Try serving this superhealthy salad with crisp za'atar bread for a Middle Eastern feast

Avocado salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 Cos lettuce leaves, chopped
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 radishes, finely sliced
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 50g cucumber, cut into small cubes
  • 25g flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • 25g mint leaves, coarsely chopped
  • 1 avocado, chopped into chunky pieces
  • ½ tbsp sumac (a crushed red, lemony berry; find it in Middle Eastern and Indian markets and online)

For the dressing

  • ½ garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

  • For the dressing, mix the crushed garlic with a pinch of salt, the lemon juice and olive oil. Set aside until ready to serve.

  • Combine the salad ingredients in a bowl, season and toss with the dressing just before serving. Serve with Crisp Za'atar bread (see below) and Chermoula-marinated mackerel (see 'Goes well with').

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