Sugared nuts, blue cheese and pear salad

salad

vegetarian

Ingredients

3 rinsed pears, in wedges
Thumb thick slice of butter
200g greens (peppery leaves work well)
1/2 cup blue cheese
Lemon juice
4 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp honey
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup walnuts blanched in salty water
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Oil for frying

Directions

Splash the cut pears with lemon juice to prevent them browning.
Make the glass nuts.
While the nuts cool - fry the pears on a medium heat till browned. Season well.
Whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey to make a vinaigrette (season well).
Season the vinaigrette, remembering to underseason if the cheese is salty.
Plate the ingredients!

The other pear salad was healthy-ish and easy, this salad is it’s decedent brother. The glass nuts are really good - so worth the effort.

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## Ingredients

- 3 rinsed pears, in wedges
- Thumb thick slice of butter
- 200g greens (peppery leaves work well)
- 1/2 cup blue cheese
- Lemon juice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup walnuts blanched in salty water
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Oil for frying

### Directions

- Splash the cut pears with lemon juice to prevent them browning.
- Make the glass nuts.\sidenote{Toss the nuts in powdered sugar, then heat a cup or so of oil on high. Fry the nuts till brown (around 4 mins). Leave to cool on a wire tray.}
- While the nuts cool - fry the pears on a medium heat till browned. Season well.
- Whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey to make a vinaigrette (season well).
- Season the vinaigrette, remembering to underseason if the cheese is salty.
- Plate the ingredients!

The other pear salad was healthy-ish and easy, this salad is it's decedent brother. The glass nuts are really good - so worth the effort.