If you are a salad fanatic, then you must try this vibrant and delicious grilled pepper pea salad. Fresh lamb lettuce, grilled pickled peppers, peas, black beans, cilantro, almonds and cheese turn this salad into a stunning and healthy dish. Make it either for lunch or dinner, as a main or as a side dish. You’ll love it!
Salads are one of the easiest dishes to prepare. It takes only some minutes to create a wonderful, healthy and delicious meal. And, there are thousands of possibilities what to combine; from different vegetables, herbs, fruits to nuts. As you can see, a salad can be packed with protein, carbs, vitamins, healthy fats, minerals and fibre. All in one dish. Fabulous!
I like it when a dish looks as good as it tastes. I mean, just look at this salad. Look at these vibrant colours! It is screaming “summer, spring, sunshine, health and eat me.” Wink. And, when you want more stunning salads, check out these: spring arugula blueberry salad, a stunning golden zucchini salad, a creamy sweet potato leek salad, a delicious broccoli egg salad, a summer Cantaloupe melon arugula salad, a fresh berry butterhead lettuce salad or a simple radicchio salad.
I love peas. Most of the times I use frozen peas because they come really handy, quick to prepare and they have that stunning green colour. Moreover, in contrast, I used black beans. They are delicious!
Healthy legumes
Besides being delicious and beautiful, both of these legumes are healthy, too. In fact, they are a great source of protein, fibre and vitamin B (along with other vitamins and minerals). Consequently, they help maintain a healthy blood sugar level and a healthy gut. Therefore, next time when you make a salad, combine different legumes and beans in it.
I also love peppers, either fresh or pickled. I find grilled pickled peppers extremely tasty, with a lightly charred note. Also, because they come without skin, they are incredibly tender as well. Yummy. However, to get even more charred flavour, I grilled them once more. I love those dark charred stripes, typically for a griddle frying pan.
You can make plenty of combos with combining different textures, colours and flavours, too. As I always say: ”Use your imagination.” Make your salad colourful and bring some joy to the table. A salad should always be present, either as a side dish or as a main meal (with a lovely slice of homemade paleo bread).
Ingredients for 2 portions of grilled pepper pea salad:
- 150-200 g frozen green peas
- 2 handfuls of lamb lettuce
- 3 grilled pickled peppers (from a jar)
- 2 Tbsp black beans
- 4-5 stems of cilantro (chopped)
- 30 g of cheese (shaved)
- salt
- 2 Tbsp of pickled pepper’s juice
- 2 Tbsp of shaved almonds
To begin, wash the lettuce and let it drain, wash and drain the cilantro and chop it, including the stems, and shave some cheese. Then, take the peppers out of the jar, cut them open and tap them dry with some paper towels.
Then, prepare a griddle frying pan (with raised ridges base) and a small pot. Heat up the griddle frying pan and boil some water in the small pot. In the meantime, brush the outside of the peppers with some olive oil. Once the pan gets hot, place the peppers (oily side down) in the pan. Without flipping them, let them grill for 4-5 minutes or until they get those lovely charred dark stripes.
And, when the water starts boiling, remove the pot from the heat and put the frozen peas in it for 1-2 minutes. Then drain them in a sieve. After the peppers are nicely charred, put them on a cutting board and slice them into strips.
In conclusion, combine lamb lettuce, cilantro and peas in a bowl. Add a couple of spoons of pickled pepper’s juice, sprinkle with some salt and toss gently.
Nicely arrange the greens on two plates, add the black beans, red charred peppers and some delicious shaved cheese. As of last, grilled pepper pea salad wouldn’t be perfect without a crunch. Therefore, sprinkle some shaved almonds on top of it.
Enjoy!
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