Curly Endive and Seafood Salad Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time15 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthy++Cuisine
CourseMethod
Main IngredientInterest Group
Healthy

Ingredients

 1 head of curly endive lettuce
 Green peppers2 Small
 12.5 cm /5 inch piece cucumber
 125 g / 4 oz squid, cleaned and cut into thin rings
 225 g / 8 oz baby asparagus spears
 125 g / 4 oz smoked salmon slices, cut into wide strips
 Mussels175 Gram
 Sunflower oil2 Tablespoon (LEMON DRESSING:)
 White wine vinegar1 Tablespoon (LEMON DRESSING:)
 Lemon juice5 Tablespoon (LEMON DRESSING:)
 Caster sugar2 Teaspoon (LEMON DRESSING:)
 1 tsp mild whole-grain mustard
 Ground black pepper1 To taste (LEMON DRESSING:)
 Slices of lemon
 Sprigs of fresh coriander
 Salt To Taste

Directions

1. Rinse and tear the endive into small pieces and arrange on a serving platter.
2. Remove the seeds from the peppers and cut the peppers and the cucumber into small dice. Sprinkle over the endive.
3. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add the squid rings. Bring the pan up to the boil again, then switch off the heat and leave it to stand for 5 minutes. Then drain and rinse thoroughly in cold water.
4. Cook the asparagus in boiling water for 5 minutes or until tender but just crisp. Arrange with the squid, smoked salmon and mussels on top of the salad.
5. To make the lemon dressing, put all the ingredients into a screw-topped jar or into a small bowl and mix thoroughly until the ingredients are combined.
6. Spoon 3 tablespoons of the dressing over the salad and serve the remainder in a small jug. Garnish the salad with slices of lemon and sprigs of coriander and serve.
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