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BBQ & Grill

Grilled roots fruits and leaves salad

This is a lovely hearty salad, perfect for cooking outdoors on a barbecue if it’s a nice sunny day.

Ingredients:

  • 250g/9oz celeriac, peeled and very thinly sliced
  • 2 slightly under-ripe pears, cored and cut into eighths
  • 1 large or 2 small heads of radicchio, cut into eighths
  • 50g/1�oz skin-on hazelnuts, ideally soaked for a few hours in cold water and roughly crushed
  • chervil or parsley leaves, to garnish
  • 55g/2oz blackberries or raspberries
  • 2 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil
  • 2 tsp cider vinegar
  • � orange, finely grated zest and juice
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

  • Preheat the barbecue until the flames have died down and the coals are covered in a layer of white ash. (If you wish to cook this inside, you can also use a hot griddle pan.)
  • Use tongs to lay the celeriac on the hot grill. Do not move the pieces for a couple of minutes. When they develop some colour, turn and cook on the other side; they should take 5�7 minutes in total. During cooking, add the pear slices (they need 4�6 minutes) and radicchio (needs 3�4 minutes). Alternatively, if your grill is small, cook in batches. When everything is cooked and slightly charred, transfer to a large bowl.
  • To make the dressing, put half the berries in a sieve and place over a bowl. Use a spoon to crush the fruit and rub it through the sieve, creating a pool of juice in the bowl. Add the oil, vinegar, orange zest and a squeeze of juice. Add some salt and pepper and whisk together well. Taste and adjust as you like, with a little more vinegar, oil or orange juice.
  • Pour the dressing over the grilled celeriac, radicchio and pears. Mix and leave for 2 minutes to infuse. Mix all of the ingredients gently together again.
  • Transfer the salad to a serving platter or divide between four plates. Dot the remaining berries and the hazelnuts over the top. Season a little and garnish with chervil.