Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Rocket

Name: Pear Salad with Blue Cheese and Rocket
Ingredients: 1 1/2 - 2 pears (, any type, juicy and ripe (or nashi pears or sweet apples); 3/4 cup walnuts (, whole (sub almonds, pecans); 120g / 4oz rocket/arugula lettuce; 120g / 4 oz roquefort, gorgonzola, stilton or other good blue cheese, (creamy but can be crumbled into chunks (Note 1); 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 1/2 tbsp honey; 1 1/2 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper

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Total Time

15 minutes

Prep Time

15 minutes

Rating

(19)

Ingredients

5 servings

1 1/2 - 2 pears (, any type, juicy and ripe (or nashi pears or sweet apples)
3/4 cup walnuts (, whole (sub almonds, pecans)
120g / 4oz rocket/arugula lettuce
120g / 4 oz roquefort, gorgonzola, stilton or other good blue cheese, (creamy but can be crumbled into chunks (Note 1)
1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

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Step 1

Dressing: Shake Dressing in a jar.

Step 2

Pears: Halve then scoop out core. Place cut face down and slice into 3mm / 0.12" slices. (Note 2)

Step 3

Walnuts: Spread on tray and toast in a 180°C/350°F oven for 8 minutes or until they smell nutty. Leave some whole, break some in half with hands.

Step 4

Dress rocket: In a large bowl, toss rocket with 2 tbsp Dressing.

Step 5

Assemble: Pile 1/3 rocket on a platter. Scatter with 1/3 pears, 1/3 walnuts, 1/3 blue cheese crumbled into small chunks. Repeat twice more. Drizzle with remaining Dressing just before serving.