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Fresh spinach salad with mint and feta

Fresh spinach salad with mint and feta

Cook 30 mins 4 people

A crisp, vibrant and savoury salad – our recipe for Fresh spinach salad with mint and feta is a great complement or a nice meal on its own. Salty feta cheese, crunchy croutons, crisp fresh spinach, soft edamame beans and potent mint and lime are a guarantee for interesting flavours in every single bite.

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ingredients

  • 1 red onion in thin half rings
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • 200 g country bread sliced
  • 100 g Castello® Traditional fetta cubes in brine
  • 100 g baby spinach
  • 1 tbsp cold-pressed colza oil
  • 1 cucumber cut into sticks
  • 250 g frozen, thawed edamame beans (soy beans)
  • finely chopped fresh fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
  • freshly ground pepper

Garnish

  • 500 g grilled chicken fillet or salmon fillet

preparation

Preparation

1. Sprinkle salt over the onions and leave for about 5 min., then rinse the onions and press out as much liquid as possible.

2. Toast the bread and cut it into cubes for the croutons. Break the feta up into small pieces.

3. Toss the spinach with the oil and arrange on a platter with the cucumber, beans, onions and feta.

4. Sprinkle with mint, lemon zest, pepper and some of the croutons. Serve the salad with grilled chicken or salmon and the rest of the croutons.