Cherry tomato, cress and broad bean salad

Recipes / Salads

This easy and tasty summer salad will complete any Christmas main.

Recipe «Cherry tomato, cress and broad bean salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 1/2 cups frozen broad beans, 1 cup frozen peas, 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved, 1 bunch watercress, sprigs picked, 200g tub cherry bocconcini, drained, torn , 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup white balsamic condiment or white wine vinegar, 1/2 cup good-quality basil pesto .

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen broad beans 
  • 1 cup frozen peas 
  • 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved 
  • 1 bunch watercress, sprigs picked 
  • 200g tub cherry bocconcini, drained, torn 
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1/4 cup white balsamic condiment or white wine vinegar 
  • 1/2 cup good-quality basil pesto 

Instructions

  1. Cook the beans and peas in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
  2. Remove the tough outer skins from the broad beans, then place in a bowl with the peas, tomatoes, watercress and bocconcini. Combine the olive oil and balsamic in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Toss the salad with the dressing, drizzle with a little pesto and serve with remaining pesto on the side.