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Lettuce wraps with smoked trout and avocado

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Tomato and Flavourburst nectarine salad

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Peppered mackerel and smashed peas on rye toast

3 minutes

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Raw baby marrow salad with basil pesto and trout

5 minutes

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Kale-and-herb barley bowl with poached egg

35 minutes

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Salmon pâté with crispy fried capers

20 minutes

Salad recipes

Wacky no-waste watermelon salad bowl

Root vegetable

Celeriac, radish and samphire salad

Braai recipes

Upgraded tuna niçoise

20 minutes

Edamame bean salad

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' marinating time

Ingredients

150 g edamame beans, cooked
250 g green beans, sliced and blanched
1 x 400 g can chickpeas, rinsed
1 x 400 g can butter beans, rinsed
1 x 400 g can cannellini beans, rinsed
150 g radishes, finely sliced
a handful parsley, chopped
1 red onion, finely sliced (or pickled red onions)

For the dressing:

1⁄4 cup olive oil
1 T Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, crushed
1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
1 T maple syrup
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

1. Combine all the salad ingredients.

2. Combine all the dressing ingredients and pour over the salad. Mix well, cover and marinate in the fridge for a few hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve chilled.

Cook's note: How does Woolies come up with cool new food ideas year in and year out? It has a dedicated culinary centre that’s managed by Fay, who is a graduate of the Silwood School of Cookery in Cape Town. It’s here that she and a team of product developers experiment with the latest, trendiest ingredients and techniques. Non-negotiables at her Christmas table? Gammon with her apricot, thyme and almond stuffing, and her dad’s legendary five-bean salad.

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