The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

Barbecue banquets

Baby capsicum salad

PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINUTES (+ COOLING) SERVES 4

¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
2 medium red onions (340g), cut into thick wedges
350g vine sweet mini capsicums, halved, seeded
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
2 Lebanese cucumbers (260g), chopped coarsely
1½ tablespoons lemon juice
⅓ cup (50g) toasted pine nuts
60g baby spinach leaves
220g cherry bocconcini, torn in half
¼ cup (65g) basil pesto

1 Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil on a heated barbecue flat plate (or frying pan) over medium-high heat. Cook onion for 2 minutes or until slightly softened. Add capsicum; cook for 3 minutes or until just tender. Transfer to a bowl; cool for 10 minutes.

Add tomato and cucumber to bowl with remaining oil, juice, pine nuts, spinach and bocconcini; toss gently to combine. Season to taste. Drizzle with

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