Pastrami and rocket salad with olive salsa

This is a sophisticated, minimalist salad, designed to accentuate the unmistakable flavour of pastrami with a salsa bursting with Italian flavours. Add a little spinach and a few tomatoes for a heartier meal.

Serves 2    Prep 15 mins

Ingredients

handful of fresh wild rocket leaves

175g (6oz) sliced pastrami or other cooked sliced beef

For the dressing

8–10 green olives, pitted and sliced

handful of plump raisins

2 tsp capers, rinsed and gently squeezed dry

drizzle of olive oil

small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1 First, make the salsa. In a bowl, mix together the olives, raisins, capers, oil, and parsley. Taste, and season with a pinch of salt and some black pepper.

2 Arrange the rocket and pastrami or other sliced beef in a shallow serving bowl. Spoon over the salsa, and serve at room temperature.

Nutrition per serving
Energy	180kcals/746kJ
Carbohydrate	2g
of which sugar	1.5g
Fat	11g
of which saturates	2.5g
Salt	2.5g
Fibre	1g