Growing Chefs! Ontario Queso Fresco and Za’atar Salad
Queso Fresco and Za’atar Salad
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Ingredients
Equipment
Get Organized!
Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.
Get Prepped!
Wash, dry and tear the romaine into bite size pieces.
Remove the root and tip from the onion, then cut in half. Peel the outer layer of the onion. Slice very thinly.
Cut the cucumber into quarters, then small pieces, about the size of a nickel.
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Wash all of the herbs and dry very well. Pick the leaves and any tender stems, combine together and chop very roughly. These pieces can remain quite large.
Get Cooking!
Combine romaine, onion, cucumber, tomatoes and herbs in a large bowl and add a pinch of salt and pepper.
In another bowl, combine lemon and juice, za’atar, olive oil, honey and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk well until combined. zest
Pour the dressing over the bowl of ingredients and toss until everything is coated.
Place the dressed salad ingredients into a large bowl, then top with sunflower seeds and queso fresco.
Growing Chefs! Ontario Recipe
Queso Fresco and Za’atar Salad
Ingredients
Equipment
Get Organized!
Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.
Get Prepped!
Wash, dry and tear the romaine into bite size pieces.
Remove the root and tip from the onion, then cut in half. Peel the outer layer of the onion. Slice very thinly.
Cut the cucumber into quarters, then small pieces, about the size of a nickel.
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Wash all of the herbs and dry very well. Pick the leaves and any tender stems, combine together and chop very roughly. These pieces can remain quite large.
Get Cooking!
Combine romaine, onion, cucumber, tomatoes and herbs in a large bowl and add a pinch of salt and pepper.
In another bowl, combine lemon and juice, za’atar, olive oil, honey and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk well until combined. zest
Pour the dressing over the bowl of ingredients and toss until everything is coated.
Place the dressed salad ingredients into a large bowl, then top with sunflower seeds and queso fresco.