Tomato, cucumber and pomegranate salad

The challenge of creating an appetising, yet healthy lunch box is an ongoing one. This tomato, cucumber and pomegranate salad ticks the box; and only takes 10 minutes preparation and 5 minutes cooking time!

Ingredients (serves 6)

¼ cup Pepita Seeds
2 tsp Olive Oil
1 tsp Dried Chilli Flakes
2 x 400g Medley Tomatoes, halved if large
250g Qukes (baby cucumbers), thinly sliced on diagonal
1 Pomegranate, halved & seeds removed
1 cup Flat Leaf Parsley Leaves
150g Labne, drained
3 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbs Red Wine Vinegar
1 tsp Caster Sugar

Method

Put the pepita and oil into a small frying pan over medium heat. Cook, shaking pan for 3-5 minutes until lightly toasted. Remove from the heat, add the chilli flakes to the warm pan, toss to coat. Set aside to cool.
Combine the tomatoes, baby cucumbers, pomegranate seeds, parsley and pepita mixture onto a large platter, and toss gently. Drop spoonfuls of labne evenly over the salad.
For the dressing; whisk the ingredients together until well combined. Season then spoon over the salad. Serve.
Cooking Tip: Labne is a soft yoghurt cheese available in tubs in the specialty cheese section of larger supermarkets. To make your own, spoon 1 cup greek yoghurt into a sieve lined with muslin. Place over a bowl, cover and refrigerate 24 hours. Discard the liquid in the bowl.

35 Comments

- - TraceyGail said
  - 25 Jul 2024
    7:44 am
I’ve recently discovered Pomegranate and love it.

- - cassy26 said
  - 02 Oct 2022
    9:30 am
Oh this sounds nice. I’ve never had pomegranate in a salad but I’m keen to try it

- - meedee said
  - 27 Sep 2021
    7:48 am
Looks amazing. I really dont think that I have ever tasted Pomegranate. I need to lift my game.

- - Lovesthecuddles said
  - 23 Jan 2021
    3:15 pm
Sounds nice but I have never been a fan of pomegranate as the seeds are crunchy.

- - mummabear said
  - 23 Jan 2021
    4:08 am
I absolutely love when fruit is in a salad!!

- - mom460689 said
  - 23 Oct 2020
    10:32 am
This salad looks colourful and beautiful. I wish I could get my kids to eat pomegranate!!

- - nealsq said
  - 29 Jan 2018
    5:45 pm
wow this looks awesome, those colours!

- - mom101628 said
  - 10 May 2017
    4:15 pm
This looks fantastic – pomegranate is being used more and more these days, it was rare when I was growing up.

- - tessie said
  - 08 May 2017
    11:48 am
Looks tasty but not for me. Thanks for sharing though

- - ella12 said
  - 01 May 2017
    3:56 pm
An interesting recipe, looks quite appetising.

- - rovermum said
  - 01 May 2017
    10:14 am
I’ve never tried pomegranates and there’s also a few ingredients in here that I’ve never had or tried.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 29 Apr 2017
    11:59 am
got pomegranates growing like mad on my tree and always on the lookout for something new. I will definitely make this. Have another lovely salad I make with it. Can’t wait to try this one.
- Ellen replied
  
  30 Apr 2017 , 4:09 am
  Aw, aren’t you lucky with your own pomegranates growing ?! How long after planting did it take for your tree to bare fruit ?
- - mom70876 said
  - 28 Apr 2017
    8:20 pm
I am not sure about the addition of pommegranate here though.

- - mom81879 said
  - 30 Jan 2017
    10:19 am
Jamie Oliver does so many amazing things with pomegranate, it looks amazing, and I’m yet to try it

- - mom199864 said
  - 01 Oct 2016
    8:12 pm
Yum this looks delicious, the just the type if salad I love! Ingredients sound good look forward to working out and trying the dressing also

- - natct said
  - 16 Sep 2016
    3:42 pm
That looks and sounds very yum but I hate having to pick out pomegranates the last I thought was good wasn’t ripe yet.

- - ella12 said
  - 13 Sep 2016
    12:04 pm
Looks very nice and colourful, thanks.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 29 Jul 2016
    11:01 pm
This looks amazing!

- - mom71820 said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    8:30 am
Yum! Pomegranate are great & this sounds delicious.

- - kjgarner said
  - 29 Jun 2016
    11:05 am
Nice and bright, love the different colours