It’s vegan, gluten-free and makes a great main or side salad. Grilled nectarine, charred sweetcorn, creamy avocado and tender mixed beans are tossed in a lemon salad dressing. There is something about the sweetness from the nectarines that works so well with the creamy avocado and beans. Salads are my go-to during the summer months when it becomes too hot to cook. My Green Lentil Salad and Black Bean, Mango, Avocado and Corn Salad are some of my favourites.
Why you will love this recipe
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians Packed with plant based protein Celebrates seasonal ingredients Full of nutritious ingredients Crowd pleaser recipe for bbq cookout and grilling season
Nectarine Salad Ingredients
Corn
Nectarine – ripe but firm
Cooked Mixed Beans – Red Kidney Beans, Chick Peas
Avocado cut into cubes
Cucumber cubed
Red Onion cut lengthwise
Jalapeno
Dressing
Lemon juice
Salt to taste
Extra virgin olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Freshly chopped coriander
Method
Roast the sweetcorn on a bbq or stove. Set aside until cool enough to handle, and slice the kernels off the cob and place into a bowl. If using frozen sweetcorn, defrost in the microwave. Now half the nectarines, scoop out the seed and cut into quarters. Place it on a heated grill or on the grill pan on the stove. Let it grill for a couple of minutes, but keep it intact until you see light brown grilled marks. Now, place all salad ingredients in a big salad bowl and gently toss together. Serve immediately.
How to cook Mixed Beans in the Instant Pot
Cook the beans separately to make sure they cooked until tender. Take a look at the ultimate guide to Instant Pot chickpeas for soaked and unsoaked timings. For red kidney beans: Place washed red kidney beans in the inner pot of the instant pot Add water to cover the beans an extra 2 inches. Close the lid and place valve on the sealing position Select High Pressure For unsoaked beans 45 minutes For soaked beans 20 minutes Allow for Natural Pressure Release Drain and use in recipes.
Serving Suggestions
This salad is great as a main or as a side. I love it alongside Air Fryer French Bread Pizza or Low fat Sweet Potato and Black Beans Quesadilla
Storage
You can store leftover salad in the fridge in an airtight container. This salad will not freeze well You can freeze leftover beans to use in red kidney bean and coconut curry or Indian chickpea rice
Other Vegetarian Salad Recipes
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Note – This recipe has been updated from our recipe archives with new images and content, but the recipe remains the same. First time published in June 23rd, 2017.
