Leek and Ham Salad with Smoked Cheddar...
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
500 g small leeks, trimmed and washed.
Salt.
150g Smoked ham.
125g Smoked Cheddar Cheese.
For the dressing:
1 tblsp honey.
1 ½ tsp grainy mustard.
2 tblsp olive oil.
Salt and ground black pepper.
25g hazelnuts, roasted and chopped.
2 tsp lemon juice.
1 tblsp chopped fresh chives.
1 tblsp chopped fresh tarragon, plus extra sprigs for garnish.
Method:
Put the leeks into a pan of boiling salted water, cook for 3 -4 minutes or until just tender.
While the leeks are cooking, slice the ham and cheese into thin strips.
Drain the leeks and dry on absorbent paper.
Arrange on a flat serving dish with the ham and cheese.
For the dressing, put the honey, mustard, olive oil and salt and pepper in a small pan and heat until just warm.
Whisk in the chopped hazelnuts, lemon juice and herbs.
Drizzle the warm dressing over the salad and decorate with a few tarragon sprigs, serve immediately.
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