The Med Mix Salad

Name: The Med Mix Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ cup pitted black olives, halved; ¼ cup sherry; 3 cloves garlic; salt and pepper to taste; 1 tsp dried origanum; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; ¼ cup olive oil; 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil, plus extra leaves for garnishing; 3 Tbsp roasted pine nuts; 1 cup rocket leaves; 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 cups cherry tomatoes; 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp honey; 400–500 g beef fillet; ½ cup garlic croutons; ½ cup pitted green olives, halved

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

All Sorts of Healthy Dishes

By Chantal Lascaris

Published 2017

About

THIS DISH REPRESENTS THE ESSENCE OF ALL THAT IS MEDITERRANEAN, ALL ON ONE PLATE. THE TEMPTING COMBINATION OF TOMATO AND BASIL ALONG WITH THE CRUNCHINESS OF THE CROUTONS CONTRASTS WITH THE PLUMPNESS OF THE OLIVES, IN AN ARRAY OF COLOURS. IN THIS CASE, TEMPTATION IS HEALTHY. TOMATOES ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF LYCOPENE, AN IMPORTANT PHYTOCHEMICAL THAT GIVES THEM THEIR RED COLOURING. BY ROASTING THE TOMATOES, EVEN MORE LYCOPENE IS RELEASED, ENHANCING THEIR ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES.