NECTARINE SALAD

This is an excerpt from The Big Tasty Bite by Lila Lerie, published by Penguin Random House South Africa, retailing at R420.

I’m not a big fan of fruit in salad, but this one is fantastic. Try it, and then we can chat. It takes 5 minutes to put together. It’s as simple as layering rocket, red onion, fresh nectarine, burrata, and roasted pistachios, then drizzling olive oil, balsamic glaze, and honey all over.

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon pistachio nuts
• 1½ cups rocket, washed & drained
• ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 large ripe nectarine, cut into wedges
• 1 large burrata, torn into bite-sized pieces
• olive oil, balsamic glaze & honey, to drizzle

METHOD

1. In a small saucepan, toast the pistachios until fragrant and then roughly chop them.
2. In a serving dish, layer the rocket, red onion, nectarine wedges, burrata, and roasted pistachios.
3. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil, balsamic glaze, and honey. That’s all!