Download Pear salad with roquefort and walnuts - Salad
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Ingredients

  • 1 witlof, leaves separated
  • 2 handfuls of rocket, excess stems nipped off
  • 2 handfuls of heart of frisee salad or any other choice salad variety
  • 80g roquefort
  • 80g walnuts
  • 2 ripe pears
  • 1 tbsp walnut oil or extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground pepper

Method

Wash all salad leaves very well, spin dry and store loosely wrapped in a clean cloth in the refrigerator until ready to assemble the salad.

Have the cheese at room temperature 30 minutes before serving the salad.

Spread walnut halves on an oven tray and toast them for 5 minutes or so in a moderate oven.

Halve pears lengthwise. Remove core and central stringy stem. Place flat on workbench and cut across the pear into even slices.

Mix the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a salad bowl. Drop in the salad leaves and turn to mix well.

To serve 

Divide salad between four plates. Fan each pear half onto a plate, crumble the roquefort between the salads and scatter over the toasted walnuts. Season and serve.