favorite winter salad

servings
4

method

For the dressing, pound together or finely chop the garlic and anchovies. Mix in the crème fraîche, then the zest and juice of the lemon, and season to taste with freshly ground black pepper. Simple!

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Tear the bread into rough pieces of about an inch or so and scatter into a roasting tin. Drizzle the bread with a little olive oil then toss with a good pinch of sea salt and bake for 10 minutes or until crunchy.

Trim the bottoms of the little gems then break up each one, keeping the leaves whole. Give the watercress and lettuce leaves a quick wash, then dry in a salad spinner and lay on a large serving plate. Cut the top off the fennel and hang on to the feathery parts. Trim the bottom of the bulb and discard the scruffy outer leaves. Cut the bulb in half and slice as thinly as possible from the root to the tip, then add to the rest of the leaves. Next, fry the slices of halloumi on both sides in a little olive oil until golden, then drain on kitchen paper. Add the halloumi and croutons to the serving plate. Season, give the whole lot a gentle toss, then drizzle over the crème fraîche dressing. Chop the fennel tops and bash the pomegranate to get the seeds out, then scatter the fennel and seeds over the salad.

ingredients

• ½ a clove of garlic, peeled
• 3 anchovies
• 200ml crème fraîche
• finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ a small loaf of rustic bread
• 2 lugs of olive oil
• 4 little gem lettuce
• 2 handfuls of watercress
• 1 fennel bulb
• 250g halloumi cheese, cut into 12 slices
• 1 pomegranate

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1. by Barbara on Fri 13 Jan 2012 @ 03:23

This looks very good.........I am going to make it on the weekend!! Thanks!

2. by Tiffany on Thu 16 Dec 2010 @ 17:08

Made this for a holiday party and the taste and look were phenomenal. The red pomegranate and sprigs of fennel made for a wonderfully light, tasty, and beautiful holiday salad! The cheese was at the better specialty markets and was a big hit!

3. by Sarah on Sat 02 Jan 2010 @ 10:43

Made this for New Year's Day and it was really good. Put it on a nice serving plate and the colors were amazing. Went down very well even with my fussier guests!

4. by Cristina on Sat 18 Jul 2009 @ 12:59

Trying this this weekend for friends! Wish me luck!

5. by lenatan on Sat 06 Dec 2008 @ 17:54

Thank you Jamie winter salad is very nice and light i love it

6. by Puntje5 on Wed 03 Dec 2008 @ 19:20

This is going to be on me weekend-friends-coming-over-diner. Hope I can find the cheese.

Love, Christel

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