Neil Perry's Macy's Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 baby cos lettuce,  washed and dried  
• 2 celery stalks, cut on the angle 1 cm thick  
• 4 dates seeded and cut into ½ cm slices  
• 1 red apple cut off the core and sliced into ½ cm slices  
• 2 tablespoons of chopped almonds  
• Sea salt 
• Freshly ground pepper  
• Juice of 1 lemon 
• 2 tablespoons of chardonnay vinegar  
• Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
• 30 grams of gruyere cheese, cut into slices with a vegetable peeler  

Method:  

1. In a stainless steel bowl place all the ingredients except the chopped almonds and gruyere. Season well with salt, pepper and Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  
2. Place the salad gently on two plates or bowls and top with the chopped almonds and gruyere.

Variation: The chopped almonds can be substituted for a variety of different nuts like pistachio or cashew, and the gruyere can be substituted with parmesan.