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Brinjal recipes

Organic brinjal salad, chickpeas, baby tomatoes and basil with tuna tartare

30 to 40 minutes

Green tomato salad with anchovy and sesame dressing

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

For the salad, lightly toss together

400 g Spanish green tomatoes, sliced into wedges
30 g fresh basil
7-8 anchovies, oil set aside
2 T sesame seeds, toasted
2 T pumpkin seeds
10 caper berries

For the dressing

1 t oil (decanted from the anchovy bottle)
2 T fish sauce
½ t sesame oil
1 T honey
1 T grainy mustard

Method

Whisk together the dressing ingredients then drizzle over the salad just before serving.
Per serving: 501kJ, 4.5g protein, 7.9g fat, 8.2g carbs

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