Raw Vegetable Salad with Stracciatella

, from Issue #96, page 50. March, 2021
Photography by Josh Griggs.
Raw Vegetable Salad with Stracciatella

Apart from all its delicious crunchiness, I love the versatility this salad offers. Using whatever is fresh and best on the day, you can put together all your favourite vege combinations. I allow a couple of good serving-spoonfuls for each person.

Serves: 6-8

INGREDIENTS

Salad (our selection)
1 fennel bulb
½ medium kohlrabi, peeled
1 small nashi pear
2 baby turnips
2 large radishes
1 medium yellow beetroot, scrubbed
2 small orange beetroots, scrubbed
2-3 cups thinly sliced white cabbage
leaves from 3 Brussels sprouts
assorted baby carrots, scrubbed

Dressing
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or lemon juice
2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
1 teaspoon runny honey
2 cloves garlic, crushed
sea salt and ground pepper

To serve
200 grams stracciatella
1/3 cup chopped and roasted hazelnuts

METHOD

Dressing: Whisk all the ingredients together and season.

Salad: Thinly slice all the veges, leaving a few baby carrots whole for garnish if desired.

To serve: Arrange the veges on a large platter and nestle in the stracciatella. Spoon over the dressing then scatter with the hazelnuts and a few fresh carrot tops, if available.