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Sourdough Bread and Roasted Plum Salad

Warm Sourdough Bread and Roasted Plum Salad Recipe
A warm salad perfect for using up Sourdough Bread and fruit.
Freya
5 from 31 votes
Prep 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Roasted Plums

  • 2 Plums - ripe but not overly so, stoned and cut into chunks
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1½ tbsp Maple Syrup
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 springs fresh Thyme

Rest of Salad

  • 1 small loaf Sourdough Bread - or other rustic bread, crusts removed, torn into 1" chunks
  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup Walnuts - toasted, broken into pieces
  • ¼ cup Grapes - halved
  • 1/4 cup Roasted Peppers - cut into slithers if whole
  • 2 Spring Onions - cut into rings, incl green tops
  • 1 Mixed Leaves, such as watercress, spinach etc

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp Cider Vinegar
  • ½ tsp Maple Syrup
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

To Roast The Plums

  • In a small bowl, mix together the plums, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, thyme and salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 5 mins or so
  • Preheat oven to 180c.
  • Heat a frying pan over high heat and add the plums and marinade, moving them around quickly to stop burning, but allowing them to colour up.
  • Tip this mixture onto a lined baking tray and bake for a further 10 mins

To Toast The Sourdough

  • Place the torn bits of Sourdough onto a baking tray, drizzle with the olive oil and grind over a little black pepper. Toss so that all the bread is lightly coated.
  • Bake for about 10-15 mins or until the bread is toasty and slightly coloured. Turn if needed.

To assemble Salad

  • In a large serving bowl, add your toasted sourdough, roasted pears, grape halves, peppers, walnuts and salad leaves and mix to combine.
  • Drizzle over the salad dressing and mix well. Taste a little of the bread for seasoning, or if it needs a little more olive oil.
  • This salad tastes best at room temperature and if the flavours are able to stand and mingle for about 10 mins.

Please note that where the recipe asks for milk, butter or yogurt, this refers to any plant-based version that you prefer.

Nutrition Facts
Sourdough Bread and Roasted Plum Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
552
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
6
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
11
g
Sodium
 
704
mg
31
%
Potassium
 
308
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
78
g
26
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
14
g
16
%
Protein
 
15
g
30
%
Vitamin A
 
251
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
 
10
mg
12
%
Calcium
 
81
mg
8
%
Iron
 
5
mg
28
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.