Wednesday 4 June 2008

DANDELION SALAD WITH OLIVES AND GOAT'S CHEESE


DANDELION: This nutritious herb can be boiled or added to salads. it has more beta-carotene than carrots and more calcium and iron than spinach. You can use the flowers as garnish for the salad.

INGREDIENTS
  • 200 g mix salad of dandelion and rocked
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 150 g cherry tomatoes
  • 75 g peppers, diced
  • 150 g goats cheese, crumbled
  • 100 g black olives
  • 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Some lemon juice,
  • mixture of fresh parsley, dill and mint, chopped finely
  • salt and black pepper
METHOD
Wash and prepare the salad, add tomatoes, onion, olives, peppers and mix well. Add oil, lemon juice, herbs, salt and pepper. Then cheese and the eggs just before serving. Decorate with olives and egg slices and serve with crusty bread. Serves 4-6

COOK'S NOTE: If you are not keen on dandelion, salad of your choice will be just fine.

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