Tuesday 18 December 2012

Roast veggie, rocket and feta salad


Another salad creation - it was great with cold roast turkey in the park on Sunday with the cousins.

Cube and roast with a few splashes of olive oil:
  • pumpkin - throw the seeds in too, Kiersten my American friend taught me that - and I sprinkled a generous amount of cumin over it too
  • beetroot
  • Spanish/red onion
  • sweet potato
You could also roast garlic, zucchini, parsnip, carrot - just check what's in the fridge.
Try and keep the beetroot in it's own baking dish - it does stain everything else purple.

Once roasted, allow to cool, then mix through:
  • rocket
  • goat's cheese feta - crumbled
  • a heap of chopped tarragon (this is the magic ingredient)
  • loads of lemon juice and grated lemon rind
  • salt and black pepper
  • more cumin if you like it
Sprinkle generously with toasted pine nuts. (You don't need to add oil as there should be enough from the roasting)

This is another one that could be a meal in itself with a blob of sharp, natural yoghurt and a chuck of crusty olive baguette. And perhaps a glass of something white and crisp...


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