Warm salad: squash, green beans and rocket

Name: Warm salad: squash, green beans and rocket
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/2 squash, peeled and chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp za’atar; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, peeled and chopped; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 1/2 cup - full not just to the line - of grains eg giant couscous or maftool or freekeh; 1/2 tsp ground all spice; 300 ml stock; 1/2 cup green beans, topped and tailed and cut into 2-3cm lengths; 1 tbsp sumac; Juice 1/2 lemon; 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped; 1-2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped; 3-4 handfuls rocket; Some feta if you want; Salt and pepper

Alessandra @alessa

This salad manages to be both hearty and refreshing because of the flavours. It’s great served warm; also works cold. Because of that, getting the timing right is not important so it’s pretty low maintenance 😁 And it’s easy to make for lots of people too.

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Ingredients

2 servings

For the squash
1/2squash, peeled and chopped
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspza’atar
For everything else
1 tbspolive oil
1onion, peeled and chopped
2 clovesgarlic, peeled and crushed
1/2 cup- full not just to the line - of grains eg giant couscous or maftool or freekeh
1/2 tspground all spice
300 mlstock
1/2 cupgreen beans, topped and tailed and cut into 2-3cm lengths
1 tbspsumac
Juice 1/2 lemon
2 tbspfresh mint, finely chopped
1-2 tbspfresh parsley, finely chopped
3-4 handfulsrocket
Some feta if you want
Salt and pepper

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 180C. In a bowl, toss the squash in the oil and za’atar. Put onto a baking paper- lined baking tray and roast for 25 mins or so until the squash starts to soften.
2

In a large pan (with a lid for later), heat the oil. Add the onions and sauté for 10-15 mins until they are soft.
3

Add the garlic and all spice. Sauté for 2-3 mins.
4

Add the grains and stock. Cover and simmer until cooked - about 20 mins. The time will depend on the grain. All the liquid should be absorbed. If it starts to dry out, add a splash or two of water.
5

Bring a (different) pan of water to the boil. Add the beans and cook until tender but crunchy - about 4 mins. Drain.
6

When the grains are ready, stir through the sumac, lemon juice, mint and parsley.
7

Add the beans and squash and mix. Then the feta if using.
8

And finally stir the rocket through. Season and drizzle with olive oil.
9

If you have pomegranate and/ or spring onions, use them as a garnish. Enjoy 😋