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South African Plum and Tomato Salad with Rocket Pesto and Goat’s Cheese

13th March 2014
Written by: Admin

South African plums, peaches and nectarines are in season during our cold winter months until mid-April.

Nutritional Analysis provided by Saffron

Nutritional Analysis provided by Saffron

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Serves 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes

  • 4 large tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 8 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 ripe South African plums, halved, pitted and thinly sliced
  • 100g fresh goat's cheese (Chèvre), crumbled
  • 4 tbsp (approx. 100g) ready-made pesto
  • 80g rocket
Preparation method

1. Cut 2 tomatoes into 4 thick slices. Slice another tomato into 4 wedges. Chop the remaining tomato into 2cm cubes. Onto each of 4 plates place 2 tomato slices, 1 tomato wedge and the tomato cubes.
2. Drizzle each portion with 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar and 2 tbsp olive oil, then season with salt and pepper
3. Add several plum slices to each plate. Add a few generous dollops of pesto and sprinkle the goat's cheese over the top. Finish with a few rocket leaves. Serve immediately

Main ingredients
Cheese
Fruit