Grilled spring onions, cucumber and radish salad with cottage cheese
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Source: delicious. May 2005
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: May
Ingredients
- 250g cottage cheese
- 2 bunches spring onions
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 1 small cucumber
- 1 small Cos lettuce or 2 Little Gem, washed and roughly shredded
- 1 bunch small radishes
- a dozen whole mint leaves
- juice of 1 lemon (plus a little zest)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
Directions
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Drain the cottage cheese in a sieve to get rid of any excess whey.
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Meanwhile, trim the spring onions of any wilted greens. Heat a frying pan or griddle and dry-fry them for about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt. Set aside on a plate.
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Make the dressing by whisking the 3 tablespoons of oil, lemon juice, zest and mustard together in a small bowl. Season well and set aside.
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Peel and halve the cucumber lengthways. Run a teaspoon along the seed cavity to remove the seeds and discard. Finely slice the cucumber, then toss together with the lettuce, radishes, spring onions, mint and dressing. Scatter the cottage cheese curds over the salad to serve.