Wensleydale Cheese with Roasted Carrot & Samphire Salad

This makes a really tasty meal that is great for a filling lunch. I came across inspiration for this recipe when looking for ideas on what to do with my latest batch of samphire from my Fishbox. As it is classed as a seaweed, I would normally pair it with fish, but I wanted to try something different and so came across one suggesting I pair it with cheese, avocado and carrot to make a salad. It sounded delicious, so I thought I would give it a go. For my carbohydrate source, I just served it with some toast on the side, but you could use couscous or quinoa if you want to bulk out the salad a bit. Roasting the samphire made it crisp up a little round the edges, adding texture to the dish. I really enjoyed it and would definitely try roasting it again.

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Wensleydale Cheese with Roasted Carrot & Samphire Salad

Keyword

Avocado, Carrot, Cheese, Leaves, Lettuce, Salad, Samphire

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 6 baby carrots or chantenay carrots
• 100 g samphire approx
• 1 avocado
• 2 handfuls salad leaves
• 150 g Wensleydale cheese
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Keyword Avocado, Carrot, Cheese, Leaves, Lettuce, Salad, Samphire Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 6 baby carrots or chantenay carrots 100 g samphire approx 1 avocado 2 handfuls salad leaves 150 g Wensleydale cheese 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius.
2. Top and tail the carrots, no need to peel them if they are small, simply slice them in half lengthways.
3. Toss them in the olive oil and place on a baking tray.
4. Roast in the oven for 12 minutes.
5. Meanwhile prepare the rest of the salad by placing the salad leaves in a bowl.
6. Crumble in the cheese.
7. Peel, stone and slice the avocado in to bite sized pieces and add to the salad bowl.
8. Drizzle in the balsamic vinegar.
9. Once the 12 minutes are up on the carrots, remove the tray from the oven, scatter over the samphire and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
10. Once this is done, divide the salad between 2 bowls and top with half of the roasted vegetables each. Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

If you make this, let me know how it goes and share your photos.  I’d also love to hear how you adapt it to suit yourself.