For this summer salad, you’ll ribbon your baby marrow, infuse it in a zesty lemon marinade, toss it through leaves, baby tomatoes and peas, sprinkle it with luxurious pine nuts, and drizzle it with a basil pesto dressing. Yum!
Sarah’s Baby Marrow Salad
Sarah’s Baby Marrow Salad
with halloumi, basil pesto & pine nuts
Hands on Time: 15 - 30 minutes
Overall Time: 25 - 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Baby Marrow
- Baby Tomatoes
- Dried Chilli Flakes
- Fresh Basil
- Green Leaves
- Halloumi
- Lemon
- Lemons
- Peas
- Pesto Princess Basil Pesto
- Pine Nuts
- Spinach
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Paper Towel
MARINATION TIME
In a bowl, mix the juice of 1 lemon wedge, the lemon zest, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Add the baby marrow ribbons and toss until fully coated. Set aside to marinate.
TOASTED NUTS
Place the pine nuts in a pan over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion.
HALLOUMI WITH A KICK
Boil the kettle. Return the pan to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the halloumi slabs for 1-2 minutes per side until crispy and golden. Remove from the pan and drain on some paper towel. Cut into bite-size chunks. Add to a salad bowl with the chilli flakes, the sliced basil leaves, and seasoning.
PEAS & PESTO
Submerge the peas in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until plump and heated through. Drain on completion and add to the salad bowl with the halloumi. Loosen the basil pesto with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
FINISHING TOUCHES
In the bowl with the halloumi and peas, add the rinsed leaves, spinach, halved baby tomatoes, and the marinated baby marrow. Season to taste and toss until fully combined.
SALAD STATION
Pile up the flavourful and nutritious salad and drizzle over the loosened pesto. Sprinkle over the toasted pine nuts and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Enjoy, Chef!
Lemon - 1
Baby Marrow - 100g
Pine Nuts - 10g
Halloumi - 80g
Dried Chilli Flakes - 2,5ml
Fresh Basil - 4g
Peas - 40g
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 30ml
Green Leaves - 20g
Spinach - 20g
Baby Tomatoes - 80g
MARINATION TIME
In a bowl, mix the juice of 2 lemon wedges, the lemon zest, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Add the baby marrow ribbons and toss until fully coated. Set aside to marinate.
TOASTED NUTS
Place the pine nuts in a pan over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion.
HALLOUMI WITH A KICK
Boil the kettle. Return the pan to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the halloumi slabs for 1-2 minutes per side until crispy and golden. Remove from the pan and drain on some paper towel. Cut into bite-size chunks. Add to a salad bowl with the chilli flakes, the sliced basil leaves, and seasoning.
PEAS & PESTO
Submerge the peas in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until plump and heated through. Drain on completion and add to the salad bowl with the halloumi. Loosen the basil pesto with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
FINISHING TOUCHES
In the bowl with the halloumi and peas, add the rinsed leaves, spinach, halved baby tomatoes, and the marinated baby marrow. Season to taste and toss until fully combined.
SALAD STATION
Pile up the flavourful and nutritious salad and drizzle over the loosened pesto. Sprinkle over the toasted pine nuts and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Enjoy, Chef!
Lemon - 1
Baby Marrow - 200g
Pine Nuts - 20g
Halloumi - 160g
Dried Chilli Flakes - 5ml
Fresh Basil - 8g
Peas - 80g
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 60ml
Green Leaves - 40g
Spinach - 40g
Baby Tomatoes - 160g
MARINATION TIME
In a bowl, In a bowl, mix the juice of 3 lemon wedges, the lemon zest, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Add the baby marrow ribbons and toss until fully coated. Set aside to marinate.
TOASTED NUTS
Place the pine nuts in a pan over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion.
HALLOUMI WITH A KICK
Boil the kettle. Return the pan to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the halloumi slabs for 1-2 minutes per side until crispy and golden. Remove from the pan and drain on some paper towel. Cut into bite-size chunks. Add to a salad bowl with the chilli flakes, the sliced basil leaves, and seasoning.
PEAS & PESTO
Submerge the peas in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until plump and heated through. Drain on completion and add to the salad bowl with the halloumi. Loosen the basil pesto with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
FINISHING TOUCHES
In the bowl with the halloumi and peas, add the rinsed leaves, spinach, halved baby tomatoes, and the marinated baby marrow. Season to taste and toss until fully combined.
SALAD STATION
Pile up the flavourful and nutritious salad and drizzle over the loosened pesto. Sprinkle over the toasted pine nuts and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Enjoy, Chef!
Lemons - 2
Baby Marrow - 300g
Pine Nuts - 30g
Halloumi - 240g
Dried Chilli Flakes - 7,5ml
Fresh Basil - 10g
Peas - 120g
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 90ml
Green Leaves - 60g
Spinach - 60g
Baby Tomatoes - 240g
MARINATION TIME
In a bowl, mix the juice of 4 lemon wedges, the lemon zest, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Add the baby marrow ribbons and toss until fully coated. Set aside to marinate.
TOASTED NUTS
Place the pine nuts in a pan over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion.
HALLOUMI WITH A KICK
Boil the kettle. Return the pan to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the halloumi slabs for 1-2 minutes per side until crispy and golden. Remove from the pan and drain on some paper towel. Cut into bite-size chunks. Add to a salad bowl with the chilli flakes, the sliced basil leaves, and seasoning.
PEAS & PESTO
Submerge the peas in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until plump and heated through. Drain on completion and add to the salad bowl with the halloumi. Loosen the basil pesto with water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
FINISHING TOUCHES
In the bowl with the halloumi and peas, add the rinsed leaves, spinach, halved baby tomatoes, and the marinated baby marrow. Season to taste and toss until fully combined.
SALAD STATION
Pile up the flavourful and nutritious salad and drizzle over the loosened pesto. Sprinkle over the toasted pine nuts and serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Enjoy, Chef!
Lemons - 2
Baby Marrow - 400g
Pine Nuts - 40g
Halloumi - 320g
Dried Chilli Flakes - 10ml
Fresh Basil - 12g
Peas - 160g
Pesto Princess Basil Pesto - 120ml
Green Leaves - 80g
Spinach - 80g
Baby Tomatoes - 320g