Fresh herb salad with cherries and almonds
Serves: 6
Prep time: 45 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Fresh herb salad with cherries and almonds
Recipe by Oded Oren
Make the best of in-season cherries with this delicious sharing salad. Don’t be afraid to use lots of herbs, and to season with plenty of lemon juice and salt
Serves: 6
Prep time: 45 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
378Kcal
Fat
33gr
Saturates
4gr
Carbs
13gr
Sugars
11gr
Fibre
3gr
Protein
7gr
Salt
0gr
Oded Oren
Oded Oren moved to the UK from Tel Aviv, where he worked as a head chef, back in 2011. After a series of successful restaurant stints, pop-ups and residencies, Oded opened his own restaurant, Oren, in east London in 2019 followed by a deli in 2023, which is located just around the corner
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Oded Oren
Oded Oren moved to the UK from Tel Aviv, where he worked as a head chef, back in 2011. After a series of successful restaurant stints, pop-ups and residencies, Oded opened his own restaurant, Oren, in east London in 2019 followed by a deli in 2023, which is located just around the corner
See more of Oded Oren’s recipes
Ingredients
- 1 x 500g punnet cherries, pitted and halved
- 90g coriander, leaves chopped
- 90g flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 2 green chillies, thinly sliced
- 150g blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 150ml extra-virgin olive oil
- juice of 2 lemons
- sea salt flakes, to taste
Step by step
- Put the cherries, fresh herbs, spring onions, chillies and almonds in a large mixing bowl. In a jug, whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice, then pour over the fresh ingredients. Toss everything together, then season to taste with sea salt.
- Transfer to a wide serving bowl or platter and serve immediately.
Cook's tip
No cherry pitter? Use a cocktail stick or a metal or glass straw to ease out the stones.
