rhubarb & avocado salad w raspberry & verbena dressing
rhubarb & avocado salad w/ raspberry & lemon verbena dressing
IngredientsMakes: 246g (2)
| 60g | raspberry & lemon verbena dressing | (recipe below) | |
| 60g | lettuce | ||
| 55g | sous vide rhubarb grenadine | (recipe below) | |
| 40g | ripe avocado | ||
| 10g | lemon juice | ||
| 15g | double buttered mgt | (recipe below) | |
| 6g | toasted pine nuts | (recipe below) |
Method
| Raspberry, lemon verbena & rhubarb grenadine pair very nicely! |
| Complement them w/ textures & flavour from smooth avocado & buttery crunchy croutons & pine nuts it's lovely! |
| Using up some left over rhubarb grenadine from another recipe rhubarb grenadine cheesecake. |
| This turned out to be a keeper! : ) |
| Make the dressing, then toast the pine nuts. |
| Toast a slice of multigrain bread and butter it on both sides to make croutons - one of my favourite hacks. |
| Cut a quarter of an avocado into slices, and squeeze w/ lemon juice to stop it oxidising. |
| Slice the ruhbarb thinly and assemble the salad. |
| Toss in the dressing and serve. |
raspberry & lemon verbena dressing
raspberries blended w/ lemon verbena & lemon vinaigrette
IngredientsMakes: 104g
| 20g | white wine vinegar | ||
| 20g | sugar | ||
| 20g | lemon juice | ||
| 20g | (5) | raspberries | |
| 2g | lemon verbena | ||
| 2g | salt | ||
| 20g | olive oil |
Method
| First raspberries of the season - first ever that I've grown myself! |
| Simple method, just put everything in a beaker and blend w/ a stick blender. |
double buttered multigrain toast
buttery multigrain croutons for salads
IngredientsMakes: 60g (1)
| 50g | multigrain bread | ||
| 20g | butter |
Method
| This is a really fast way of making lovely crunchy buttery croutons w/ a seeded texture. |
| Toast a slice of multigrain bread & butter it on both sides. |
| Once the butter has melted cut it into croutons for soups & salads. |
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| If you are in Hereford check out Growing Local on facebook/meta they currently have all sorts of seasonal veg available grown right here in Hereford using organic practices! Sign up for veg box here / or for wholesale here. |