Roasted Grape, Carrot and Grains Salad With Balsamic Maple Dressing

    10m prep time
    40m total time
    Easy level
    12 ingredients

Enjoy the contrasting flavours and textures of this vegetarian rice salad with nuts, feta cheese and sweet dressing. A beautiful, fibre-filled salad that can be enjoyed as a whole meal, as a quick lunch, or a side dish to grilled fish, chicken or lamb.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

Step 2

Place the carrots on a large baking tray, Drizzle with a little oil and season. Roast for 15 mins, then remove from the oven. Push the part-roasted carrots to one end of the tray and place the grapes in the space you created. Return the tray to the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes until the grapes start to bleed. Set aside to cool.

Step 3

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the beans and cook for 2 mins or until just tender. Drain and set aside to cool a little. Heat the grains according to the package instructions.

Step 4

In a large bowl, whisk together the Dijon mustard, maple syrup (or honey), balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and some salt and pepper.

Step 5

To the emulsified dressing, add the warmed grains, roasted carrots, beans, pecans, rocket and half the feta, and toss everything together. Transfer to a serving plate, then scatter over the remaining feta and the roasted grapes. Drizzle any juice from the baking tray over the salad and serve.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 300g Baby Carrots, or regular carrots cut into 8cm pieces on the angle and peeled 1 x Sainsbury's British Sweet Spear Carrots, Taste the Difference 450g
  • 250g Red Seedless Grape, picked from the stalk 1 x Sainsbury's Black Sable Seedless Grapes, Taste the Difference 400g
  • 0.5 Lemon Juice 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 30g Rocket Leaves 1 x Little Leaves Wild Rocket 60g
  • 2tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 2 Leaf 250ml
  • 250g Cooked Grains 1 x Merchant Gourmet Simply Cooked Glorious Grains with Red Rice & Quinoa 250g
  • 3tbsp Extra Virgin Olive 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 1L
  • 1tbsp Maple Syrup, or honey 1 x Sainsbury's Canadian Maple Syrup, Taste the Difference 250g
  • 200g Green Bean, cut in half and trimmed 1 x Sainsbury's 200g Extra Fine Green Beans,Taste the Difference
  • 100g Pecan, bag 1 x Sainsbury's Pecan Nuts 200g
  • 100g Feta Cheese, crumbled into chunks 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Feta Cheese 200g
  • 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
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