Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature cheddar, Kale, Red Onion, Pumpkin & Quinoa Winter Salad…

Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature cheddar, Kale, Red Onion, Pumpkin & Quinoa Winter Salad anyone?

Tasty!

Sometimes it’s hard to find a salad for those colder winter months, but this recipe really hits the spot.

Warming seasonal vegetables combined with a strong cheddar cheese is a match made in heaven, and the sweet dressing is incredibly simple to make but lifts the dish and warms the soul.

How To Make Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature cheddar, Kale, Red Onion, Pumpkin & Quinoa Winter Salad:

Ingredients:

• 1 red onion, cut into quarters
• 2 red chillies
• 2 parsnips, peeled then cut into 4 pieces lengthways, remove the core
• 100g curly kale (2/3 blanched, 1/3 friend – for texture) 
• 20g pumpkin seeds (roasted) 
• Pinch of linseeds 
• 40g cooked quinoa black and white
• 20g honey
• 15g tarragon vinegar
• 30g virgin olive oil
•  Shaved Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature

How To Make:

1. Preheat a deep fat fryer to 150°C.

2. Roasted vegetables: Wrap the red onions, chillis and parsnips all separately in tin foil parcels with a drizzle of olive oil, few sprigs of rosemary and salt. 

3. Place these onto a roasting tray and bake until soft. Be careful when unwrapping the tin foil parcels, as you wouldn’t want to burn yourself. 

4. Quinoa: Cook the white and black quinoa in separate saucepans of simmering salted water, until just cooked. Drain well and mix with a drizzle of olive oil. 

5. Curly kale: Wash the kale very well and drain. Then fry 1/3 of the kale in a hot frying pan with a drizzle of vegetable oil until crispy. Drain well on kitchen paper and season with fine salt. Take the other 2/3 of the kale and cook in boiling salted water for 2 minutes until tender. Drain well. 

6. Dressing: Mix the honey and tarragon vinegar together in a bowl and slowly whisk in the virgin olive oil. 

7. Now mix all the above ingredients together in a bowl and season with salt and black pepper. This is best served warm.

Recipe c/o Created by Lee Westcott for Davidstow®

Fancy making this Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature cheddar, Kale, Red Onion, Pumpkin & Quinoa Winter Salad?