Tomato and peanut salad

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Ingredients

Serves 4.

20g tamarind paste
10g fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated
12ml extra virgin olive oil
20g light soy sauce
25g clear honey
2g sea salt
1.5g ground black pepper
80g red onions, peeled, finely diced
160g yellow cherry tomatoes, washed, cut in half
200g red cherry tomatoes, washed, cut in half
12g fresh coriander, finely chopped
28g blanched peanuts, roasted, roughly chopped

Adults need around 2000Kcal/8400kJ a day
Typical values per portion: Energy 543kJ/130Kcal

Method
  1. For the dressing; place the tamarind into a saucepan with 40ml water and bring to
    the boil. Once broken down, remove any excess water and pass paste through a fine
    sieve into a bowl.

  2. Add ginger, oil, soy sauce, honey, salt and pepper and mix well to combine.
    3. Add red onion and leave to soften for 20-30 minutes.

  3. Place the tomato halves in a bowl, pour over the dressing and red onions, add half of
    the coriander and peanuts and gently mix together.

  4. Arrange salad onto a serving dish and top with the rest of the coriander and peanuts.