Clea Grady
OK, so it’s true… vegans do eat salad! This one is big, flavourful and filling. Chuck it all in a bowl and dig right on in. Couldn’t be easier.
Serves 2 as a big lunch, or 4 if having something with it – like bread and (more) olives, and other tapas-y things.
2 x baby gem lettuce
Half a (large) bag of kale
1 x red pepper
1 x green pepper
3 x celery stalks
About 10cm of cucumber
2 x gherkins
A good handful of kalamata and green olives
Half a bag of ready-to-eat puy lentils
1 x packet of Cauldron marinated tofu (or similar by another brand)
Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Sunflower seeds (toasted)
Salt and pepper to taste
OK, so it’s true… vegans do eat salad! This one is big, flavourful and filling. Chuck it all in a bowl and dig right on in. Couldn’t be easier.
Serves 2 as a big lunch, or 4 if having something with it – like bread and (more) olives, and other tapas-y things.
1. In a frying pan chuck a good handful or two of sunflower seeds and dry fry. You want them slightly browned, so they have a lovely nutty taste. Put them to the side while you do the rest
2. Rip up the lettuce heads into a colander and wash. Then add the kale and wash, massaging as you go. Rip the kale and lettuce into smaller pieces, and discard any woody kale stalks.
3. Chop up your peppers, celery, cucumber, gherkins, olives and chuck in a big bowl.
4. Add the puy lentils and marinated tofu and mix well.
5. Add the lettuce and kale bit by bit, mixing as you go. A good salad is one where you get a bit of everything, so try to evenly distribute.
6. Add the sunflower seeds, a good splash of olive oil and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
7. Crack pepper over the top and a little salt if you think it needs it.
8. Serve in big bowls and enjoy!
Additions: Crusty bread, hummus, more olives, guacamole, aubergine dip or a tomato, red onion and basil salad all go well with this. Create a table of colour with the salad as the centrepiece! Also perfect picnic grub on a lovely summer day. This is a filling salad though, and delicious just as it is.
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