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Feta, peach and watercress salad


Feta, peach and watercress salad

Ingredients

3 slices walnut bread, cubed
1tbsp olive oil
4 peaches, halved, stoned and cut into wedges
50g bag watercress
50g bag rocket
200g (7oz) feta cheese, roughly broken up
25g (1oz) each walnuts and mixed seeds (such as linseeds, pinenuts and sesame seeds)
1tbsp toasted sesame oil
3tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2tbsp red wine vinegar
A few mint leaves, chopped
1 lemon, cut into six wedges

A simple salad packed with summer's fine flavours


In short
Preparation time:
15 mins
Cooking time:
10 mins
Total time:
25 mins
Serves:
6 people
Cuisine:
Vegetarian
Course:
Salad

Nutrition (per portion)
  • 450 calories
  • 36g fat (10g saturates)
  • 20g carbs (12g total sugars)

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Put the cubed bread on a baking tray, drizzle with the olive oil and bake for 10min until golden. Put the peaches into a large bowl with the watercress, rocket, feta and nuts and seeds.
2 Mix together the sesame and extra virgin olive oils and the vinegar, add the mint leaves and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add half the dressing to the bowl and toss.
3 Divide the salad among four serving plates, then drizzle over remaining dressing. Serve with a lemon wedge to squeeze over.


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