It’s coming into that time of year where the hearty root veggies just aren't cutting it. The days of chunky winter soups, wholesome family roasts, and heavy shepherd’s pies have come and gone, and the season for deliciously healthy summer salads, jam-packed with Australian-grown pulses and grains, is nigh.
With the help of some of Melbourne’s finest chefs, who love sharing their Mount Zero produce recipes, we’ve put together a list of our favourite summer salads that are oozing with fresh local produce.
Barley, apple and roasted cauliflower salad
Provided by GAS Eatery & Supplies, South Melbourne
There’s no wonder this GAS Eatery & Supplies recipe makes it onto our list, with its chopped dill and rocket, topped with pearled barley, cauliflower florets, sliced apples, fresh dill, and goats curd, drizzled with mustard and honey dressing. This is a recipe for a ripper summer dinner party.
Mount Zero grain salad with barberries
Provided by Transformer Fitzroy
This decadent summer salad is courtesy of the team at Transformer Fitzroy. Featuring cultured butter, fresh herbs, barberries, black lentils and scrumptious quinoa, this recipe is certainly a plate-filling crowd-pleaser that’ll have your neighbours coming back for more.
Grab the Recipe here.
Roast pumpkin and freekeh salad with Pedro Ximenez soaked currants
Provided by Innocent Bystander
Cauliflower quinoa salad
Provided by Nicky Reimer of Union Dining
Tivoli Road's spring freekeh salad
Provided by Michael James of Tivoli Road Bakery
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