An untimely season but reason to be jolly.

Christmas in February doesn’t have a catchy ring to it, but I think I could grow to like it.

Fifteen Christmas Salad

Sicilian Dressing

Jamie says he usually serves this salad in December, when clementines are at their sweetest, hence the seasonal name. But when you see the finished product, it actually kind of looks Christmassy, so I figured I could use a bit of cheer mid-week.

I started the layering with ripped up pieces of buffalo mozzarella, then lemon zest and sliced clementines (I was just going to use oranges, but Woollies actually had clementines – result). In a bowl, I dressed some rocket, witlof leaves and fresh mint with the Sicilian dressing then used two slices of prosciutto to wrap bundles of the dressed leaves. They then sat on top, sprinkled with shaved parmesan.

Don’t you think it looks festive and Christmassy? It sure tasted festive! And I was so happy that t looked so like the picture in the book (you’ll just have to trust me on this!) that it felt like I was celebrating something!.

Xx

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