350 g (12.3oz) strawberries, hulled and halved, or quartered if large
- 400 g (14.1oz) watermelon, peeled, deseeded, cut into 1cm cubes
- 150 g (5.3oz) cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 100 g (3.5oz) mixed baby salad leaves including pea shoots and lamb's lettuce
- 1 handful Thai basil (or normal basil if you can't get Thai), leaves stripped from stems
- 16 mint leaves
- 1 lime, finely grated zest only
- 100 g (3.5oz) feta cheese, drained, crumbled into small pieces
- 40 g (1.4oz) piece of parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler
- 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 vanilla pod, slit lengthways, seeds scraped from the pod
- Add the strawberries, diced watermelon and tomatoes to a bowl.
- Add the salad leaves (tearing any large pieces into bite size bits), basil and mint leaves.
- Sprinkle over the lime zest, feta, parmesan and pine nuts.
- Mix the salt flakes with the vanilla in a small bowl.
- Whisk the balsamic vinegar and oil with a little pepper together for the dressing then add vanilla salt and dressing to the salad to taste and toss together.
- Serve immediately.
white balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, ground black pepper, strawberries, watermelon, cherry tomatoes, mixed baby salad leaves including pea shoots, handful thai basil, mint, lime, feta cheese, parmesan, nuts, salt, vanilla
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/30713/strawberry-and-summer-leaf-salad-with-vanilla-salt-recipe (may not work)