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Brian Turner's Seasonal Summer Salad

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Brian Turner's Seasonal Summer Salad

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Presenting this seasonal and healthy dish, Brian Turner says: 'The perfect route to a healthy lifestyle: buy seasonal fruit and vegetables, magic them into a tasty and creative dish and watch the economy grow.'
 

Ingredients

  • For the salad:
  • 175g peas
  • 2 courgettes
  • ½ cucumber
  • 8 asparagus
  • 2 spring onions
  • 8 little gem leaves
  • For the dressing:
  • 6 radishes
  • 1 tbsp chopped chives
  • 1 tsp grain mustard
  • Juice of 1 lemon
Serves: 4       whats this
 

Directions

  1. Cut courgettes into &# dice and blanche for minutes with peas, refresh and drain.
  2. Cook asparagus and trim m from tops, chop stems keeping tips apart.
  3. Cut spring onions into &# cm length, add asparagus stalks, peas and courgettes.
  4. Cut cucumber into &# dice and mix in.
  5. Shred half of the leaves and put aside.
  6. Cut radishes into fine dice and put into a bowl.
  7. Add mustard and juice of lemon, mix well.
  8. Stir in oils then chives and season.
  9. Add some dressing without radish to vegetable mixture.
  10. . Lay shredded lettuce into leaves.
  11. . Spoon mixture on top.
  12. . Garnish with spears of asparagus on each.
  13. . Put onto dish, spoon radish dressing over and around and serve.

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