Easy Summer
Salad Recipes
We asked the divine Lucy Rosenberg aka
Food By Lucy for three easy veggie-packed
summer salad recipes and did she deliver!
Broccoli & White Bean Salad
Salad Ingredients
- 1 head of broccoli, roughly chopped
- 1 tin of cannelloni beans, washed & drained
- 2 cups of rocket
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chives, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp capers
- 1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
Dressing
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Juice & zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 2.5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Method
- First, make the dressing by placing all ingredients into a bottom of the bowl. Whisk until combined, then set aside.
- Next cook the broccoli florets in a pot of boiling water for 1-2 min, then drain & quickly place in a bowl with ice & water to stop the cooking process. Once broccoli has cooled down, drain again. Set aside.
- Next drain & wash the cannelloni beans. Set aside.
- Place the rocket into the bowl with the dressing, along with the blanched broccoli, beans, parsley, chives & capers. Give it a good toss before adding the Parmesan, then gently toss again.
- Serve in bowl, add a scrunch of more Parmesan & lemon zest on top & enjoy!
Peach, Cucumber & Feta Salad
Salad Ingredients
- 3 white peaches, cut into quarters
- 1 cucumber, finely sliced in discs
- 1/2 red onion, finely sliced
- 1 cup mint, roughly chopped
- 1 cup basil, roughly torn
- 1 tbsp chives, chopped
- 1/2 cup danish feta, crumbled
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Feta, crumbled
Dressing Ingredients
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 2.5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Method
- Prep & cut the peaches, cucumbers, onion & herbs. Place in a bowl along with the remaining salad ingredients.
- Mix together the salad dressing, then pour over the salad & toss to coat.
- Finish it off with more crumbled feta on top & grated lemon zest.
Super Green Pasta Salad
Salad Ingredients
- 400g small pasta
- 2 cups frozen edamame
- 2 cups frozen peas
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
- 1 cup of chopped cucumber, (roughly half a cucumber)
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 avocado, roughly chopped into cubes
- 2 tbsp capers
- 1 cup basil
- 1 cup parsley
Dressing
- 1 cup basil
- 1 cup parsley
- 1 cup coriander
- 1 garlic clove
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Method
- First make the dressing by placing everything into a blender & blitzing until smooth. Set aside in the fridge for later.
- Next cook your pasta in a pot of salted boiling water for about 6-8 min before adding the edamame & peas. Once the peas float, drain everything & run under cold water.
- Place in a bowl, along with the spinach, cucumber, avocado, spring onion, capers & herbs. Then pour over the dressing & toss.
- Finish is off with another drizzle of olive oil & pinch of sea salt & enjoy!