Ingredients:
Serves Four
300g Parma ham
2 large chicory heads, trimmed, leaves separated and washed
50g walnut halves, roughly broken
150g Roquefort cheese
50g parmesan
4-5tbsp ready-made salad dressing - check the carb content
fresh bread for croutons - optional
20ml oil
4 hardboiled eggs
4 salad tomatoes, quartered
300g Parma ham
2 large chicory heads, trimmed, leaves separated and washed
50g walnut halves, roughly broken
150g Roquefort cheese
50g parmesan
4-5tbsp ready-made salad dressing - check the carb content
fresh bread for croutons - optional
20ml oil
4 hardboiled eggs
4 salad tomatoes, quartered
few rocket (arugula) leaves for garnish
Method:
1. Cut the larger chicory leaves in half lengthways, place all the leaves in a large bowl and sprinkle with the walnuts. Cut the Roquefort into small cubes and scatter over the salad.
2. Shave the parmesan into wafer-thin slices using a potato peeler and sprinkle on top. Drizzle over the dressing and toss the salad thoroughly. Arrange on 4 plates and add the Parma ham, egg, optional croutons and tomatoes. Finally, garnish with a few rocket (arugula) leaves.
Per Serving:
Carbohydrate 12g Protein 42.4g Fibre 2.9g Fat 53g
Availability
All year round, but the British season is from January to mid March.
Choose the best
Look for firm, crisp leaves and avoid those with green tips, as they'll be very bitter.
Prepare it
If the end is cracked or discoloured, trim it off, then remove any limp outer leaves. Then, depending on how you want to use it, either leave whole, separate the leaves, or slice lengthways into halves or quarters. Once cut, brush with lemon juice to prevent discolouration.
Store it
It will last for around a week in a perforated bag in the fridge.
Alternatives
Try radicchio.
A variety of recipe ideas and articles are found within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.
All year round, but the British season is from January to mid March.
Choose the best
Look for firm, crisp leaves and avoid those with green tips, as they'll be very bitter.
Prepare it
If the end is cracked or discoloured, trim it off, then remove any limp outer leaves. Then, depending on how you want to use it, either leave whole, separate the leaves, or slice lengthways into halves or quarters. Once cut, brush with lemon juice to prevent discolouration.
Store it
It will last for around a week in a perforated bag in the fridge.
Alternatives
Try radicchio.
A variety of recipe ideas and articles are found within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.
All the best Jan
34 comments:
Hey Jan and Eddie - this is perfect for summer. Light and easy. Wishing you guys an amazing summer. Thanks for these simple step by step recipes.
Interesting fact about it being grown in darkness, and it looks really nice, thanks for the recipe. Have a nice week!
...nice on a summer day!
Hello, it does look like a perfect meal for summer. A great salad recipe. Thanks!
Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week!
Will bookmark this one for when the weather warms up a bit Jan, it was 4C when I woke up this morning.. mind you that was at 6.30am. It did warm up a bit 😊
this sounds so flavorful and good, a great choice of ingredients for summer!!
Hello Jan!:) I make a similar meal but without the chicory, which my hubby doesn't like. I didn't know it was grown in the dark.
This looks delicious! I love salads like this that have some protein in them. If I don't have a little protein I feel hungry soon after.
I'd have payed decent money for this fine plate of summer fayre even in my non low carb days prior to diagnosis...Us low carbers can never lose with food like this! :-)
Best regards
Paul
That salad looks scrumptious. I love salads, anyway, but the easiest weay to get my husband to eat them is to add MEAT. :)
This looks like a lovely meal for the hot summer weather :)
Thanks for sharing.
Connie :)
Looks like a great Summer lunch..... We have something similar here most days for lunch. We have cottage cheese (1%), sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, sliced green onions, sliced baby carrots, and some chicken... We mix the cottage and chicken together and add to the top of the veggies....
Hugs,
Betsy
Yum - that looks so good. I love roquefort cheese.
Hi Jan, this looks so delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe and also for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment on my herb garden washboard design.
Have a great last week of June!! Hugs
Yummy classic salad!
I do love salads and am so grateful at the distance we have come since my childhood when iceberg lettuce, tomato and a bit of beetroot were all that was around.
I'll have to pass on this one since the only ingredients I like from this are the eggs, walnuts and tomatoes.
Oh my, everything looks so good and thanks for the tips.
Really nice without the 'ham'.
That sounds delicious!
I would love that salad..The ham has a bit too much fat on it for me..I would have to peel it off ;)
Definitely my kind of food...looks delicious 💟
Chicory...like coffee?
I'd leave out the eggs, don't like hard boiled eggs.
But it does look good and nice and colorful too.
Sandra asked "Chicory...like coffee?"
Yes, "Chicory is a caffeine-free herb that is a popular coffee substitute. You will see chicory most often in New Orleans Coffee (or 'chicory coffee') recipes and it can be brewed and enjoyed on its own for its dark, rich flavor.
If you want to enjoy a coffee-like experience without turning to decaf, chicory is one of your best options. The flavor is very similar to regular coffee and because chicory naturally contains no caffeine, it appeals to a healthier, all-natural lifestyle."
Details and more to read here
https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-chicory-766431
All the best Jan
This looks scrumptious, Jan!
I'm glad I just ate! I'd be very hungry!!!
Not sure what Parma ham is...
I don't think I've ever eaten chicory in a salad, although I have had chicory coffee. The salad looks wonderful! Such healthy wonderful ingredients would be lovely from the first bite to the last! :)
Very interesting about the chicory and thank you for the delicious recipe. We purchased kale for salads yesterday.
peppylady(Dora) said:
'Not sure what Parma ham is...'
"Parma ham is a type of dry-cured pork from the Parma region of Italy. It is one of the most well-known varieties of prosciutto crudo or uncooked ham. Parma ham is used in a wide range of meals, such as salads and pasta dishes, and can be enjoyed on its own as an appetizer or "antipasto." The process of preparing this ham involves careful selection of the meat and months of drying and curing."
Read more here
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-parma-ham.htm
All the best Jan
This salad looks worth of trying for I love all the ingredients. Have to write a shopping list!
It was interesting reading about chicory, thank you.
This looks so yummy Jan! Thank you!
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