Manchego Cheese & Watercress Salad
I created this salad to balance the robust flavors of the Mediterranean White Fish dish. The spicy watercress, gives the mellow Manchego cheese and toasted pine nuts a nice kick and the lemon-olive oil dressing ties it all together with a kiss of citrus. The combination makes this salad the perfect accompaniment to the big flavors of the Mediterranean.
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
- 4 bunches live watercress
- 1 cup Manchego cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
Directions
- First toast the pine nuts – heat the oven to 400 degrees
- Spread pine nuts on cookie sheet, put them in the oven until golden brown – usually about 10 minutes. But watch them, they burn fast!
- Take pine nuts out and let cool
- Cut stems off watercress, wash and dry thoroughly.
- Place watercress in salad bowl and toss with lemon-olive oil dressing
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
- Add in Manchego cheese and pine nuts.
- Toss and serve
