Blackpudding, feta & apple salad with lemon dressing

Blackpudding, feta & apple salad with lemon dressing

Serves: Serves 4Prep Time: 45 minsCook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

For the salad:

200g Clonakilty Blackpudding

100g diced feta cheese

1 apple (skin on and cut into matchsticks)

Mixed salad leaves

Crushed walnuts

Small handful of grapes

For the dressing:

8 cloves garlic (minced or finely chopped)

½ tsp of black pepper

2 tsp salt

½ cup extra virgin olive oil

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Method

For the dressing:

1. Put the garlic, black pepper, salt, olive oil and lemon juice into a clean, empty jam jar or water bottle.

2. Shake the jar/bottle vigorously for 1 – 2 minutes to make sure the olive oil and lemon juice are mixed well with each other.

(Note: the above quantity makes enough dressing for approx. 35 servings).

For the salad:

1. Fry the pudding in a hot oiled pan until evenly cooked and crispy. Set aside and keep warm.

2. In a large bowl, gently mix some mixed leaves with feta, apples, grapes and crushed walnuts.

3. Crumble the warm blackpudding over the salad followed by a generous amount of the olive oil and lemon salad dressing.