Name: Pea, ham hock & watercress salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 750g podded fresh pea (or use frozen); 700g cooked ham hock (see tip, below), cooled and shredded; large handful parsley leaves, chopped; bunch spring onions sliced; large handful watercress; 7 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 3 tsp English mustard

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Pea, ham hock & watercress salad

Pea, ham hock & watercress salad

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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Pea, ham and parsley are one of life's great combinations - this green salad with mustard dressing is simple, fresh and healthy

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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750g podded fresh pea

(or use frozen)
700g cooked ham

hock (see tip, below), cooled and shredded
large handful parsley

leaves, chopped
bunch spring onions

sliced
large handful watercress

For the dressing

7 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil
2 tbsp cider vinegar
3 tsp English mustard

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal454

low
fat25g
saturates5g
carbs12g
sugars4g
fibre9g
protein42g
salt0.4g

low

Method

step 1

Cook the peas in a large pan of boiling salted water for about 3 mins (or 1 min if frozen). Drain and run under cold water to stop them cooking. Whisk the dressing ingredients together with some seasoning until emulsified.
step 2

Mix the ham hock with the peas, parsley and dressing in a large bowl. Transfer the salad to a platter or spoon onto individual plates. Scatter over the spring onions and watercress just before serving.

RECIPE TIPS

COOKING HAM HOCK

Put 2 medium ham hocks (about 2kg) in a large roasting tin with 2 chopped carrots, 2 chopped onions, 2 chopped celery sticks, a few bay leaves, 1 tsp black peppercorns and 600ml water. Cover with foil and braise in the oven for 2 hrs at 160C/140C fan/gas 3 until the meat is tender. Leave until cool enough to handle, then shred the meat.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2013

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