WINTER SALAD W/ SMOKED HAM & POMEGRANATE

WINTER SALAD W/ SMOKED HAM & POMEGRANATE

Ingredients:

1 medium red onion, sliced into thin rings rice vinegar
3 heads Belgian endive
1 small head each red leaf lettuce and curly endive
3 ounces smoked ham, cut into thin sticks
1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced
1 glove garlic
2 whole scallions
1 generous tablespoon Dijon mustard
extra-virgin olive oil to taste
1 large pomegranate, seeded

Directions:

Cover onion with rice vinegar. Soak 20 minutes. Wash, dry, and tear all but Belgian endive leaves into bite- sized pieces. Arrange greens on a large platter, with endive leaves here and there. Scatter with apple and ham. Drain vinegar into a blender, adding the garlic, scallions, and mustard. With blender running, add oil to taste. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Tuck onions into greens. Just before serving, drizzle dressing over the salad and finish with pomegranate.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

Category: Salads