- A large bunch of watercress
- A little radicchio chicory (optional)
- Four to six pink fir apple potatoes depending on size, or any other salad variety such as Charlotte.
- Two free-range eggs
- Two portobello mushrooms
- Two turkey breast fillets
- A handful of pistachio nuts or walnuts.
- Olive oil, grainy Dijon mustard and sea salt and crushed black pepper
Method:
- Scrub the potatoes well and cut into mouth sized pieces. Place in a saucepan, cover with cold water, season with salt and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and cook for about ten to fifteen minutes until tender.
- Boil the eggs. The length of time will depend upon how soft you like your eggs, so adjust to your taste.
- Wash the salad greens and arrange on dining plates. When the eggs are boiled cut into quarters length-wise and also arrange on the plate.
- Shell the pistachio's and put to one side.
- Slice the mushrooms and turkey breast fillets into similar sized pieces. Season with a little salt and pepper and then sauté in a little olive oil in a frying pan. This should only take a few minutes so is the last step. Ensure the turkey is cooked by piercing and checking that the juices run clear.
- Then assemble the rest of the salad: Drain and place the potatoes onto the bed of leaves and then the mushroom and turkey pouring the olive oil that you cooked them in over the top as this forms part of the dressing.
- Sprinkle the shelled pistachio nuts on top.
- Mix a little honey with Balsamic vinegar and grainy mustard and pour over the top. Trying to make a little less mess than I did!
What a lovely salad! Those potatoes look amazing, and you're right - they'd work beautifully in that dish ... I love potatoes (one of my absolute favourite vegetables and I love discovering new types).
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely in frittata too Tracey....with sweet pepper and courgette and if you like it hot like I do a birds eye chilli....yummy.....
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