SUMMER SALAD
Ingredients
- 250g/9oz baby broad beans
- pods removed
- 300g/10½oz baby carrots
- scrubbed
- green bases left on
- 1 bunch radishes
- trimmed
- cut in half
- 100g/3½oz fresh peas
- pods removed
- Small handful fresh mint leaves
- torn
- 6 lemon balm leaves
- torn (optional)
- Small bunch fresh chives
- Large handful fresh
- young curly-leaved parsley leaves
- chopped
- 1 Little Gem lettuce
- or similar crisp lettuce
- core removed
- leaves separated
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 heaped tsp caster sugar
- Pinch sea salt flakes
- 3½ tbsp sunflower oil
- 3½ tbsp olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Cook the beans in a pan of salted
- boiling water for 2-3 minutes
- or until tender. Drain well
- then refresh in cold water and peel away the outer membranes.
- Cook the carrots in a pan of boiling water for 3-4 minutes
- or until just tender. Drain well
- then refresh in cold water.
- Place the cooked beans and carrots
- the radishes
- peas
- mint leaves
- lemon balm leaves (if using)
- chives
- chopped parsley and lettuce leaves
- into a bowl and mix well to combine. Set aside.
- For the vinaigrette
- whisk together the white wine vinegar
- mustard
- sugar and salt in a bowl until smooth and well combined. Gradually whisk in the sunflower oil and olive oil until the mixture has thickened and is glossy. Season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- drizzle the vinaigrette over the summer salad and mix well to coat the leaves. Divide equally among four serving plates.

