Epic summer salad

Name: Epic summer salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tsp honey; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 limes, zested and juiced; 100ml extra virgin olive oil or rapeseed oil; 1 small garlic clove; 1 fat green chilli, deseeded and chopped; small bunch basil; large bunch mint; small bunch coriander; 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 avocados, peeled and sliced; 100g feta, crumbled; handful of herbs (reserved from the dressing)

2 steps

Prep:20min

Perfect for BBQs and buffets, our epic salad is an assembly job of gorgeous ingredients – no cooking required. Serve it with lamb kebabs for an impressive summer feast

Updated at: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 11:40:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories365.7 kcal (18%)

Total Fat25.8 g (37%)

Carbs27.6 g (11%)

Sugars11.5 g (13%)

Protein9.3 g (19%)

Sodium375.3 mg (19%)

Fiber9.4 g (34%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 tsphoney

2 Tbspwhite wine vinegar

2limes

zested and juiced

100mlextra virgin olive oil

fat, deseeded and chopped

400gblack beans

2 handfulsbaby spinach leaves

large, roughly chopped

500gheritage tomatoes

chopped into large chunks

0.5cucumber

halved lengthways, seeds scooped out and sliced on an angle

1mango

peeled and chopped into chunks

1red onion

large, halved and finely sliced

100gfeta crumbled

herbs

reserved from the dressing

Instructions

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.

honey2 tsp

white wine vinegar2 Tbsp

limes2

extra virgin olive oil100ml

garlic clove1

green chilli1

basil

mint

coriander

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.