Epic Summer Salad

by BBC Good Food

Perfect for BBQs and buffets, our epic salad is an assembly job of gorgeous ingredients – no cooking required. Serve it with lamb, chicken or halloumi or veggie kebabs for an impressive summer feast.

Method

Based on 6 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Make the dressing by blending the mint leaves, basil leaves, coriander, green chilli, garlic clove, olive oil, zest and juice of the lime, white wine vinegar and honey in a food processor (or very finely chop them), saving a few herb leaves for the salad. You can make the dressing up to 24 hrs before serving.

Step 2

Scatter the drained beans and spinach over a large platter. Arrange the tomatoes, cucumber, mango, onion and radishes on top and gently toss them together with your hands. Top the salad with the avocados, feta and reserved herbs. Serve the dressing on the side.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 6 servings
  • 50g Baby Spinach Leaves, roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 100g
  • 1 Red Onion, halved and finely sliced 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 6 Radishes, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Radish 240g
  • 2 Avocados, peeled and sliced 1x Sainsbury’s Medium Ripe & Ready Avocados x2
  • 100g Feta, crumbled 1x Sainsbury's Greek Feta Cheese 200g
  • 1 Garlic Clove 1x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 100ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil, or rapeseed oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml
  • 2 Limes, zested and juiced 2x Sainsbury's Limes
  • 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, White Wine 500ml
  • 1 Tin Black Beans, drained 1x Sainsbury's Black Beans in Water 400g (235g*)
  • 450g Vine Tomatoes, chopped into large chunks 1x Sainsbury's Jubilee Large Vine Tomatoes, Taste the Difference 450g
  • 0.5 Cucumber, halved lengthways, seeds scooped out and sliced on an angle 1x Sainsbury's Whole Cucumber
  • 1 Mango, peeled and chopped into chunks 1x Sainsbury's Mango Single
  • 30g Coriander 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
  • 2 tsp Honey 1x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g
  • 30g Basil, picked 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Basil 30g
  • 1 Green Chilli, deseeded and chopped 1x Sainsbury's Green Chillies 65g
  • 30g Mint, leaves picked 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g
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