PREPARATION TIME 15 MINUTES | SERVES 6-8 Jazz music, like salad, bene昀椀ts from variety. In the former, you get it from pacing – rhythm changes up and down to create a crescendo or soothe the ears with a slow sequence. In the latter, textural changes and plenty of colour and movement in the ingredients provide the eater with enough interest to come in again and again. Think of the dressing like a harmony – it’s sharp and acidic, with pops of poppy seed to punctuate like a tappity-tap on the cymbals. POPPYSEED DRESSING METHOD 2 tbsp 昀椀nely chopped or grated To make the dressing, combine Transfer to a platter and serve red onion (see tips) all of the ingredients in a lidded immediately, pausing for applause. 2 tsp English mustard jar, seal tightly, and give it a 6 tbsp apple cider vinegar speakeasy bar shakey-shake. TIPS 2 tbsp honey Taste and correct for seasoning, Slice the cheeks off your red onion 2 tsp poppy seeds and set aside in the jar for the to use for the slaw and save the 昀氀avours to develop. inside panel for grating into the 1 tsp sea salt 昀氀akes In a large bowl, combine the 6 tbsp grapeseed oil dressing. shredded slaw ingredients, bar Freshly ground pepper to taste the apples. Only when close to serving, cut the cheeks off the You can make this up to a day SLAW JAZZ™ apples, slicing half into ahead – just store the sliced matchsticks and half into thin apples in their acidulated water ¼ red cabbage shredded slices and place into acidulated bath with a lid until serving time, very 昀椀nely water (500ml water with the and don’t dress until the very last ¼ wombok shredded juice and the skeletons of 2 minute. very 昀椀nely lemons). 1 carrots 昀椀nely shredded Just before serving, drain the You can 昀椀nely slice by hand, using ½ red onion 昀椀nely sliced prepared apple slices and toss a food processor, a mandolin with 2 tablespoons snipped chives together with the rest of the julienne attachment, or even a 1 handful and young parsley ingredients. Give the dressing julienne peeler. Cut the wombok leaves another good shake and pour and cabbage against the grain for 4 JAZZ™ apples over the salad, tossing again to the best shaped thin slices. coat generously.
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