Wednesday 2 May 2012

A really good chopped salad!

I just LOVE a chopped salad, having fond memories of my mother and her sisters whipping up a tomato and onion salsa with brown vinegar, sugar and loads of black pepper for the family braai.  This combination is super with fish chicken pork or lamb - or just on its very own with good fresh bread.

For the salad:
1 can black beans or kidney beans
1 red pepper
1 ear of fresh corn
1 mango
1 avocado 
fresh coriander
For the cumin dressing:
1 clove garlic
1/2 small shallot
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 fresh chilly 
Juice and zest of 1 lime/lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt and cracked black pepper
Preparation1. 
Make the salad: Dice the red pepper, cut the corn off the cob, drain and rinse the beans, chop the coriander, cut the mango and avocado. Mix together in a large bowl.2. Make the vinaigrette: In a dry hot pan roast the cumin seeds to release their oils. Zest the lime and mince the garlic. Dice the shallot and chilly as finely as possible. Whisk everything together in a small bowl, or combine in a mason jar and shake to emulsify.3. Toss the salad and vinaigrette. Enjoy!

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