SPRING VEGETABLE SALAD
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz fresh or frozen peas
- 200g/7oz asparagus
- trimmed
- 200g/7oz sugar-snap peas
- 2 courgettes
- cut into long
- thin ribbons
- 1 fennel bulb
- thinly sliced
- 1 lemon
- grated rind and juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp clear honey
- 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 ciabatta rolls
- halved
- 1 garlic clove
- left whole
Directions
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Place the peas
- asparagus and sugar-snap peas in the pan and simmer for 3 minutes. Drain
- then refresh under cold running water.
- Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl with the courgette ribbons and fennel and mix together.
- For the dressing
- whisk together the lemon rind and juice
- mustard
- honey
- parsley and half the oil in a separate bowl. Toss the vegetables in the dressing.
- Preheat the grill to a hot setting.
- For the garlic bread
- rub the cut sides of the rolls with the garlic clove
- drizzle over the remaining oil
- then place the rolls on a baking sheet under the grill and toast on both sides.
- Divide the salad between four plates
- place the garlic bread alongside and serve.

