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kiwi salad

Kiwi salad

with pickled peppercorn dressing
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Soups and salad
Cuisine Autumn, diabetic friendly, Fusion, gluten free, International, One pot, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

for peppercorn dressing

  • 1 tbsp green peppercorns ( pickled)
  • 1 tsp pickle juice ( from the green peppercon pickle recipe)
  • 1/2 medium kiwi chopped roughly
  • 1 tsp olive oil (salad grade)
  • 1/2 clove garlic grated
  • salt to taste
  • 1 handful fresh herbs chopped, I have used a mix of parsley, chives and coriander

for the salad

  • 250 grams cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 3and 1/2 medium kiwi peeled and diced
  • 1 small head lettuce torn roughly, I have used iceberg lettuce

Instructions
 

for salad

  • Wash clean and cut the tomatoes, Wash peel and dice the kiwis and add them both to a mixing bowl
  • Rinse the lettuce leaves and pat dry or dry them in a salad spinner.
  • Tear them into bits and add to the mixing bowl as well

for dressing

  • In a small bowl crush half the kiwi and add in the grated garlic, olive oil, peppercorns, the pickle juice and muddle them up well.
  • Add the cleaned and chopped herbs and the salt if needed and mix well.
  • toss the salad veggies in the bowl and pour this dressing over it.
  • Mix gently and transfer to a salad plate to serve.
  • Enjoy the sweet-tart spicy mix of flavours.

Notes

You can choose other salad greens to complete this recipe. Try beet greens or rockets to alter the profile of the salad as well.
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