The other day Mr. Spring and I were playing the desert island game (you know… if you could only ever have 5…. ever again… what would they be?) and I asked for his top picks of the recipes in my repertoire. I was surprised that this salad came in second* because it’s so simple and I serve it up at least once a week. He loves it because each bite is full of good salad stuff, without any leafy filler to contend with.
Spring Style Tomato Cucumber Salad
(served as a side dish for two)
1. Dice half a continental Cucumber and 1-2 large tomatoes. Transfer to a serving bowl.
2. Over the tomato and cucumber crumble roughly 50g goats cheese and sprinkle the seeds of 1/3 of a pomegranate.**
3. Drizzle the salad with a little olive oil and the juice of half a lemon. Finish with a pinch of sea salt and mixed herbs de Province.
*First place went to Butternut & Nut Butter Soup, Apple Sharlotka took third.
** Pomegranates are a little fiddly. I ply out the seeds with my fingers although lots of cookbooks recommend whacking the back of the fruit with a rolling pin to dislodge the seeds into a waiting bowl. In my experience this method isn’t as effective and creates a lot of splatter. Once the seeds are out, keep them in a mason jar in the fridge for up to a week. They’re great on all kinds of salads and beautiful as garnish on yoghurt dips and all kinds of breakfast dishes.
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This looks amazing! I can’t eat goats cheese, but I wonder if it would he any good with torn bits of fresh, creamy & mild mozzarella?
I think EVERYTHING is made better by soft creamy mozzarella… Good call! & thanks for stopping by The Spring. Catherine
Oooh this looks so god! Perfect summer food x
Thanks Charlotte, I’ve been posting a lot of wintery food and outfits inspired by the Australian weather so I thought it was time to lighten things up! Thanks for commenting! Catherine
Yum!! This looks delicious
Love Pomegranate, definitely going to pop one in my trolley next time I’m grocery shopping!
xo
Hi Catherine, this is making my mouth water! I know better than to read recipe posts at the moment. I look forward to returning to more varied foods in a couple of weeks when I’ve finished my intolerance-testing diet. We had a fun night before the diet that involved whacking pomegranate seeds out of the shell as a group effort! I hope you are well.
Did the whacking the pomegranate method work for you?
Hee hee. Yes! I was taking photos so didn’t actually whack, but they cut them in half and held them upside down over a bowl and whacked with a wooden spoon! I love that we’re discussing the particulars of whacking a pomegranate
Ha! Yes! Pomegranates are such a tricky fruit, it’s sensible to share strategies!