WARM SALAD OF BROCCOLI, CHERRY TOMATOES, FETA CHEESE AND CRUNCHY CROûTONS
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- plus extra for drizzling
- 2 slices white country bread
- torn
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- to taste
- 85g/3oz feta cheese
- crumbled
- 100g/3½oz broccoli
- cut into florets
- 70g/2½oz cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the torn bread and fry for five minutes
- or until golden. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper
- to taste
- and place in a large bowl with the feta cheese.
- Boil the broccoli florets in salted boiling water for four minutes
- or until just cooked. Drain and add to the mixture in the large bowl.
- For the tomatoes
- place the cherry tomatoes on a baking tray with a dash of olive oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and roast in the oven for ten minutes.
- Add the tomatoes to the bowl with one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and a splash of olive oil. Toss well and then spoon onto a serving plate.

