American Salad
- 1 large peach
- 2 sticks celery
- 2oz/50g mushrooms
- ½ cucumber
- 1 small red pepper
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 large orange
- 1 large banana
- ½ lettuce (optional)
- ¼ pint/150ml Lemon and Honey Dressing
- 8oz/225g cottage cheese
- watercress to garnish, if desired
Wash and slice the peach, removing the stone. Chop the celery. Clean and finely slice the mushrooms, together with the cucumber. Dice the red pepper, removing the seeds, adn quarter the tomatoes. Peel the orange, removing as much of the pith as possible, and slice the flesh into very thin circles. Slice the banana.
Wash, drain and shred the lettuce, if used, and arrange it on a serving plate. Lightly mix all the prepared vegetables and fruits together, pour over the dressing and toss. Serve the salad in a bowl or on the bed of lettuce and pile the cottage cheese on top. Garnish with the watercress, if used.
Serves 4