Minted Broccoli Salad with Pine nuts & Feta
Prep time: 10 mins | Cook time: 5 mins
Serves: 6
INGREDIENTS
For the dressing
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Juice and grated zest from 1 lemon
¼ cup fresh mint leaves
1 tbsp runny honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For the salad
1 large head of broccoli
½ red capsicum, finely diced
100g crumbly feta, broken up
3 tbsp FreshLife Pine Nuts, toasted
Extra mint leaves for garnishing
METHOD
Place the olive oil in a blender or small food processor with the lemon juice and zest, mint leaves, honey, Dijon mustard and garlic. Process until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
Cut the broccoli into small florets and blanch the broccoli in boiling, salted water for 5 minutes until just tender. Drain well, cool in iced water and drain again.
Toss the broccoli and dressing together in a bowl with half of the diced capsicum and tip out onto a serving platter. Scatter the rest of the capsicum over the top with the extra mint leaves, pine nuts and crumbled feta.