Pickled Blackberry and Ricotta Salad

    20m prep time
    30m total time
    Easy level
    13 ingredients

Bring a sweet tang to salad with pickled blackberries. They provide a lovely contrast to the creamy ricotta, and the addition of beetroot adds deeper flavour and a pop of colour. If blackberries are in season (late July-early September), why not pop out and have a look around the hedgerows? You might be pleasantly surprised by what you can find.

Method

Based on 6 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Begin by making the pickled blackberries. Tip the bay leaf **, **vinegar, the sugar, a large pinch of fine sea salt** and about 100ml water (if cooking for 6) into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and keep stirring until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly, before stirring in the blackberries and shallots. Set aside to pickle for at least 1 hr. Will keep chilled in a sterilised jar for up to a week.

Step 2

Combine the mustard, honey, 2 tbsp vinegar (if cooking for 6) and olive oil in a jar or bowl until emulsified, and season to taste. Combine the watercress and salad leaves and arrange on a platter. Dot over the beetroot and ricotta, then top with the pickled blackberries and shallot. Sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds and drizzle over the dressing to serve.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 6 servings
  • 5tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 1L
  • 1.5tbsp Honey 1 x Stamford Street Co. Clear Honey 340g
  • 100g Watercress 1 x Sainsbury's Spinach Watercress & Rocket 100g
  • 125g Ricotta 1 x Sainsbury's Ricotta Cheese 250g
  • 1 Banana Shallot, sliced into rings 1 x Sainsbury's Echalion Shallots 400g
  • 150g Blackberries 1 x Sainsbury's Sweet Blackberries 150g
  • 75mls Apple Cider Vinegar, plus a little more for the dressing (see method) 1 x Aspall Raw Organic Apple Cyder Vinegar 500ml
  • 100g Mixed Salad Leaves 1 x Little Mixed Leaves 125g
  • 4 Cooked Whole Beetroot, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Cooked Beetroot in Natural Juices 500g
  • 25g Pumpkin Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Pumpkin Seeds 100g
  • 1 Bay Leaf 1 x Sainsbury's Bay Leaves 3g
  • 40g Caster Sugar 1 x Sainsbury's White Caster Sugar 1kg
  • 1.5tbsp Dijon Mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
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