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Manjiri Chitnis

Pomegranate, Caramelised Walnut and Baby Kale salad

5 from 13 votes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small Red Onion sliced lengthwise
  • 5 - 6 pieces Smoked Ham sliced fine
  • 1/2 pack Baby Kale Leaves
  • 1/2 pack Baby Spinach Leaves
  • 1 Big Avocado
  • 2 tbsp heaped Pomegranate Seeds
  • 1 Samll Handful Walnuts
  • 2 tsp Chilli Honey
  • Fruity Balsamic Vinegar as per taste
  • 1 - 2 small Red Tomato sliced into circular discs
  • 1 handful Cherry Tomatoes
  • Smoked Austrian cheese
  • 1 Boiled Egg

Method
 

  1. In a small vessel add enough water to place the egg into to boil
  2. Heat a pan on medium heat, when the pan is hot add the chilli jam and throw in the walnuts and stir with a wooden spatula to coat the melting chilli jam on the walnuts
  3. Reduce the flame to a minimum, DO NOT allow the chilli jam to smoke or burn. The caramelised walnuts are done in under a minute. Set aside to cool
  4. Remove the egg from the boiled water, and hold it under running water, when the egg shell has cooled, peel it, halve and set aside
  5. Chop the red onion lengthwise, and the tomato into circular discs and halve the cherry tomatoes
  6. If the baby kale and baby spinach leaves are not washed, add them to a sieve and wash them under running tap water
  7. Then put the leaves in a huge salad bowl and add generous sloshes of Hotel Chocolat Cocoa Balsamic
  8. On a huge plate or platter place the seasoned leaves and then place the smoked ham and cheese slices
  9. Then place the avocado slices, tomato discs and cherry tomato halves
  10. Scatter the pomegranate seeds and the caramelised walnuts on top
  11. With a wooden spatula, scrape off the remaining caramelised Gran Luchito chilli honey and scatter on the salad
  12. Again drizzle the Hotel Chocolat Cocoa Balsamic on top of the salad and serve immediately