Purple Basil & Grilled Summer Squash Salad with Walnuts

Name: Purple Basil & Grilled Summer Squash Salad with Walnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar; 237 milliliters mixed green and purple basil leaves; 1 pinch each kosher salt & black pepper; 4 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 85 grams parmesan cheese, very thinly sliced (optional); 794 grams summer squash; 2 teaspoons walnut oil; 118 milliliters shelled walnuts; 237 milliliters clean and roughly torn, loosely packed squash blossoms

Purple Basil & Grilled Summer Squash Salad with Walnuts might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly recipe has 355 calories, 12g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have balsamic vinegar, purple basil leaves, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the balsamic vinegar you could follow this main course with the Skinny Strawberry Ice Cream as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300ºF.

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Oven

Spread the walnuts onto a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast until nicely browned, about 12 minutes. Chop the nuts roughly.Trim the ends of the summer squash and cut them on an angle into 3/8-inch-thick slices.

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Summer Squash

Walnuts

Spread

Nuts

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Baking Sheet

Place them in a bowl and toss with half the olive oil and some salt and pepper.Set a grill pan over medium-high heat. Allow it to get hot to the point that you cannot hold only your hand above the surface more than 3 seconds. Working in batches, lay the slices of summer squash in a single layer onto the grill pan and cook until nicely marked, about 2 minutes per side.

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Salt And Pepper

Summer Squash

Olive Oil

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Grill Pan

Bowl

Transfer the squash to a medium bowl as they cook. Once they are all grilled, pour over the balsamic vinegar, toss together and set aside to cool.Once completely cool add the remaining olive oil, squash blossoms, basil and walnuts. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Squash Blossoms