Yorkshire Salad (aka Durham Salad, or Mint Salad)
This recipe for Yorkshire Salad aka Durham Salad or Mint Salad, is a traditional recipe from Yorkshire and the North East of England. A traditional heirloom recipe, it is served with roast dinners, usually roast lamb or roast beef, or with Yorkshire puddings before a roast dinner. It's not that well known south of Yorkshire, but as with all regional recipes, it travels well, so why not make it next Sunday, if you're south of Watford Gap! It's basically a mixture of chopped lettuce, spring onions (scallions) and fresh mint in sweetened malt vinegar. Sounds odd? Maybe, but I can assure you that it is absolutely divine with a Sunday roast, adding a fabulous minty zinginess and freshness to all roast dinners. It seems that this "salad" comes under many names, as well as Yorkshire Salad, it's also called Durham Salad and Mint Salad.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 medium lettuce such as Romaine, Cos or another robust lettuce
- 3 to 4 spring onions (scallions) trimmed and diced
- Bunch fresh mint about 12 stems, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons white caster sugar
- 3 tablespoons malt vinegar
Instructions
- Dissolve the sugar with the vinegar.
- Add the chopped mint to the vinegar and allow to marinate for 15 minutes or so.
- Finely shred the lettuce and set aside in a salad bowl.
- Scatter the diced spring onions over the lettuce, and mix well.
- Pour the mint sauce over the shredded lettuce and spring onions. Mix well.
- Serve with Yorkshire puddings, or with a roast dinner.