Honey Recipes
Salads, Dressings and Dips
Parma Ham and Cheese Salad with Honey and Walnut Dressing
Ingredients serves 4
Suggested Honey:ITALIAN CHESTNUT
- 2 pink grapefruits
- 1 avocado
- 100g (3½oz) mixed salad leaves
- 50g (2oz) walnut halves
- 115g (4oz) thinly sliced Parma ham, torn
- 150g (6oz) blue cheese e.g. dolcelatte, mountain Gorgonzola, sliced
- For the Dressing:
- 30ml (2 tbsp) walnut oil
- 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 30ml (2 tbsp) Rowse clear honey
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- 1
- Cut the peel and pith from the grapefruits. Hold each one over a bowl to catch the juices and cut between the membranes into segments. If necessary squeeze the membrane to give 45ml (3 tbsp) of grapefruit juice.
- 2
- Make the dressing by whisking the oils, honey and grapefruit juice together and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Peel, stone and slice the avocado. Toss the leaves, grapefruit segments, walnut halves and avocado slices with half the dressing and place on to 4 serving plates.
- 3
- Divide the Parma ham and cheese between the plates, drizzle over the remaining dressing and serve.