Summer vegetables with mixed leaves, pesto dressing and Knockalara sheep’s cheese

Now and then, when the organic vegetables are coming in vividly fresh and young, we put a selection of them on as a starter, to give them a chance to show themselves off at their finest. Rather than a jumbled salad, which this potentially is, I like to present the different vegetables in separate piles to give them room to shine. This is really a grower’s dish, and the most important thing for the cook to do in such fine company is to have respect, pay attention to the qualities of each veg