Description
This Roasted Capsicum Salad is a vibrant, Mediterranean-inspired dish featuring smoky roasted capsicums, tangy cranberries, briny olives, and crunchy pine nuts. Tossed in a citrusy dressing and finished with fresh parsley, it’s colorful, flavorful, and perfect for picnics, barbecues, or weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
3 large red capsicums, seeded, halved
2 large green capsicums, seeded, halved
2 x 250g pkts Coles Australian Sweet Baby Capsicums, seeded, halved
1/4 cup (35g) dried cranberries
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cup (40g) pitted Sicilian green olives, halved lengthways
1 tbsp drained baby capers
Extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle
2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
Flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C and line two large baking trays with baking paper.
- Cut each red and green capsicum half into three pieces and arrange cut-side up on one tray. Spray lightly with olive oil.
- Place baby capsicums on the second tray, spray with oil, and bake both trays for 30 minutes until tender.
- Remove baby capsicums and bake the larger pieces for another 10 minutes until soft and lightly charred.
- Meanwhile, soak cranberries in apple cider vinegar and lemon juice for 30 minutes to plump and infuse.
- Arrange all roasted capsicums on a serving platter. Spoon over the cranberry mixture, then top with olives, capers, and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Finish with toasted pine nuts and parsley leaves before serving.
Notes
Add crumbled feta or goat cheese for extra creaminess.
Use roasted yellow capsicums or chili flakes for color and spice.
Turn into a main meal with quinoa, lentils, or chickpeas.
Swap pine nuts for toasted almonds, walnuts, or sunflower seeds.
Best served at room temperature or slightly chilled.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
