Delicious side salads for barbecued beef
Feature one or two perfect summer ingredients as a side to barbecued beef, it can simple as a salad of sliced heirloom tomatoes and basil leaves.
Or try any of the following combinations;
- Rocket and radicchio leaves and a mustard dressing
- A slaw of shaved fennel and radish
- Chopped watermelon and thinly sliced red onion (it works)
- Char-grilled zucchini strips with garlic and mint
- Roasted red capsicum, wedges tomato and torn toasted garlicky bread
- Baby spinach leaves, sliced mushrooms and pine nuts
- Roasted beetroot, goats cheese and walnuts
- Roasted pumpkin, baby spinach leaves, mint and goat cheese
- Lettuce wedges (iceberg) with a drizzle of herb mayonnaise
- Baby potatoes tossed with diced red onion, olives and vinaigrette
Salads made easy
Fresh herbs and salad leaves add colour, flavour and crunch, while new season produce not only tastes the best, it’s at the best price.
Make the most the season’s best - tomatoes, capsicum, avocadoes, cucumbers, mangoes, watermelon – the list goes on.
Smart store cupboard ingredients
Artichoke hearts – are great in salads - use a little of the oil for your salad dressing.
Capers – small ones and the larger type on the stalk are really good to sprinkle over salads or toss in dressings.
Char-grilled vegetables
– zucchini, capsicum, eggplant are all available in jars – just a little goes a long way.
Chillies – the pickled type are milder and are great in salads they give just a little heat.
Gherkins or cornichons – sweet and crunchy they’re terrific in salads.
Olives – black, green and pimento stuffed ones are good to have on hand.
Simple salad dressing
Extra virgin olive oil – keep a small bottle just for drizzling on salads.
Mustard – Dijon, French and seeded mustard are great for salad dressings with oil or mayo.
Vinegar – balsamic, red wine and white wine – give a change of pace to bottled salad dressings. Team them with a little olive oil
Mayonnaise – the good quality whole egg types give the best flavour.
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