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Sunshine salad recipe

Sunshine salad recipe

8 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

This simple salad is packed with freshness, making it the perfect barbecue side dish. Grilling the courgettes adds smokiness, which pairs perfectly with salty feta and juicy tomatoes. Drizzle over a zingy mint and mustard dressing and revel in those sunshine flavours. See method

Ingredients

  • 1 courgette, cut into 2mm thick slices lengthways
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 250g pack Tesco Finest mixed baby tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cucumber, diced
  • 100g red grapes, halved
  • 1 medium avocado, diced
  • 100g reduced-fat salad cheese, cubed

For the dressing

  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard​
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 2 fresh mint sprigs, leaves picked and chopped
2 of your 5-a-day and a source of protein

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    915kj
    221kcal     11%

  • Fat

    16g 23%

  • Saturates

    4g 21%

  • Sugars

    9g 10%

  • Salt

    0.5g 9%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 10.2g Protein 6.8g Fibre 2.8g

Method

  1. Toss the courgette slices in 1 tbsp oil. Whisk the remaining oil with the dressing ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
  2. Grill the courgettes on the barbecue over direct heat for 3-4 mins each side until charred and softened. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, grapes and avocado to a platter or serving bowl. Add the charred courgette, then scatter over the cheese and drizzle over the dressing. Keep in a cool place until ready to serve.

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