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Chargrilled vegetable salad with rocket and balsamic

Chargrilling vegetables gives them smoky superpowers in this salad, especially when combined with caramelised balsamic vinegar for sweet tartness, rocket for a bitter touch, and a crumble of feta cheese for saltiness.

Chargrilled vegetable salad with rocket and balsamic

Chargrilled vegetable salad with rocket and balsamic Credit: Kitti Gould

  • serves

    2

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • ½ small butternut pumpkin (about 350 g), seeded, cut into 5 mm-thick slices
  • ½ firm eggplant, cut into 5 mm - thick rounds
  • 1 red capsicum, membrane trimmed and cut into 4 cm pieces
  • extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing and drizzling
  • 60 g baby rocket leaves
  • caramelised balsamic vinegar, for drizzling
  • 60 g Greek feta, crumbled

Instructions

  1. Heat a barbecue grill or chargrill pan on medium–high.
  2. Brush the pumpkin, eggplant and capsicum with a little oil and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Chargrill the vegetables in batches for 2 minutes on each side or until tender. Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool slightly.
  4. Place the rocket in a large bowl. Add the vegetables, drizzle with caramelised balsamic vinegar and a little olive oil and toss to coat. Arrange on a platter and scatter with feta.
 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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