Killer Salad Recipes

I am pleased to tell you, my fellow salad groupies, that my dalliance with microgreens has blossomed into a full blown love affair. Even my wildest salad dreams did not prepare me for the taste sensation that microgreens deliver. Microgreens, however small and delicate, pack a punch that Ricky Hatton would be proud of.

You may have guessed by now that my first crop of microgreens has taken place, the rocket, beetroot and broccoli have been cut and measured, and they were definitely not found wanting. The basil is still teasing me however, and it will be a couple more days before I crop that one.

I decided to use my microgreens in a classic salad recipe, the famous Waldorf Salad. I like fruit in salads and I like crunch in salads, so the Waldorf salad is a firm favourite of mine It is also a quick and easy salad recipe.

I first made the dressing by mixing three tablespoons of regular mayonnaise with a teaspoon of lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

To the mayonnaise I added the following; some chopped red apple, with the skin removed, chopped celery, chopped red grapes and some toasted chopped walnuts. See: I told you it was quick and easy

Traditionally you would serve a Waldorf salad on a bed of crisp lettuce, but I decided to serve mine on a bed of rocket, watercress and baby spinach leaves.

I topped the Waldorf salad with my microgreens, I didn’t dress the microgreens, I just cut them, washed, dried and placed them on top.

The micro waldorf salad was delicious, it’s true the flavour of microgreens is more intense than the mature leaves, I compared the micro rocket leaves to the mature rocket, the difference in taste was noticeable. I have no doubt that same is true for all microgreens. I will definitely be using them in future salads.

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