Name: Charred lettuce and pea salad with charred lemon dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 3 heads baby cos lettuce; Olive oil, for drizzling; 1 lemon, halved; 250 gm sugar snap peas, trimmed; ⅔ cup (loosely packed) mint; Extra-virgin olive oil, to serve

Charred lettuce and pea salad with charred lemon dressing

Crunchy green salads are often underrated but they brighten any meal. Here we've scorched the lettuce and sugar snap peas lightly on the barbecue to add a little smoky flavour.

Serves 6 - 8

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

15M

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Ingredients

3 heads baby cos lettuce

Olive oil, for drizzling

1 lemon, halved

250 gm sugar snap peas, trimmed

⅔ cup (loosely packed) mint

Extra-virgin olive oil, to serve

Method

1.Heat a barbecue to high heat. Separate first few layers of leaves from lettuce, tear into small pieces and transfer to a bowl. Quarter lettuce hearts, drizzle with oil, season to taste and grill cut sides until lightly charred (2-3 minutes). Cool.

2.Meanwhile, grill lemon until charred (1-2 minutes).

3.Place sugar snap peas in a bowl, toss with a little oil to coat, season to taste and grill, turning occasionally, until lightly charred (1-2 minutes). Add to lettuce leaves along with lettuce hearts and mint, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, season to taste and toss to combine, then serve with charred lemon to squeeze over.

Drink suggestion: Barrel-fermented sauvignon blanc. Drink suggestion by Max Allen.
Notes

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Styling by Emma Knowles

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