ASPARAGUS & COURGETTE SALAD WITH FETA & SESAME SEEDS

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Asparagus & courgette salad with feta & sesame seeds image

Griddling vegetables gives them a deeper flavour, which matches the toasted seeds and salty cheese perfectly

Provided by Xanthe Clay

Categories     Lunch, Main course

Time 30m

Yield Serves 1 or 3-4 as side dish

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tsp sesame seed
140g asparagus
50g pea
200g courgette
1 tsp sesame or olive oil
small handful rocket leaves
20g feta cheese
grated zest ½ lemon

Steps:

  • Heat a small frying pan and add the sesame seeds. Cook, shaking the pan and making sure the seeds don't burn. When they are fragrant and have turned a light teak colour, tip them onto a saucer.
  • Steam the asparagus for 3-4 mins until almost done. Drop into a bowl of iced water to cool, then drain and wrap in a tea towel to dry really well. Cook the peas for 3 mins in the boiling water used to steam the asparagus, then drain and cool under a cold tap. Slice the courgettes on the diagonal, about 0.5cm thick.
  • Heat a griddle pan until very hot. Brush the asparagus and courgette slices with the oil, and cook in batches until nicely striped with dark brown. Cut the asparagus into 5cm lengths.
  • Mix the asparagus, courgettes, peas, rocket, feta and lemon zest. Grind over some black pepper and sprinkle with the sesame seeds before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 12 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium

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