Summer Salad with Salmon or Feta Cheese and Beans

This is an invented recipe using ingredients available in the Dark Ages. It's a great dish for June, when fresh peas are in season, but frozen peas are also fine. The olive oil and pepper would have been imported.

Serves 10-12 people as a side dish at a feast.

Ingredients

Salad

• 4 salmon fillets, cooked, and broken into bite-sized pieces OR for a vegetarian version, two packs of feta cheese, cubed, and two tins of white beans such as cannelini or haricot.
• A large bag of mixed salad leaves
• A bunch of radishes, finely sliced
• 2 cups of peas, blanched for 1 minute in boiling water and then cooled
• 2 bunches of spring onions, including green parts, sliced on the diagonal

Dressing

• White malt vinegar
• Olive oil
• Finely ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon honey
• A pinch of mixed herbs
• Salt
• Finely ground black pepper

Method

Put the salad ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix the dressing ingredients in a cup until smooth. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss lightly.

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