Grape, Rocket and Spiced Nut Salad

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup grapes halved
• 1 green apple julienned
• Rocket leaves
• 60g sultanas soaked in verjuice or marsala
• 1 cup mixed nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts)

For the nuts make a spice blend in a grinder of

• 2/3 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1/2 teaspoon cassia bark
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 3 cloves and 10 green cardamom seeds (not pods).
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• Drizzle of walnut oil to finish.

Method

1. 1.Lightly dry fry the nuts in a pan.
2. Add spice mix.
3. When they start to glisten add a little olive oil and fry. This process is really important to stop the nuts from going soggy in the dressing.
4. Cool, and drain on a paper towel.
5. Add a little more all spice, paprika and salt, and spread over the serving plate. Add all the other ingredients and pile up on the plate- the grapes, apple, sultanas and rocket.
6. Dress with walnut oil and a touch of salt to finish.

Recipe courtesy of Nuts for Life, for more information visit www.nutsforlife.com.au. This recipe originally appeared on the ABC website.