Name: Watercress, apple and blue cheese salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 slices prosciutto, halved, cut into thick strips; 1 bunch watercress, trimmed, washed, dried; 1 green apple, cored, thinly sliced; 1 red apple, cored, thinly sliced; 100 gram blue cheese, chopped; 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted; crusty bread, to serve; Cider vinaigrette; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoon cider vinegar; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon caster sugar

Watercress, apple and blue cheese salad

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

Ingredients

6 slices prosciutto, halved, cut into thick strips

1 bunch watercress, trimmed, washed, dried

1 green apple, cored, thinly sliced

1 red apple, cored, thinly sliced

100 gram blue cheese, chopped

1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

crusty bread, to serve

Cider vinaigrette

1/4 cup olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoon cider vinegar

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon caster sugar

Method

1.Heat a medium frying pan over high heat. Cook prosciutto for 2-3 minutes until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel.

2.In a large bowl, arrange watercress, apples, blue cheese, almonds and prosciutto.

3.To make cider vinaigrette, whisk together all ingredients in a small jug. Season to taste. Drizzle over salad just before serving. Serve salad with crusty bread.

It is vital salad greens are dried well after washing. Do this by using a salad spinner, or pat dry with paper towels or a clean tea towel.
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