Name: Grilled potato, fennel, orange and olive salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 800g desiree potatoes; 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 large sprig rosemary; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground; black pepper, to season; 1 baby fennel, trimmed; 50g baby spinach leaves, shredded; 1⁄2 cup mint leaves; 1⁄2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 cup green Sicilian olives; 1 red onion, cut into small wedges; 2 oranges, peeled, sliced thinly into rounds; 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted; 1 Tbsp orange juice; Extra 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Grilled potato, fennel, orange and olive salad

This balanced vegetarian dish stacks up against the best of them with its thin slices of potato and orange plus herbs, spinach and olives.

Serves 4-6

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

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Nutrition per serve (5)

• 1356kJ

• 7g protein

• 34g carbohydrate

• 18g fat

• 2g saturated fat

• 6.6g fibre

• 318mg sodium

Ingredients

800g desiree potatoes

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 large sprig rosemary

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground

black pepper, to season

1 baby fennel, trimmed

50g baby spinach leaves, shredded

1⁄2 cup mint leaves

1⁄2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

1 cup green Sicilian olives

1 red onion, cut into small wedges

2 oranges, peeled, sliced thinly into rounds

1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted

1 Tbsp orange juice

Extra 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

Preheat a barbecue grill plate to high or put a chargrill pan over a high heat. Using a mandolin, slice potatoes into 5mm thick rounds. Put oil in a small bowl. Dip rosemary sprig into oil and use to brush potato slices. Grill potato in a single layer, in batches, for 2 minutes on each side or until tender and lightly charred. Season, then set aside to cool to room temperature.

Meanwhile, using a mandolin, shave fennel as thin as possible. Transfer to a large bowl and toss together with cooled potato, spinach, mint, parsley, olives, onion, orange and pine nuts. Add orange juice and extra oil, then toss well. Season and serve immediately.

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