Jewelled Cheddar and apple festive wreath salad
A rather stunning and definitely unusual wreath-shaped salad recipe from South Caernarfon Creameries, the award-winning Welsh cheese makers.
Ingredients
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- 1 large bag of salad leaves
- 1 crisp eating apple, cored and cut into thin slices and tossed in lemon juice
- 1 large pomegranate deseeded
- 50g dried cranberries
- 1 heaped tablespoon pumpkin seeds or chopped nuts
- 120g crumbled Dragon mature Welsh cheddar cheese
dressing
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon runny honey
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Arrange the salad leaves on a large flat platter in the shape of a wreath
- Carefully place the apple slices on the salad leaves
- Sprinkle over the cheese and walnut halves, top with pomegranate seeds and cranberries
- Mix together the salad dressing and drizzle over the salad. Season to taste
- Serve immediately
Serving suggestions
Perfect with cold ham or left-over turkey
Variations
For a lower-calorie version, try Dragon reduced fat mature Welsh cheddar cheese.
Recipe source
This recipe originated from the the recipe section of South Caernarfon Creameries
Dragon cheese products can be purchased from Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Lidl, local independent stores and cheese shops.
For trade, catering and export enquiries see their where to buy page.
Many thanks to South Caernarfon Creameries for kindly giving Cookipedia permission to use their recipes.
See also
- Dragon mature Welsh cheddar cheese
- Dragon reduced fat mature Welsh cheddar cheese
- South Caernarfon Creameries
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