Tapas recipe for 2 - 3 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has banana shallot, vegetable oil, kale, serrano ham, celery, manchego, sherry vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, sugar, raisins, blanched almond, vegetable oil and smoked paprika.
Warm kale salad with almonds & Serrano ham
Course: Tapas
Servings
2 - 3
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil: 2 tsp vegetable oil
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Smoked Paprika: good pinch of sweet smoked paprika
- Sugar: pinch of sugar
- Kale: 200g kale, large stalks removed, leaves roughly torn
- Dijon Mustard: 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Sherry Vinegar: 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
- Celery: 3 celery sticks, thinly sliced on an angle
- Blanched Almond: 2 tbsp whole blanched almonds
- Raisins: 2 tbsp raisins
- Banana Shallot: 2 banana shallots, sliced into rounds
- Serrano Ham: 4-6 slices serrano ham or your choice of cured ham
- Manchego: shavings of manchego cheese, to serve (optional)
Directions
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the shallots with 1 tsp oil on a large non-stick baking tray. Separate the rings a little as you turn them in the oil. Roast for 10 mins, stirring halfway, until starting to soften and turn golden here and there.
- In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, mustard, sugar and some seasoning together to make the dressing, then tip in the raisins and leave to soak. In a smaller roasting tin, toss the almonds, oil, paprika and a pinch of sea salt. Rub the kale all over with 1 tsp vegetable oil and some seasoning.
- Remove the shallot tray from the oven, mix in the kale (it's fine if it mounds a bit), then return the tray to the oven and put the almonds on the shelf below. Roast for 7 mins, giving the kale a turn halfway through, until crisp in some places, wilted in others.
- Ruffle the ham onto serving plates. Tip the kale, shallots and celery into the dressing bowl, make sure it coats the kale well, then mound on top of the ham and scatter with the almonds and the cheese, if using.
