🥗 Rich Salad with Valtellina Casera DOP, Crispy Bacon, Nuts, and Apple
A perfect mix of freshness and flavor: the complete and delicious salad that tastes of the mountains 🏔️🍏🥓
Introduction
When salad becomes a main dish! This rich salad with aged Valtellina Casera DOP, crispy bacon, fresh mushrooms, green apples, and nuts is a true explosion of flavors and textures.
Ideal for a complete, light yet nutritious lunch, it is also perfect as a main dish on warmer days. Every ingredient, from rye bread to the matchstick-cut apple, is chosen to provide an authentic and satisfying taste experience. 😋
📝 Ingredients (for 4 people)
- 200 g of mixed salads (spumiglia, songino, lollo, valeriana, wild arugula)
- 150 g of aged Valtellina Casera DOP
- 8 slices of bacon
- 8 small cherry tomatoes
- 4 fresh mushrooms (cultivated or porcini)
- 16 walnut halves
- 8 slices of rye bread, cut into cubes
- 1 green apple
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste
- Red wine vinegar to taste
- Salt to taste
👩🍳 Step-by-step Preparation
- Wash and dry the mixed salads thoroughly.
- In a non-stick pan, sauté the bacon until crispy, then set it aside.
- In the same pan, toast the cubes of rye bread until golden and crispy.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes into wedges and the Valtellina Casera DOP into thin sticks.
- Thinly slice the fresh mushrooms (preferably porcini).
- Cut the green apple into matchsticks without peeling it.
- On a serving plate or in individual bowls, assemble the salad by arranging: the mixed salads, cherry tomatoes, toasted bread, bacon, mushrooms, cheese, walnuts, and apple.
- Dress with an emulsion made by mixing extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, and salt.
💡 Extra Tips
- If you want a vegetarian version, you can replace the bacon with smoked tofu or grilled goat cheese.
- Also great with the addition of flax or sunflower seeds for a nutrient boost!
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