Peanut lime salad

Make this punchy peanut lime salad as a sharing platter. Whether you enjoy it on its own or with sides, this is something you’ll be making again and again

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 60 g plain peanuts
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 10 fresh curry leaves
• 1 red onion, roughly chopped
• 1 large potato, chopped into 1cm cubes
• 0.5 tsp ground turmeric
• 300 g rice, cooked and cooled
• 1 Ruby or Little Gem lettuce, roughly chopped
• 0.5 cucumber, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 50 ml olive oil
• 50 ml lime juice
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard

Steps

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a low heat and cook the peanuts for 5 mins until roasted and golden. Add the mustard seeds and curry leaves and sizzle for a few seconds.
2. Add the onions, potatoes and 2 tbsp water, then cover and cook for 10 mins until the potatoes are soft. Remove from the heat, add ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper, and mix well. Leave to cool slightly, about 30 mins.
3. Transfer to a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients.
4. Mix the dressing ingredients together in a separate small bowl, pour this over the salad, toss well to coat everything, and serve.