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A Salad of Brussels Sprouts, Clementines, and Russet Apple

  • '175g (6 ounces) Brussels sprouts'
  • '2 clementines or other small citrus'
  • 'A russet apple'
  • '1 tablespoon sesame seeds'
  • '2 tablespoons olive oil'
  • 'A handful skinned almonds'
  • 'A large handful flat-leaf parsley leaves'
  • 'A clementine'
  • 'A lemon'
  • '2 tablespoons olive oil'
  • '1 tablespoon white wine vinegar'
  • '1 tablespoon honey'

  1. Put a large pan of water on to boil
  2. Trim the sprouts, then remove the outer leaves and put them into a bowl of cold water
  3. Slice what is left of the sprouts into quarters and add to the leaves
  4. Rinse thoroughly, then drain
  5. Lightly salt the boiling water, then lower in the sprouts
  6. Leave them to cook for a maximum of two minutes, until their colors are bright
  7. Have ready a bowl of water with ice cubes in it
  8. Failing that, a basin of very cold water
  9. Drain the sprouts and put them into the iced water
  10. This will stop them cooking
  11. Remove the peel from the clementines
  12. Slice the fruit in half, then into thin slices, and place in the salad bowl
  13. Halve the apple, then cut each half into thin segments, removing any seeds as you go
  14. Toss the apples with the clementines
  15. In a dry pan, toast the sesame seeds to a rich golden brown, then tip half of them into a small bowl and the remainder into the clementines and sprouts
  16. Return the pan to the heat, and add the oil and then the almonds
  17. Leave them to cook, moving them around the pan every few minutes, until they are golden and fragrant
  18. Salt lightly, then remove and place on kitchen paper
  19. Drain and lightly dry the sprouts and their leaves, then toss them gently with the apples and clementines
  20. Squeeze the clementine and lemon and stir their juice into the reserved sesame seeds
  21. With a fork or a small whisk, beat in the olive oil, white wine vinegar and honey
  22. Season with salt and black pepper, then use to dress the salad