Ginger Apple Christmas Salad
Salad
Ingredients:
- 50g walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
- 2 radicchio, trimmed, torn
- 3 chicories, quartered, bitter part removed (or alternative lettuce)
- 100g mixed baby lettuce
- 100g ginger apples
- 50g blue cheese, crumbled
Method:
- Place radicchio, lettuce, apples, cheese and walnuts onto salad plates. Sprinkle dressing generously.
Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ tbs red currant jelly
- 80ml apple cider vinegar
- 80ml extra virgin olive oil
- 50g fresh plums, finely diced
Method:
- Place jelly and vinegar in a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes or until dissolved.
- Remove from heat. Allow to cool, then whisk in oil until combined.
- Stir in plums and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Ginger Apples
Ingredients:
- 50g butter
- 4 Royal Gala apples, cored, cut into wedges
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Method:
- Heat the butter in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Sprinkle the sugar, ground ginger and vanilla paste into it and caramelize lightly.
- Cook half the apple for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden.
- Transfer to a bowl and cover with foil.