WALNUT AND TOMATO SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES

Course: Salads

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4 to 6 

Ingredients:

• 150 g crushed walnuts
• 1 onion, cut into small pieces
• 1 beef tomato, cut into small pieces
• Few sprigs of parsley, cut coarsely in small pieces

For the Dressing:

• 1 tbsp of pomegranate molasses
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ tsp rock salt, more can be added as per taste
• ¼ tsp finely ground black pepper

Method:

1. Take a heavy based frying pan and keep on medium heat. Add the walnuts and make sure that these are in a single layer. Stir these continuously for 2 to 3 minutes until the nuts become fragrant. Set the nuts aside to cool.
2. Take a medium size bowl, add onion, tomato and parsley and add the nuts and gently fold these.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the pomegranate molasses, olive oil, salt and pepper.
4. Dizzle the dressing over the walnut mixture and combine these nicely.
5. You can finish with a few grinds of fresh pepper.