In the course of several past years Ukrainian cuisine has been on the fast track. The vast Ukrainian master chef community now specialises in cooking with original Ukrainian food products, developing culinary traditions, and they are not afraid to stage bold experiments in professional kitchens. The master chefs are now introducing some of the most loved home cooked dishes into the restaurant menus and help develop recipes especially suited for modern high-end kitchens. Today we are offering you a recipe which was developed by a master chef originally from Chernihiv. Explore the novel flavours with this new salad recipe, which combines some of the most popular ingredients in Ukraine. This seemingly simple dish boasts in flavour. Baked parsnip highlights a mix of sharp flavours, including sour cherry and apples, as well as earthy flavours of fresh mint with an addition of sour and sweet dressing. This exquisite dish is worthy of a restaurant menu. And such is the face of modern Ukrainian cuisine.

 

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Serves 2
Cook: 10-15 min
 

 

Ingredients

• parsnip — 60 g
• green apples — 40 g
• fresh cherries — 40 g
• spinach leaves — 50 g
• bell peppers — 50 g
• shelled walnuts — 20 g
• fresh mint — 10 g
• sunflower oil — 20 g

For the dressing

• hemp oil — 40 g
• honey — 10 g
• apple vinegar — 5 g
• salt and pepper to taste

 

Cooking method

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Wash and pat the vegetables dry with a cloth. Chop the parsnip and bell peppers into small triangles and fry in sunflower oil, or use a grill.

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For the dressing: mix the honey and apple vinegar, season and gradually add hemp oil until the mixture becomes smooth.

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Wash and dry the spinach leaves. Cut the apple into thin strips, add the crushed walnuts and some dressing. Pit the cherries and mix with minced mint.

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Arrange the fried vegetables on a plate mixed with some spinach, followed by the apple mixed with walnuts and blended with the remaining spinach. Dress the salad and sprinkle with cherries mixed with mint.

 

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Spinach leaves can be replaced with lettuce, and fresh cherries with dried cherries or any other sweet and sour type of soft berry  

 

A perfect way to meet your guests.

 


 

Photo by Oksana Sybydlo