Colourful vegetables create a light and different starter that can double as a side dish for grilled chicken or fish.
1 small head cauliflower, broken into small florets
120 g (4 oz) broccoli
60 g (2 oz) mange tout
1/2 red pepper, seeded and finely sliced
1/2 yellow pepper, seeded and finely sliced
4 spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
140 ml (1/4 pint) prepared mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp chopped parsley and chives, mixed
Pinch salt and pepper
1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped, to garnish
120 g (4 oz) broccoli
60 g (2 oz) mange tout
1/2 red pepper, seeded and finely sliced
1/2 yellow pepper, seeded and finely sliced
4 spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
140 ml (1/4 pint) prepared mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp chopped parsley and chives, mixed
Pinch salt and pepper
1 hard-boiled egg, finely chopped, to garnish
method
1. Place the caulifower florets in a casserole with 4 tbsps salted water. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 - 8 minutes.
2. Cut the broccoli spears into florets the same size as the cauliflower. Place in a casserole with 2 tbsps salted water and cover loosely Cook on HIGH for 4 - 5 minutes. Trim the ends of the mange tout and add the pods to the broccoli 1 - 2 minutes before the end of cooking time.
3. Drain all the vegetables and combine with the sliced red and yellow pepper and the spring onions. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and stir carefully into the vegetables. Place the vegetables on serving plates and heat through for 1 minute on HIGH.
4. Garnish with the chopped hard-boiled egg before serving.
2. Cut the broccoli spears into florets the same size as the cauliflower. Place in a casserole with 2 tbsps salted water and cover loosely Cook on HIGH for 4 - 5 minutes. Trim the ends of the mange tout and add the pods to the broccoli 1 - 2 minutes before the end of cooking time.
3. Drain all the vegetables and combine with the sliced red and yellow pepper and the spring onions. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and stir carefully into the vegetables. Place the vegetables on serving plates and heat through for 1 minute on HIGH.
4. Garnish with the chopped hard-boiled egg before serving.
serving amount
serves 6
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