Chargrilled Turkish Bread Salad

Name: Chargrilled Turkish Bread Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Istanbul & Anatolian Heart
Ingredients: 125 g cream cheese; olive oil flavored cooking spray; 1 garlic clove; 1 tbsp lemon rind; 0.25 tsp pepper; 2 Turkish bread; 50 g baby rocket; 1 avocado; 250 g grape tomatoes; 0.25 cup apple cider vinegar; 0.25 cup olive oil; 0.5 tsp sugar; salt and pepper

Grilled turkish bread, cream cheese and lemon rind, warmed with clove. It's finished with garlic, lemon rind and pepper.

30 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 15 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Preheat oven to 200°C. Place the cream cheese on a lined baking tray and spray with oil and sprinkle with garlic, lemon rind and pepper and bake for 10 minutes until lightly browned.
10 min
2
Allow to cool slightly. Cut each pice of bread diagonally into 3 slices and spray the bread with oil and chargrill (or grill/broil) until golden.
3
Arrange the bread, rocket, avocado, tomatoes and baked cheese on a serving platter. Whisk together the vinegar, oil, sugar and seasonings and drizzle over the salad and serve immediately.

Notes and swaps

Allergens: Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.
Swaps: apple cider vinegar: Balsamic vinegar is alcohol-derived, so this recipe uses apple cider vinegar.