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Summer greens with tahini sauce

This low-calorie, vegetarian salad is so good served with your choice of protein. And it is easily made gluten-free or vegan.

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 8 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 bunches broccolini, trimmed (or 4 cups broccoli florets)
  • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed
  • 1 cup green beans (use flat beans if available), trimmed
  • 2 courgettes, cut into wedges
  • 2 baby cos lettuces, cut into wedges (optional)
  • ½ cup shelled edamame beans, steamed (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1 tablespoon no-added-salt-or sugar smooth peanut butter
  • 1 small clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • ¹/³ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 3 anchovies, mashed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup fresh herb leaves (eg, mint, parsley, sage, basil. See tips)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a large chargrill pan or barbecue hotplate with olive oil and heat to medium. Cook vegetables in batches for 1-2 minutes, until lightly charred and tender. Cook lettuce for 20-30 seconds each side (see tips).

    2 Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine tahini, peanut butter, garlic, lemon juice, yoghurt and anchovies. Thin with water as needed.

    3 In a small non-stick frying pan, heat oil over medium. Fry herb leaves in batches for 10-15 seconds, or until lightly crisp. Drain on paper towels.

    4 Arrange vegetables on a serving platter. Drizzle with tahini sauce and scatter with crispy herb leaves, to serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check tahini is gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Omit anchovies or substitute with seaweed flakes. Use coconut yoghurt.

    HFG tip

    Pat herbs dry with a paper towel if wet.

    If you prefer, you can steam or roast any of the broccolini, asparagus or beans and just chargrill the cos.

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