Name: Pesto seafood and watercress salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 pack of mixed seafood, ready-cooked (approx 350g); 1 Tbsp mini pickled peppadews (optional); ½ cup sun- blushed tomatoes in oil, drained; 1 Tbsp green pesto; Juice & grated zest of ½ lemon; Salt and pepper; 2 large handfuls of watercress; ½ cup olives ( pitted)

Pesto seafood and watercress salad

9 Jul 2018

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Total Time

5 minutes

Background

This pesto seafood and watercress salad is perfect for a laid-back lunch, or can be served as starter at a dinner party. It doesn’t require any cooking – so it’s ready in just 5 minutes. It’s ideal for summer parties, barbecues, picnics and trips too. If you don’t like watercress, use mixed baby-leaves or rocket leaves. You can add some mozzarella, if you like.

Ingredients

1 pack of mixed seafood, ready-cooked (approx 350g)
1 Tbsp mini pickled peppadews (optional)
½ cup sun- blushed tomatoes in oil, drained
1 Tbsp green pesto
Juice & grated zest of ½ lemon
Salt and pepper
2 large handfuls of watercress
½ cup olives ( pitted)

Instructions

Mix the seafood, tomatoes and peppadews with the pesto and lemon zest/juice. Season with salt and pepper and chill until ready to serve.
Scatter the watercress leaves into a big bowl. Add the seafood mixture, then the olives and combine.
Transfer the salad to a platter and season generously with ground pepper.