{"id":15697,"date":"2014-02-18T09:22:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T08:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=15697"},"modified":"2014-02-27T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T10:09:47","slug":"feta-chicory-and-pomegranate-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=15697","title":{"rendered":"Feta, Chicory and Pomegranate Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15698\" alt=\"endive_fetap\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/endive_fetap.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/endive_fetap.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/endive_fetap-420x315.jpg 420w, http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/endive_fetap-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>A bowl of crisp, light but filling salad is one of the best ways to break the monotony of winter soups, stews and to feel that spring is not that far away. This salad is moreover very special to me. Above all, it marks my first steps in culinary exploration of pomegranate, the fruit I have neglected for too long. Secondly,\u00a0it&#8217;s one more dish in my growing feta recipes list. Finally, it&#8217;s sincerely one of the best main course salads I have ever had in my life and I find it very surprising that such a delightful and beautiful dish is based on typical winter produce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I found this recipe at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/4food\/recipes\/healthy\/feta-and-pomegranate-salad-recipe\" target=\"_blank\">Channel 4 website<\/a> while looking for pomegranate dish ideas. The combination of such boldly-flavoured products as feta, onion and chicory seemed accidental and messy, but in the end everything forms a harmonious though complex and uncommon light dish. The original recipe calls for fresh mint, which unfortunately I didn&#8217;t have when I took this photograph, but after my second batch I confirm it improves the final taste and aroma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have slightly modified the amounts and adapted it to a recipe for two.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are also a feta fan, here are some other cooking ideas with this famous Greek cheese:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15092\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=15090\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-15092\" alt=\"Spanakopita (Greek Feta and Spinach Pie)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/spanakopitap-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanakopita (Greek Feta and Spinach Pie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15447\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=15439\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-15447\" alt=\"Lentil and Feta Soup with Vinegar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lentilfetapp-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lentil and Feta Soup with Vinegar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14710\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=14636\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14710\" alt=\"Bouyourdi (Greek Baked Feta with Tomatoes and Peppers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bakedfpp-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bouyourdi (Greek Baked Feta with Tomatoes and Peppers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>TIPS: If you find chicory too bitter, replace half of it with sweet crisp salad leaves such as iceberg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tnYbxUirxCc\" target=\"_blank\">Check here<\/a> to see how to seed a pomegranate safely and easily.<\/p>\n<p><em>Preparation: 15 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients (serves two):<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1 package of feta (200 g\/about 7 oz)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>seeds from 1 pomegranate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>leaves from 2 chicories (endives)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1 medium red onion, sliced<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>fresh mint leaves<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2 tablespoons good olive oil<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2 tablespoons wine vinegar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(pepper)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drain the feta. Cut it into cubes.<\/p>\n<p>Leave the chicory leaves whole, cut them up or tear.<\/p>\n<p>Place the leaves in a bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Cover with feta pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and sliced red onion.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the oil and the vinegar.<\/p>\n<p>Pour on top of the salad.<\/p>\n<p>Add the mint leaves and serve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bowl of crisp, light but filling salad is one of the best ways to break the monotony of winter soups, stews and to feel&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[130,209,125,18],"tags":[45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15697"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15697"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15793,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15697\/revisions\/15793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}