Sunday 29 December 2013

Roast salad

I am not sure exactly what makes something a salad, but this has lettuce, carrot and tomatoes, so surely must be salad.

Serves 2
1 gem lettuce (or other small lettuce)
10 cherry tomatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium carrot
Herbs eg rosemary, thyme, bay
Salt and pepper to season

Dressing (mayonnaise, vinaigrette, whatever you fancy)

Put the tomatoes in a roasting tin with the herbs, the olive oil and the salt and pepper.
Roast in a hot oven (220°C) for 10 mins
Peel and slice the carrots and add them to the roasting tin and roast for a further 10 minutes
Cut the lettuce in two, length ways, and add to the roasting tin cut side down
Roast for a further 10 mins or until the lettuce is lightly browned on the bottom. The tomatoes should be soft and a bit dried but not burnt and the carrot should have softened.
Serve with the dressing, makes a lovely side dish to roast lamb or anything you fancy really. I like it with home made mayonnaise (ask google how to make it - easy once you get the knack, I love it and could eat it by the spoonful (!) but is rather fattening so not advisable)

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