I must admit, I'm not a fan of salads!
Whether I've eaten sensibly or not, I always crave carb-loaded meals. I have a big appetite!
I do occasionally feel like a salad though. My favourite salads are those eaten on holidays, usually in Turkey where the salad vegetables are super tasty and fresh.
Back home, when I do have a salad, it needs to be special!
This fits the bill, I love plums because they're so versatile and I love the tart flavour.
This recipe makes the most of in-season rocket, and early-season plums. With added salty feta to balance the tart plums and peppery rocket.
I served this with the plums slightly warm and not long out of the oven (so had to photograph it really quickly before the leaves wilted!).
It could easily be served cold though. Just a quick note on serving the plums cold, my first batch used coconut oil, and I have also read butter is recommended for roasting plums. The only issue with this is they both solidify when cold. So absolutely only use oil, I used olive oil but if you wanted to use another vegetable oil that would be fine.
Plum, Rocket and Feta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 plum
- 45 g rocket 1/2 pack
- 7 g feta cheese 1 thin slice
- 1 g mixed seeds 1 pinch
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 drizzle balsamic glaze
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 slice bread
- 1 pinch mixed herbs optional
Instructions
- Cut the plum into 6 sections and remove the stone.
- Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of sea salt and place in the oven on 150 'C for 20 minutes.
- In a large bowl gently cover the rocket leaves in the balsamic vinegar, mixing with your hands.
- Dice the bread into small squares and fry in a pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil until golden. Sprinkle the mixed herbs into the pan too, if using.
- Once the croutons and plums are cooked and ready, allow to cool slightly for 5 minutes until lukewarm
- Transfer the rocket onto your plate, and place the warm plums and croutons on top.
- Crumble the feta over, and sprinkle the mixed seeds.
- Finally dress with a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
- Eat immediately.
I'm linking this up to Cook Blog Share linky this week, hosted by Hijacked by twins and Recipe Of the Week by A Mummy Too
Lisa, this looks incredible! It is making me giddy for summer. your photos make me feel like I could just lift the dish off the screen!
Ah thank you Sus 🙂 x
I always think I'm not a fan of salads either but then I eat one and am amazed how delicious they can be. Plums and other soft fruits in salad add a wonderful sweetness.
Yes, they have to be fresh and something special in them I find. I love a bit of fruit in them too... and cheese! not so healthy then though!
What a beautiful salad, a feast for the eyes and the stomach:-)C
Thanks Camilla! 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious! I love interesting salads (although like you I usually need some carbs too) and I like the idea of using plums and rocket together.
Thank you! Yes it does work really well together xx
What an interesting pairing, I can imagine these working really well!
Thank you! It does! x
Ooh I love the idea of warm plums, peppery rocket and salty feta - a match made in heaven. Yum! Great photography.
Thank you! Yes the combination does work really well together xx
I do love salad, but only on a nice day. Winter time and salads do not go together for me. This salad looks delicious and perfect for this time of year. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Hi, I love all the ingredients in this salad, I can imagine how tasty it was:)
I love grilled fruit and plums are my favourites! but I had never thought of putting it in a salad! This looks amazing and I'm definitely off to try it!
Ah thank you midge! They're good aren't they?! Would love to know what you think!