A quick rummage through a fridge with a starter in mind resulted in this recipe...
For 4 starter size portions
A few handfuls of baby leaf/herby salad (beetroot, rocket etc)
150g of the best black pudding, diced to sugar cube size
100g pancetta, diced to sugar cube size
slice of white bread or about 3" of baguette, diced
1 ripe pear
50ml of cider
25ml cider vinegar
1tsp honey
1tsp mustard
oil
salt and pepper
First, get all of your ingredients ready. Soak the pear (or apple) in the cider and vinegar. Get your serving plates out and place the lettuce on the plate.
Fry off the bread pieces in some olive oil to make croutons, place on kitchen roll. Fry off your black pudding and bacon in the same pan, on high heat. When crispy (takes just 2 mins), add the apples/pear (leaving the marinade behind). Stir a couple times to warm the fruit up. Spoon the mixture onto your salad leaves. Now, add the remaining marinade to the same pan, simmer on a high heat for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper, mustard, honey and a bit more oil. Whisk to emulsify. Drizzle over the salad (approx 1 dessert spoon per serving). Finally, add a few croutons and season. Sever while it's still warm. Enjoy with some nice cider or Champagne!!











Comments
Made this at the weekend and was fab.. very tasty.. only bit I would change is for four people, I would use 2 pears!! other than that perfect!
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