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Cheese and date salad
A main meal salad. Serve with fresh granary bread.
What you need
- 150 g mixed salad leaves
- 3 sticks celery, trimmed and sliced
- 2 red-skinned apples, cored and chopped
- 8 fresh dates, stoned and chopped
- 40 g chopped walnuts
- 125 g emmenthal cheese, sliced
- 75 g stilton cheese, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 large orange
- for the dressing
- juice of 1 lemon
- 45 ml walnut oil
- seasoning
- 3 tsp chopped fresh mixed herbs
Method
Gently toss salad leaves in a large serving bowl. Stir in the prepared celery, apples, dates, walnuts and cheeses.
Grate the rind from the orange before peeling. Reserve for the dressing. Peel and segment the orange with a sharp stainless steel knife, working over a bowl to catch the juices. Add the orange segments to the salad.
Place the orange juice and rind and dressing ingredients in a screw-top jar. Shake well until combined. Pour over the slad. Toss and serve.
Serving suggestion
Granary bread.
Cook's tip
You could replace some of the cheese with diced ham or chicken.
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 1999 | 748 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 477 | 178 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 16.6 | 6.21 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 31.5 | 11.8 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 34.1 | 12.8 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 11.9 | 4.46 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 5.71 | 2.14 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 668 | 250 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 1.67 | 0.63 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 223 | 83.6 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.80 | 0.30 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.26 | 0.10 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 31.1 | 11.6 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 17.0 | 6.37 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 1.64 | 0.62 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 2.49 | 0.93 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 441 | 165 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 64.5 | 24.1 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.54 | 0.58 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 53.1 | 19.9 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 1.21 | 0.45 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.91 | 0.34 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.32 | 0.12 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 343 | 128 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.14 | 0.05 | 1.4 |
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