I served this salad for dinner and the cheers were unanimous. It’s a 10 for me, and I didn’t even use the ‘nduja sausage, which I’m sure would kick this up another notch.
At first, it seems like there are too many steps. However, just as mentioned in the recipe, some of the steps can be performed ahead of time. Once you get into the flow of things, before you know it, it’s time to pick up your fork. By then, you would have already whet your appetite with the few pop-in-your-mouth morsels, so necessary for final quality control… hehe… and those corn nuts?!
Overall, this salad was both hearty and light. The flavours and textures all complemented each other. It was a mosaic for the eyes and palate. There was sweet, there was tangy, there was char, there was smoky, there was herby, there was crunchy.
Please, please, please do not skip the corn nuts in the topping. I used 1/2 cup and away we crunched. Summer tasty platter with built in fun is what I’d call this dish. What to drink you ask? We sipped vinho verde between bites and were totally satisfied.