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Chorizo and tomato salad with ricotta salata

Ingredients

• 200g chorizo
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 shallot
• Handful cherry tomatoes, on the vine
• 1 heirloom tomato
• 2 garden tomatoes
• Handful mixed salad leaves
• Handful basil, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 200g ricotta salata
• Fresh pepper

Method

1. Cut 150g of the chorizo into cubes and fry in flavourless oil for a few mins until the chorizo crisps.
2. Smash the garlic clove and add to the pan whole.
3. Add the cherry tomatoes on the vine.
4. Remove from the heat and set aside.
5. Cut the shallot into very thin slices and place in a salad bowl.
6. Chop the tomatoes into different sizes and add to the salad bowl.
7. Add the lettuce, basil and the cooked chorizo as well as the remaining raw chorizo.
8. Add some of the chorizo oil remaining in the pan and the sherry vinegar.
9. Add the ricotta salata and toss the salad.
10. Serve with the fried cherry tomatoes on the top with some freshly ground black pepper.

This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today TV, aired on TVM on 26 June, 2015.