Serves 6
Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 10-15 minutes

• 1 tub ready-made spinach, feta and potato bites (or any other ready-made balls like falafel, or if you prefer a meat option use chicken, fish or meatballs)

Salad

• 1 punnet mixed baby tomatoes, left whole or halved
• 1 cucumber, peeled or cut into julienne strips
• 2 spring onions, cut into julienne strips
• handful of black olives, pitted
• one round of feta cheese
• handful of fresh basil, to garnish

Dressing

• 30ml balsamic or cider vinegar
• 125ml olive oil
• pinch of sugar
• 1 small clove of garlic, crushed
• 20ml finely shredded fresh basil

1 Dressing Mix the ingredients together. Add a little salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour over the salad just before serving or serve on the side.

2 To Serve Warm up the ready-made bites according to the instructions on the packaging. Put them onto a platter along with the salad ingredients or serve as individual portions with the salad. Garnish with fresh basil.

Words and image: Ideas magazine