Chargrilled Vegetable salad
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 red capsicums
- 2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
- 250g butternut pumpkin, thinly sliced
- 1 small eggplant, thinly sliced into rounds
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 200g cherry truss tomatoes, portioned
- 175g mini capsicums
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 50g mixed salad leaves
Whipped Basil Fetta
- 200g fetta, crumbled
- 1/4 cup thickened cream
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
METHOD:
- Quarter red capsicums. Remove and discard seeds and membrane. Place in a large bowl. Add zucchini, pumpkin, eggplant and thyme leaves. Drizzle with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Toss to coat.
- Heat a barbecue grill or chargrill pan over high heat. Cook red capsicum for 4 to 5 minutes each side or until tender and skin is blistered and blackened. Transfer to a snap-lock bag. Seal.
- Add pumpkin, zucchini and eggplant to grill. Cook pumpkin for 3 to 5 minutes each side, and zucchini and eggplant for 2 to 3 minutes each side, or until vegetables are charred and tender. Transfer to a bowl. Add tomatoes and mini capsicums to grill. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until beginning to char and collapse. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, make Whipped Basil Fetta: Place fetta, cream, oil and lemon juice in a small food processor. Process until smooth, scraping down sides (do not over-process). Transfer to a bowl. Add basil. Season with pepper. Stir to combine.
- Heat remaining oil in a small frying pan over low heat. Add pine nuts. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until just golden. Add lemon zest. Cook for 1 minute.
- Peel and discard skin from capsicum. Add to vegetables in bowl. Add salad leaves. Toss to combine. Arrange mixture on a serving plate with tomatoes and mini capsicums. Dollop with whipped fetta and sprinkle with pine nut mixture.
- Serve with your favourite protein, or we suggest barbequed chicken drumsticks.
