Winter salad

Name: Winter salad
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1-2 tsp castor sugar; 4 witlof, halved; 12 thin slices prosciutto; 60g baby rocket leaves; 150g gorgonzola dolce (mild); 1 1/2 tbsp Pedro Ximenez (sweet sherry); 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Salt flakes and cracked black pepper; 1/2 bunch chervil leaves

Lynne Mullins

October 18, 2011

Time:< 30 mins

IT SUFFERS in popularity because it belongs to the bitter chicory family, but this tasty, slender vegetable witlof has succulent tightly furled leaves suitable for many winter dishes.

Ingredients

1 tbsp butter
1-2 tsp castor sugar
4 witlof, halved
12 thin slices prosciutto
60g baby rocket leaves
150g gorgonzola dolce (mild)
1 1/2 tbsp Pedro Ximenez (sweet sherry)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt flakes and cracked black pepper
1/2 bunch chervil leaves

Method

· Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat, sprinkle sugar over witlof and cook for 3?4 minutes, turning occasionally until caramelised. Place prosciutto on serving plates and scatter with rocket leaves. Cut gorgonzola into 1cm cubes and scatter over rocket.
· In a small bowl, combine Pedro Ximenez, olive oil and salt and pepper, and whisk until smooth. Place witlof on top of rocket leaves and drizzle salad with dressing. Top with chervil leaves.

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