Florette Spinach salad, broad beans, and pancetta with artichokes
Serves 4
Level of difficulty: Medium
Preparation time: 15-30 min
Main ingredient: Meat
Occasion: Main dish
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
pinch of dry mustard powder
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp groundnut (or vegetable) oil
1 tbsp walnut oil
150g/5¼oz broad beans (shelled weight) or Frozen
4 bottled artichoke hearts in oil, drained, patted dry and halved
2 slices of pancetta
2 large handfuls of Florette Spinach salad
4-6 chestnut mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced
a handful of parsley leaves roughly chopped
some fine shavings of Parmesan
"1. To make the dressing, whisk together the vinegar, mustard powder and some seasoning, then whisk in the oils to make a thickish emulsion.
2. For the salad, bring a large pan of salted water to a boil and throw in the broad beans. Bring the water back to the boil and cook the beans for 1-2 minutes, or until just tender.
3. Drain and refresh in ice-cold water, then gently squeeze off (and discard) the little mealy jacket from each bean. Pat the kernels dry with kitchen paper. Griddle the artichoke hearts for a minute or so on each side, over a medium-high heat, to colour them.
4. Dry fry the pancetta and crumble
4. Toss all the ingredients except the Parmesan in a large bowl.
5. Season, using lots of black pepper, then add a little dressing and toss again. The leaves should be glossy but not sodden.
6. Divide the salad between two serving plates and scatter the Parmesan shavings on top. Eat immediately.
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