Card Color
#e91720
Card Label
Christmas
Recipe Name
Christmas Trimming Salad
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
00:25
Introduction
Make a delicious seasonal salad.
Ingredients
- 100g Soft brown sugar
- 250ml Cider vinegar
- 1 Bay leaf
- a pinch Salt
- 1 tsp Peppercorns
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 6 Cloves
- 1 Dried chilli
- 1/2 Peel of lemon
- 1-2 Pears, cut into 2cm cubes
- 40 Prunes, stones removed
- 40 Thin slices of pancetta
- Preference Salad
- Preference Mixed leaves
- Preference Extra virgin olive oil
- 12 Pomegranate seeds
Method
- Step 1Place all of the picked pear ingredients into a medium sized saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Step 2Stir continuously until the sugar has fully dissolved and cook for a few moments.
- Step 3Place the pears in a heatproof bowl and pour over the vinegar mixture.
- Step 4 Leave to cool and then refrigerate overnight.
- Step 5Drain the pears and save the remaining liquid.
- Step 6Add the leftover mixture to a saucepan and allow to simmer. Set aside and cool.
- Step 7Preheat your oven to 200ºC. Stuff each prune with a piece of pear and then wrap with a piece of pancetta.
- Step 8 Place in the oven for 5-10 minutes until bacon is cooked. Leave to cool.
- Step 9In a bowl add the salad leaves, separately mix together a few spoons of oil, some of the pear cooking liquor and salt and pepper, taste and adjust accordingly.
- Step 10Dress the salad leaves with the dressing and transfer to a plate, add 4-5 of the prunes, sprinkle with some pomegranate seeds and serve.