Salad
Pear, serrano ham and queijo S. Jorge salad
Serves
4
Ingredients
• 2 Ercolina pears
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 120g rocket
• 70g Espina Serrano ham
• 100g Ilha S. Jorge cheese
• 1 chopped shallot
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• Freshly ground pepper
• Toasted pumpkin seeds
Method
Peel the pears and quarter, removing the core and then cutting again each part into half, making eight parts of each pear • Drizzle over with a little of the lemon juice to stop browning • Cut the cheese into strips and keep for later • Drizzle a little olive oil over the rocket and chopped shallot and coat • Place in the centre of a plate and surround with the pear pieces, seasoning with freshly ground black pepper • Overlay with slices of cured ham and the cheese strips and season with a dressing of yoghurt, olive oil, lemon juice, ground pepper and the Dijon mustard • Sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds.
