Starters & Light meals

Baby gem salad

Name: Baby gem salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: serving
Cuisine: Starters & Light meals
Ingredients: raisins 90 g,balsamic vinegar 1⁄2 cup,pork rashers, cut into small slices 4,pack Woolworths baby gem lettuce hearts 1,Gorgonzola 150 g

By Abigail Donnelly

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

cooking Time 10 minutes

“It doesn’t get much easier than placing a pile of leaves on a platter, setting a bowl of the tangy sweet raisins and a slab of Gorgonzola on the table and letting everyone help themselves. You can also use bacon instead of pork rashers.” – Abigail Donnelly

Wine/Spirit Pairing

Thelema Cool Climate Series Reserve Collection Merlot

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Ingredients

Method

90 g raisins
1⁄2 cup balsamic vinegar
4 pork rashers, cut into small slices
1 pack Woolworths baby gem lettuce hearts
150 g Gorgonzola

Method

Ingredients

1. Preheat the oven’s grill. Soak the raisins in the balsamic vinegar while cooking the pork.

2. Place the pork rashers on a baking tray and grill for 6 minutes, then turn and grill for a further 3 minutes.

3. To serve, place the leaves on a platter with the cheese. Spoon over the raisins and pork.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly and Kate Wilson
Food assistants: Emma Nkunzana and Josh Van Zyl

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Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

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