Warm salad of tenderstem broccoli, lemon yoghurt dressing mushrooms and smoked almonds

Ingredients
Serves 6
For the salad:
400g sprouting purple broccoli, ends trimmed (3-4 stems per person approx.)
50g winter leaves (mixed baby leaves or radicchio, lambs lettuce), washed
2 tbsp light olive oil
75g fresh chanterelles, cleaned
75g golden oyster mushrooms, cleaned
For the lemon yoghurt dressing:
120ml Full fat Greek yoghurt
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
For the pesto vinaigrette:
1 tsp English mustard
Pinch of sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
½ clove garlic crushed
75-90ml rapeseed oil, depending on the consistency required
60g sunflower seeds, toasted
2 tbsp grated parmesan
25g chopped fresh parsley
25g chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper
To garnish:
6 tbsp smoked salted almonds, chopped
8 chervil sprigs (optional)
Instructions
To make the lemon yogurt dressing:
- Combine 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest and 3 teaspoons of the lemon juice with the yoghurt and season with salt and pepper to taste. If the yoghurt is a little loose or watery, place a sieve over a bowl, lined with a clean cloth or piece of muslin and pour the yoghurt into the sieve – allow to strain over the bowl for two hours in the fridge to firm up slightly.
To make the pesto vinaigrette:
- Place the mustard, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice and crushed garlic into a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil until emulsified. Add a splash of water if it becomes too thick. Add the toasted seeds, parmesan and herbs combine well. (This can also be made in the small bowl of a food processor or using a hand blender.)
To make the salad:
- Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the broccoli for 1-3 minutes until just tender and then plunge into iced water to refresh. Drain, pat dry and set aside.
- Gently tear the salad leaves into bite size pieces keeping some of their shape, then store in the fridge covered in damp kitchen paper until ready to use.
To serve:
- Lightly warm 4 serving plates. Put a pan of salted water on to boil.
- Heat the second tablespoon of oil and sauté the mushrooms with a good pinch of salt for 1 minute until lightly caramelised, just softened, but still holding their shape and not releasing too much liquid. Place on kitchen paper and keep warm until needed.
- Place the broccoli back into the pan of boiling salted water for 30 seconds, drain well.
- Place two tablespoons of the yoghurt dressing in the centre of each plate and smooth into a circle with back of the spoon – leaving a large border. Drizzle a little of the pesto vinaigrette onto the yoghurt, scatter some almonds and chervil if using.
- Pile the broccoli and winter leaves on top of the yoghurt.
- Dress with a little more pesto vinaigrette. Scatter the mushrooms on top and garnish, the rest of almonds and chervil, if using.
- Serve immediately.
Preparing ahead
The vinaigrette and dressing can be made and the broccoli blanched several hours in advance. Cook the mushrooms just before serving.