Winter leaf & parsnip salad with walnuts

Winter leaf & parsnip salad with walnuts

John Torode's bitter leaf salad and vinaigrette are a good foil to a creamy tart or rich ham

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10 with other dishes

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

plus cooling
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

1 of 5-a-day

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the parsnips with the oil in a roasting tin, then roast for 20-25 mins until golden and tender. Add the nuts and roast for 15 mins more until the nuts are coloured. Take from the oven and cool. Can be cooked up to 2 days ahead.
  2. Put all the leaves, parsnips and nuts into a large serving bowl.
  3. Make the vinaigrette according to the recipe below and serve on the side - this way your guests can add their own dressing, and your salad won't go soggy if it's not eaten straight away.
Try

John's vinaigrette

Whisk 1 tbsp Dijon mustard and 5 tbsp red wine vinegar together. Still whisking, add 1 tsp walnut oil and 250ml extra virgin olive oil, then season to taste. Will keep for 1 month in an airtight jar.

Per serving

132 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 4g, salt 0.02 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2009.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10 with other dishes

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

plus cooling
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

1 of 5-a-day

Ingredients

  • 4 parsnips , sliced into 1cm rounds
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 100g walnut halves
  • 3 large heads chicory or radicchio, leaves separated
  • 200g mixed salad leaves , such as baby spinach and watercress
  • John Torode's vinaigrette (see below)
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Per serving

132 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 4g, salt 0.02 g

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