Grilled goat's cheese, honeyed ham and apple salad with celery hearts and spiced honey dressing.

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Antrim

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I've been cooking since i was 9 years old & i love that with cooking there is always something new to learn both from your own experiences & from others. After leaving school i went to university but soon realised that working with food would be the only career that would make me happy!I work in a small cafe where i am given the freedom to be creative but i feel i have so much more to learn. i have always been a fan of the ballymaloe ethos and to do the cookery course would be a dream come true.
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On our farm we keep rare breed pigs, grow apples and there are several beehives in the orchards so i wanted to create a recipe to showcase the fab ingredients we have on our doorstep. This would be a delicious lunch dish or starter that is equally flavourful without the ham for vegetarians and its gluten free! The addition of garam masala to the dressing is a subtle twist on traditional flavours & the sweetness of the apple & honey offsets the stength of the goats cheese to provide great balance

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Yummy!

Yummy!

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Love ya!

Love ya!

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Veggie option

I'm going to do this myself without the ham - ta love!

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sounds tasty, where can i get it?

having tasted many a treat to come from your cafe kitchen i wish you all the best in the competition and cant wait to get stuck into a bit of honeyed ham and apple. im drooling! good luck!

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best of luck cailĂ­n!!

from Cathal, the Belfast exile in Belgrade, Serbia

your bruv's pal, having met him in Christchurch Sept2009 Smile)

slán agus slainté!

cathal~

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Hey Gem!

Wow.....sounds so so yummmy, you'll have to let me no what cafe you're working in because I would definitely come visit!

Good luck chum.........xx

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Yumm

Sounds Lovely!

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Go Gemma

Sounds just perfect and has both you and your farm all over it. Food as it should!

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