AN UNCOMMON COLCANNON BY IRISH CHEF LESA SULLIVAN

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Lesa says: "Though we usually indulge in colcannon but once a year here in the US, colcannon is commonly eaten year-round in Ireland. It was traditionally a mostly-mashers affair, sometimes flavored with a bit of meat, and always containing some kind of green like kale or cabbage. I like to bring up the volume of the greens, let the potatoes play a supporting role in this version. Flavor it with Irish blue cheese, heavy cream and a dose of honey. If you can't get the Cashel Blue mentioned here in the recipe (and that would be a shame), a good quality cow's milk blue cheese will do.

Provided by Annacia * @Annacia

Categories     Vegetables

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup(s) apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) honey
1 teaspoon(s) toasted caraway, ground
3 tablespoon(s) toasted caraway, ground
5 tablespoon(s) olive oil
3-4 ounce(s) cashel blue irish farmhouse cheese
3-4 ounce(s) 6-7 leaves of kale cut in fine ribbons
2 cup(s) red cabbage, sliced very thin
1/2 - a small celery root (celeriac), peeled and finely julienned
2 small small potatoes, peeled, steamed and gently mashed
- salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Combine vinegar, honey, caraway, cream and oil together. Whisk well.
  • Crumble the cheese into small cubes and toss in the dressing until coated; set aside.
  • Combine kale, red cabbage, celery root and potatoes. Dress with the cheese sauce, toss well and season with salt and pepper.
  • Let rest several minutes at room temperature to absorb liquid and intensify in flavor.

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