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Red cabbage, Stilton and walnut salad

Red cabbage and celery – raw but yummy!

Red cabbage, stilton and walnut salad (with caramelised red onions)

Red cabbage, finely sliced or shredded

Celery, finely sliced

1 red onion, sliced and caramelised (gently fried in a saucepan in garlic oil for roughtly 10 mins)

Stilton cheese (or your favourite blue cheese)

A handful of walnuts, toasted lightly

Red onions gently fried till golden and stickily delicious

To make the dressing, whisk the following together:

3 tablespoons of good virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 – 1½ tablespoons lime or lemon juice (we only had limes)

2 teaspoons of runny honey

a good pinch of salt

a good pinch of freshly ground black pepper

To make devil’s on horseback

Wrap pitted prunes in streaky bacon and roast in a 180 degree (Celsius) oven for between 25-35 minutes until the bacon’s crispy.

Devilishly good

Red cabbage, Stilton cheese, walnuts and caramelised onions – brilliant together