Serves: 4
Prep and cook time: 10 mins
Ingredients:
For the dressing:
- ½ garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tbsp light tahini
- Zest & juice ½ lemon
- Juice 1 orange
- ½ tsp clear honey
- 1 tbsp Tracklements Robust Wholegrain Mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
For the salad:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 medium courgettes (about 400g), sliced into 3mm rounds
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 125g French beans, trimmed
- 4 good handfuls of salad leaves
- 12-18 oven-dried tomatoes or semi-dried tomatoes (optional)
- A handful of mint, finely shredded (optional)
Method:
- In a bowl mix together the crushed garlic, tahini, lemon zest and juice, orange juice, honey, and mustard
- If the dressing thickens too much, thin it down by whisking in a little water, one tablespoon at a time, until you get a creamy, pourable consistency
- Finally, gently stir in the olive oil. Taste and add a little salt and pepper if needed. Set aside
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a fairly high heat and cook the courgettes in batches for a few minutes, turning them so that they brown on both sides. Transfer to a large bowl once cooked
- When the courgettes are all cooked, season with salt and pepper, add the lemon juice and chilli and toss together well
- Boil a pan of salted water and blanch the green beans in it for two minutes. Drain, then dunk in cold water to refresh. Drain again, pat dry with a clean tea towel and add to the courgettes. Toss to mix
- Add the salad leaves (along with the tomatoes and mint, if using) to the bowl and toss to mix
- Trickle the tahini dressing generously over the whole lot and serve with good, crunchy bread
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