Chargrilled strawberry and rocket salad with pita
Barbecuing strawberries is great for imperfect fruit, or the end-of-season stuff that isn’t pristine. In this recipe from Simon Bryant's book, 'Vegetables, Grains and Other Good Stuff', he's combined grilled strawberries with rocket and fresh herbs to create a beautiful Summer salad.
Jul 27, 2015 3:31am- Serves 4
- 10 mins preparation
- 6 mins cooking
- 10 mins marinating
ingredients
Chargrilled strawberry and rocket salad with pita
- 500 gram strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
- 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 200 gram wholemeal pita fried
- 50 gram wild rocket
- 1/2 red onion, sliced finely
- 2/3 cup (110g) toasted and lightly crushed almonds
- handful of mint leaves, torn
- handful of basil leaves, torn
method
Chargrilled strawberry and rocket salad with pita
- 1
Place the strawberries in a large bowl and add the olive oil, vinegar, tarragon, salt and pepper. Toss to combine, then leave to macerate for 10 minutes.
- 2
Meanwhile, preheat a grill to high and toast the pita on both sides. Leave to cool, then rip it up and place it in a large bowl with the rocket, onion, almonds, mint and basil, tossing until well combined.
- 3
Heat a chargrill pan over medium–high heat. Fish the strawberries out, reserving the marinade. Chargrill them for 3–4 minutes, kicking them around a bit to colour all sides. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- 4
Add the strawberries and the reserved marinade to the salad and toss to combine. Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately.
notes
Wild rocket it may be flowering in summer - this is still great to use in the salad.