2 Quick salads for sunny days
Beat the heat with two quick summer salads that are as revitalising as they are tasty. These two succulent salads are ideal for swift and fresh summer lunches.
Summer bread salad
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 500g rosa tomatoes
- 115ml olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Leftover baguette, torn up
- 80g butter
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salad leaves, to serve
- 1 avocado, sliced
JM
Jules Mercer
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GN
Gareth van Nelson/HMimages.co.za
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Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Toss the tomatoes with 1 Tbsp oil and season.
- Place in a roasting tin and roast for 30 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, add the bread. Dot with butter and sprinkle with lemon zest.
- Bake until the bread is crispy and the tomatoes are slightly shriveled.
- Allow to cool, then mix 100ml oil, mustard, sugar and lemon juice to make a dressing.
- Add roast tomatoes and salad leaves and toss to coat. Serve with crispy bread and sliced avocado.
Sticky chicken & melon salad
- Serves 4
Ingredients
For the sticky chicken
- ½ cup chutney
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) tomato sauce
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp (15ml) soy sauce
- 2 tsp curry powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into strips
For the melon salad
- 3½ cups lettuce leaves
- ½ cucumber, half sliced, half ribboned
- ¼ cup chopped dill
- 1 cup chopped melon (we made melon balls)
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into strips
KT
Kate Turner
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SP
Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za
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Method
- For the sticky chicken, preheat oven to 200ºC. Line a roasting tray with foil.
- Combine all the ingredients, except the chicken, together.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper and lay out on the prepared tray. Pour over ¾ of the sauce and toss to coat.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until cooked through, turning and basting with the remaining sauce halfway through.
- For the melon salad, toss the ingredients together and serve alongside the chicken.
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