#Peas, pea shoots, broccoli and feta #salad

Another easy pea-sy salad that is delicious with grilled lamb cutlets and oven baked sweet potato fries.

Weekday dinners can challenge the imagination but the addition of a yummy salad to basic meat and veg combos can really make the difference.

In this case the addition of some peas and pea shoots, along with cubed feta cubes, a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon makes for a great and very healthy side dish.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups or so of broccoli florets steamed or just cooked in the microwave
  • 1 cup frozen peas cooked to al dente in the microwave
  • 1.5 cups of pea shoots torn it or pieces
  • 1/2 cup feta cubes
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and cracked Black pepper to taste

Cook vegetables, combine all ingredients and serve.

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Baked cauliflower with garlic, chilli, coriander and lemon

There’s something very rustic and comforting about baking a whole cauliflower. This version with chilli, coriander, garlic and lemon is delicious as a side for an Indian feast or seved simply with grilled fish or meats and a green salad.

Prep time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients
1 whole medium size cauliflower with outer leaves removed
3 small red chillies
4 cloves garlic
Zest and juice of one lemon
Handful of coriander leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt

Method
Heat oven to 200 degrees celcius
Cut away base of the cauliflower so it will sit flat
Cut a cross in the base
Crush garlic, coriander, salt and chilli into a paste using mortar and pestle
Add lemon zest and lemon juice and then muddle with olive oil
Rub paste well all over the cauliflower using plastic gloves
Place on an oven tray lined with baking paper
Place on middle rack of oven for about an hour or until cauliflower is tender
Serve as a delicious accompaniment to meat and fish dishes
Seves 4-6