Pear Salad

I created this simple pear salad as an accompaniment to a cheese fondue. The pear makes an extremely refreshing salad that not only works well with cheese but is an excellent accompaniment to grilled meats such as lamb cutlets.

4-6 Portions

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time

Pear Salad:

• 4 pears, cut into slices 5mm thick, retaining the shape of the pear (discard the core),
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 50g baby spinach
• 50g watercress
• 4 tbsp roasted walnuts, roughly chopped
• maldon salt and freshly ground black pepper

Dressing:

• 1 tbsp runny honey
• 11/2 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove, crushed (optional)
• 50ml white wine vinegar
• 150ml extra virgin olive oil

Method:
Dressing: Whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a container until well combined. Use at once or mix together again before serving. I prepare my dressing in a jar and shake it vigorously.

Pear Salad: Slice the pears lengthwise, retaining the shape of the pear into pieces 3-5mm thick (discard the core). Toss the slices in the lemon juice. Place the remaining ingredients in a salad bowl and toss well. Scatter the pear slices throughout the salad. Drizzle over a little salad dressing. Serve

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