SHAVED CELERY & SWEET PEPPER SALAD WITH WATERCRESS, PECORINO & MINT

SHAVED CELERY & SWEET PEPPER SALAD WITH WATERCRESS, PECORINO & MINT image

Categories Salad

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups shaved heart of celery
2 cups shaved red bell pepper
2 cups loosely packed watercress leaves, no thick stems
4 to 5 mint leaves, torn into small pieces
Chunk of Pecorino Romano or ricotta salata
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
Kosher or sea salt

Steps:

If possible, use a mandoline, V-slicer or other vegetable slicer to shave the vegetables as thinly as possible. Otherwise, use a sharp chef's knife. Put the celery, bell pepper, watercress and mint in a large serving bowl. With a cheese plane or vegetable peeler, shave about 2 ounces of cheese into the bowl. Put the olive oil, vinegar and salt to taste in a shaker jar and shake well. Pour enough of the dressing over the salad to moisten all the vegetables. (You may not need it all.) Toss, taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve immediately.