This salad was created for Christmas lunch at my sister’s house and was a huge success - truly a celebration salad.
Baby Spinach & Cherry Salad with Honeyed Macadamias and Brie
October 2, 2016
: 4 as side
: 25 min
: 30 min
: 55 min
: Hard
Ingredients
- For the salad...
- 150 grams mixed leaves, washed and dried well in a salad spinner
- 1 cup cherries, washed, pitted and cut in half
- 1/2 small Brie, cut into squares
- For the honeyed macadamias...
- 1/2 cup macadamias, slightly crushed
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- For the Cherry Vinaigrette...
- 1 cup cherries, pitted
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
- Step 1 Place the macadamias, honey, butter and sea salt in a hot oven and bake until golden brown, allow to cool.
- Step 2 In a small food processor put all the ingredients for the cherry vinaigrette and pulse until well combined.
- Step 3 Put the salad leaves and most of the cherries in a mixing bowl with the cherry vinaigrette and stir until all the salad leaves are well coated with the dressing.
- Step 4 Arrange the salad mix onto a salad bowl, top wit the cherries, Brie and honeyed macadamias and serve.
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