Nordic Winter Salad recipe
Signe Johansen, author of How to Hygge, share her recipe for a delicious nordic winter salad.
Kale is about as zeitgeisty as a winter green can be, but I’m actually not a huge fan and this is the only way I’ll eat it as I find raw kale hard to chew. The secret is to really massage kale leaves so they start to soften and wilt. Roast squash or sweet potato make pretty much any salad better and pomegranate adds a little razzmatazz to this otherwise super-simple dish.
Total time
30 minutes
Prep time
10 minutes
Amount
4 as a side dish, 2 as a main
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash or 2 sweet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Seeds of 1 pomegranate
- 1 bunch of variegated or plain kale - washed and finely chopped
- Zest and juice of 1 large unwaxed lemon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 200°∆C/gas mark 6. Chop the squash or sweet potatoes into bite-sized chunks, put them on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and roast in the oven for about 30 minutes or until tender. Once cooked, remove from the oven and set aside.
- Place the pomegranate seeds in a bowl. Massage the kale with the lemon zest and juice and some olive oil so that the leaves soften, then add to the bowl with the pomegranate seeds. Toss together, cover and set aside until ready to serve.
- Mix the salad with the roasted butternut squash and serve with some roast fish, chicken or meat of your choice. This salad also works a treat with diced feta, avocado and mixed seeds if you would rather keep it vegetarian.
How to Hygge
by Signe Johansen
In How To Hygge, renowned Scandinavian cook and writer Signe Johansen explores the culture of hygge, shares the secrets of Nordic living and shows you how to adopt these elements into your everyday life, wherever you are in the world.