Amalfi Salads

Submitted by PinkCherryBlossom

"Solo salads for a casual help-yourself party. Start these the day before to save yourself time."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 50 g pine nuts
• 2 (110 g) packages salad leaves (e.g. red chard)
• 200 g sunblush tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 200 g black olives (nicoise are great)

• FOR THE DRESSING

• 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 5 tablespoons olive oil

directions

1. The day before; make the dressing.
2. Mix the tomato paste and vinegar in a small bowl.
3. Slowly whisk in the olive oil to form a smooth emulsion and season to taste.
4. Store it in a screw-top jar if you want to get ahead and re-whisk before using on the night.
5. The pine nuts can be dealt with the day before to save time. Heat a small frying pan.
6. tip in the nuts and cook for 2-3 minutes, turning them frequently until they smell nutty and are nicely browned.
7. To serve; put the leaves in a large bowl with the tomatoes and olives.
8. Pour in the dressing and mix well.
9. divide between eight glasses.
10. sprinkle with the toasted pine nuts.

Reviews

[Maito]

This was really good. Next time I would add more vinegar and sun dried tomato paste.

 

[Bergy]

The dressing definitely makes this salad - It is crisp & a bit tart. The Pine nuts are a gentle flavor enhancer. I added some Maui onion and cucumber to the salad - lovely lunch sitting on the patio

 

[Becky in Wisconsin]

This was a very good salad. Salad is so versatile, but the dressing was the ticket to this recipe. I had never used Balsamic Vinegar before, and I don't know what I was afraid of. I omitted the chopped tomato in this salad only because I don't like cold tomatoes. I added some red onion slices, because I love them in a salad. And grilled chicken breast, because I made this into a meal. The pinenuts were excellent, and I will definately add them to every salad from here on out. I made extra dressing to have another time. The "greens" that I used were some romaine, and some spinach. That is my favorite combo for salads. DH tasted the dressing and he liked it. He is strictly a bottled French dressing kinda guy. So that in and of itself is a compliment. Thanks for giving me an option to our salad nights.