SPICED APPLE AND GOAT’S CHEESE SALAD
Ingredients
FOR THE SPICED APPLES
5 crisp eating apples, peeled, cored and quartered
Splash of olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp coarsely ground coriander seeds
½ tsp mixed spice
Juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
FOR THE SALAD
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
100g rocket and / or watercress leaves
50g parmesan, shaved
300g goats cheese, crumbled
3 sprigs of flat leaf parsley, picked and roughly chopped
3 sprigso of mint or basil, picked and roughly chopped
75g pinenuts, oven-roasted until pale golden-brown
Description
This is a highly flavoured and textured salad which is a three dimensional piece of culinary art.
Method
Preheat a griddle pan. Mix the apples, the oil, salt, pepper and dried spices.
When hot, grill the apples for 2-3 minutes on each side until they are beginning to caramelise and bar-marked. Remove to a bowl. Pour over the orange juice and red wine vinegar, mix and allow to cool.
Mix the olive oil and lemon with the hot apples to make a dressing. Season to taste (remember the cheese is salty).
Mix leaves and apple quarters. Add the Parmesan, some of the crumbled goat’s cheese and the chopped herbs. Add the dressing and gently combine.
Serve on a large plate and scatter over the roasted pinenuts and remaining goats cheese and parmesan.
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