
Roasted corn cob salad with feta, basil pesto & walnuts
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.