Green olive, walnut and pomegranate salad
A simple salad with multiple layers of Mediterranean flavour
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Green olives, pomegranate, walnuts
Servings: 4
Author: Claudia Roden
- 100 grams pitted green olives use good quality olives
- 50 grams walnuts
- 3 spring onions chopped
- 25 grams flat leaf parsley leaves picked and chopped
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- salt to taste
- chilli flakes to taste
- 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds
Coarsely chop the olives and the walnuts. Arrange on a serving platter and mix in the chopped spring onions and parsley.
Mix the olive oil, lemon juice and pomegranate molasses together in a bowl and add a little bit of salt (remember olives are salty) and a pinch of chilli flakes to your taste.
Dress the salad and finish by sprinkling over the pomegranate seeds.