Warm Beef and Plum SALAD Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 0 minutes Total time 10 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients
4 handfuls rocket leaves 3 blood plums, thinly sliced ½ red onion, finely sliced 400 g roast beef, thinly sliced 50 g goat’s or blue cheese, crumbled Dressing 100 g plum paste 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon white condiment white balsamic vinegar) 8 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper
Method
1 In a salad bowl or on individual plates, arrange rocket leaves, blood plums and red onion. Sca er beef across the salad. 2 To make dressing, put the plum paste in a heatproof jug or mug with water and microwave for 50 seconds or un l melted. Then add vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. S r to combine. Taste and adjust to your liking. Pour over salad and toss together. 3 Sprinkle with cheese.
The warm dressing is the star of this show, and you will love the combina on of robust flavours. As blood plums are s ll available through un l May, this is the perfect salad for when the weather is turning slightly cooler. If you don’t have le over roast beef, you can s ll enjoy this salad with a steak cooked to perfec on on the barbecue or using rare roast beef from the deli.
TIP YOU CAN FIND PLUM
PASTE IN THE DELI OR AT THE SUPERMARKET NEAR THE CHEESES. I LIKE MAGGIE BEER PLUM PASTE.