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Salmagundi

This large serving platter of fresh vegetables, cheese and ham is the perfect way to start a summer party.

Ingredients

For the dressing
For the vegetables
For the egg mayonnaise
For the apple and fennel coleslaw
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, core removed, grated

  • 1 large bulb fennel, trimmed, grated (add a squeeze of lemon juice to stop it browning)

  • 50g/1¾oz mayonnaise

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve
  • 90g/3¼oz thinly sliced good-quality ham

  • 45g/1¾oz thinly sliced venison salami

  • 45g/1¾oz thinly sliced good-quality salami

  • 400g/14oz heritage tomatoes (mixed colours and types), sliced

  • 8 French breakfast radishes

  • 1 shallot, finely sliced

  • handful dandelion leaves, trimmed

  • handful baby leeks, trimmed

  • handful micro red chard

  • 1 punnet mustard cress

  • 1 punnet celery cress

  • 100g/3oz Doddington cheese (or cheddar), peeled into shavings

  • handful mixed seasonal garden herbs such as chives, dill, chervil and edible flowers, chopped

  • celery salt, to taste

Preparation method

  1. For the dressing, mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl until well combined.

  2. For the vegetables, blanch the fennel and broccoli in a pan of boiling water for one minute, then drain and refresh in cold water.

  3. Blanch the carrots and cauliflower in boiling water for two minutes, then drain and refresh in cold water.

  4. Cook the beetroots in a pan of boiling water for 5-6 minutes, then drain and refresh in cold water. Peel the beetroots and slice thinly.

  5. Melt the butter in a frying pan, then fry the mushrooms for 1-2 minutes. Drizzle with a little salad dressing.

  6. For the egg mayonnaise, cut the crusts of the toast and cut into small squares.

  7. Mix the mayonnaise and curry powder together in a bowl and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Gently stir in the diced egg, then spoon the mixture onto the squares of toast.

  8. For the apples and fennel coleslaw, mix the apple and fennel together in a bowl and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in the mayonnaise until well combined.

  9. To serve, arrange the cured meats on a large serving platter. Top with the blanched vegetables, tomatoes, radishes, shallot, mushrooms, coleslaw, salad leaves and egg mayonnaise toast.

  10. Garnish with the herbs and cheese shavings. Serve the celery salt in small salt shakers.

Less than 30 mins preparation time

30 mins to 1 hour cooking time

Serves 6-8

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