Pear Salad with blue cheese
A delicious Pear Salad with blue cheese, combining juicy pears, fresh rocket, and toasted walnuts, topped with a honey mustard dressing.
Equipment
- Jar for shaking dressing
- Oven
- Large Bowl
- Tray for toasting
Ingredients
Fruits
- 1.5 pears Pears juicy and ripe, any type, can substitute with nashi pears or sweet apples
Nuts
- ¾ cup Walnuts whole, can substitute with almonds or pecans
Leafy Greens
- 120 g Rocket/Arugula Lettuce
Cheese
- 120 g Blue Cheese roquefort, gorgonzola, stilton, or other good blue cheese, creamy but can be crumbled into chunks
Dressing Ingredients
- 1.5 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1.5 tablespoon Honey
- 1.5 tablespoon Cider Vinegar
- 1.5 tablespoon Vegetable or Olive Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ⅛ teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
Preparation
- Shake Dressing in a jar.
- Halve then scoop out the core of the pears. Place cut face down and slice into 3mm / 0.12" slices.
- Spread walnuts on a tray and toast in a 180°C/350°F oven for 8 minutes or until they smell nutty. Leave some whole and break some in half with hands.
- In a large bowl, toss rocket with 2 tablespoon of Dressing.
- Assemble: Pile ⅓ of the rocket on a platter. Scatter with ⅓ of the pears, ⅓ of the walnuts, and ⅓ of the blue cheese crumbled into small chunks. Repeat twice more. Drizzle with remaining Dressing just before serving.
Notes
Choose a blue cheese that is creamy to stick to the salad but firm enough to crumble. If not assembling in 30 minutes, drizzle pears lightly with lemon juice to prevent browning.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 9gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 509mgPotassium: 241mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 760IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 186mgIron: 1mg
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