SPRING SPECIAL: Fresh broad bean & pecorino cheese salad

Ingredients

* about 1,3kg fresh unpodded broad beans (450g/1lb podded weight)
* 5 small celery sticks
* a generous handful of rocket (about 100g/4oz)
* 12 mint leaves, roughly torn
* extra-virgin olive oil , for drizzling
* 175g pecorino , shaved into long strips

FOR THE DRESSING

* 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
* juice of a small lemon




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Umbrian Cheese with Honey or Marmelade (Jam)

This is a new Umbrian appetizer with typical cheese and marmelade or honey.
You can serve the cheese on a dish and the marmelade and honey on another one or
you can serve slices of cheese with the marmelade or the honey on them.

*Umbrian Caciotta cheese - Chestnut Honey


*Umbrian Parmigiano cheese - Chestnut Honey, Pumpkin Marmelade (Jam)


*Umbrian Pecorino cheese - Acacia Honey, Chestnut Honey, Dandelion Honey, Fig or Orange marmelade (Jam)


*Umbrian Ricotta cheese - Strawberry Tree Honey, Orange or Mandarin Marmelade (Jam)

To complete the dish I suggest to add pieces of Pear...

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Umbrian Typical Appetizer

To prepare a perfect Umbrian typical appetizer you need all the best Umbrian typical products:

- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Bread
- Truffle
- Olives
- Ham (Prosciutto)
- Capocollo
- Salami
- Pecorino Cheese

Put Olives, slices of Ham, Capocollo, Salami and Pecorino Cheese on a dish.
Cut some bread and roast it on the grill. Put the extra virgin olive oil on the bread (both parts) and salt it.
Cut some other bread and roast it on the grill. In a pan heat the grated truffle with some oil, salt it and put it on the bread.

Enjoy your meal!

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