QUICK & TASTY #9 – Green salad with Manchego & walnuts

Continuing with the string of tasty and healthy recipes with Manchego, today I bring you a salad that – unlike others – is full of personality.

The gutsy contrast of assertive greens with the sweet caramel, the slivers of Manchego, the wild raddish and the walnuts; will surely impress your guests.

What you need:

• 1 head of green or red leaf lettuce
• 1 (1/2-pound) piece Manchego cheese, rind removed and cheese shaved into thin slices (preferably with a cheese plane)
• 4 oz chopped walnuts
• 4 oz wild radish
• 3 oz brown sugar
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Red wine vinegar
• Salt

Instructions:

1. Wash and dry lettuce and tear into pieces. Arrange lettuce on a large platter.
2. Sprinkle walnuts and chopped wild radish over lettuce.
3. Cut the Manchego cheese in slices and place them in a grill – this can be done either using the microwave or a medium-heat oven.
4. Sprinkle the brown sugar on top of the cheese slices and grill them for 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese is caramelized on top.
5. Dress salad by drizzling vinegar and olive oil all over.
6. Enjoy!