Salad Recipes

Avocado salad

Try serving this superhealthy salad with crisp za'atar bread for a Middle Eastern feast

Ingredients

• 4 Cos lettuce leaves, chopped
• 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 radishes, finely sliced
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced
• 50g cucumber, cut into small cubes
• 25g flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
• 25g mint leaves, coarsely chopped
• 1 avocado, chopped into chunky pieces
• ½ tbsp sumac (a crushed red, lemony berry; find it in Middle Eastern and Indian markets and online)

For the dressing

• ½ garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Directions

• STEP 1

  For the dressing, mix the crushed garlic with a pinch of salt, the lemon juice and olive oil. Set aside until ready to serve.

• STEP 2

  Combine the salad ingredients in a bowl, season and toss with the dressing just before serving. Serve with Crisp Za'atar bread (see below) and Chermoula-marinated mackerel (see 'Goes well with').