Charred Waldorf salad recipe

Charred Waldorf salad

Charred lettuce transforms a retro salad into a special lunch or side dish. Topped with a tangy yogurt dressing and crumbled blue cheese, this quick and easy recipe is summer on a plate.

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  • Serves 4
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 278 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 50g walnuts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Little Gem lettuces, trimmed and quartered
  • 5g fresh tarragon sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped, plus an extra sprig, leaves only
  • 2 tbsp 0% fat natural yogurt
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard​
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 2 celery sticks, sliced into 1cm diagonal slices
  • 150g red grapes, halved
  • 75g vegetarian blue cheese, crumbled

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Each serving contains

Energy
1155kJ 278.0kcal
14%
Fat
23g
high32%
Saturates
6g
high32%
Salt
0.6g
low10%
Sugars
9g
low10%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 9.3gProtein 8.1gFibre 2.5g

Method

  1. Toast the walnuts in a frying pan over a high heat for 2-3 mins, tossing regularly, until just toasted. Tip out into a bowl.
  2. Rub ½ tbsp oil over the lettuce quarters, then griddle in batches for 5 mins, turning every few mins, until evenly charred.
  3. Whisk together the tarragon, yogurt, mustard, lemon juice and the remaining oil; season.
  4. Arrange the griddled lettuce on a platter with the celery and grapes. Scatter and crumble over the toasted walnuts and blue cheese. Drizzle over the dressing, scatter over the extra tarragon leaves and finish with a twist of black pepper to serve.

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