Roasted corn cob salad with feta, basil pesto & walnuts recipe

Roasted corn cob salad with feta, basil pesto & walnuts

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • 1 Small bowl
  • 1 Large bowl

Ingredients

Roast veggies

  • 4 corn cob
  • 400 g sweet potato
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil

Dressing

  • 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml olive oil

Salad

  • 1 cucumber
  • 200 g snap peas
  • 1 bunch basil leaves
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 avocado
  • 50 g feta cheese
  • ½ tsp red chilli flakes optional
  • ¼ cup / 40 g walnuts

To serve

  • 100 g basil pesto

Instructions

Roast veggies

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 °C fan bake. Line a baking tray with baking paper. If using fresh corn, cut the kernels from 4 corn cob. Dice the unpeeled 400 g sweet potato into 1cm cubes. Slice 1 zucchini in half lengthwise, then thinly slice. Peel and slice 1 red onion. Put the corn, sweet potato, zucchini and onion on the prepared baking tray. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Roast for 15-18 minutes, or until the sweet potato is tender and corn golden.

Make dressing

  1. Slice 1 lime in half. In a small bowl, combine lime juice, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt.

Start salad

  1. Meanwhile, add to a large bowl as you go - slice 1 cucumber in half lengthwise, then thinly slice. Trim the ends of 200 g snap peas and slice them in half width-ways. Roughly chop the 1 bunch basil leaves. Slice 250 g cherry tomatoes in half. Peel, deseed and dice 1 avocado.

Finish salad

  1. Add the roasted corn, sweet potato, zucchini and onion to the same large bowl. Crumble in 50 g feta cheese, add ½ tsp red chilli flakes (if using) and drizzle over the dressing. Toss to combine. Roughly chop ¼ cup walnuts.

To serve

  1. Divide the roasted corn cob salad with feta between plates. Garnish with dollops of the basil pesto and sprinkle with the chopped walnuts.

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 233mg | Potassium: 1396mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 4mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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