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Deliciously Ella’s Middle Eastern-inspired salad

Name: Deliciously Ella’s Middle Eastern-inspired salad
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Turkish recipes
Ingredients: For the salad; 1 cauliflower; 2 aubergines; 2 tsp tamari; Olive oil; 100g green lentils; 20g fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped; 200g pomegranate seeds; For the dressing; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp tahini; 2 garlic cloves, crushed

By: Ella Woodward

Published: 1 Apr 16
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Deliciously Ella’s Middle Eastern-inspired salad

This Middle Eastern-inspired salad recipe is from Ella Woodward’s cookbook Deliciously Ella Every Day.

Ella’s warming pesto butter beans is another quick and easy vegan main or side.

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Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
1 hr

This Middle Eastern-inspired salad recipe is from Ella Woodward’s cookbook Deliciously Ella Every Day.

Ella’s warming pesto butter beans is another quick and easy vegan main or side.

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Ingredients

For the salad

1 cauliflower
2 aubergines
2 tsp tamari
Olive oil
100g green lentils
20g fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
200g pomegranate seeds

For the dressing

3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp tahini
2 garlic cloves, crushed

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Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Chop the cauliflower and aubergines into bite-size pieces and put them on a large baking tray with half the tamari, some olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes.
Next, put the lentils in a saucepan (that has a lid) with the remaining tamari and 500ml boiling water. Place the lid on the pan and bring the lentils to the boil again, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed.
Meanwhile, mix together all the ingredients for the dressing and let them sit for a while so the flavours can infuse.

Allow the cauliflower, aubergines and lentils to cool down for a few minutes, then combine them all in a salad bowl with the dressing, mixing gently. Sprinkle with the coriander and pomegranate and mix so everything is lightly coated in the dressing, then serve.

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Ella says, ‘Make sure to use a large baking tray to roast the cauliflower and aubergines, or they’ll all sit on top of each other and become a little soggy.’