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Leafy Salad w Walnuts, pear & blue Cheese |
Average Rating |  ?
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| | No. of Servings |   6 | Approximate Cost |   $23.76
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| | | Ingredients: | | 0.30 kg | pears (Kg)   | 0.50 c | walnuts   | 150.00 g | baby spinach   | 80.00 g | blue cheese   | 0.75 c | olive oil   | 0.25 c | lemon juice   | 3.00 tsp | white wine vinegar   | 2.00 tsp | whole grain mustard   | 1.00 tsp | sugar   | 0.25 tsp | salt   |
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Directions:
Serves:5-6
½ cup walnuts
6 handfuls (150g) mixed salad greens, washed and dried
60-80g blue cheese, crumbled
¼ cup Lemon Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette
Preheat the oven to 180ËšC. Place the walnuts in an oven dish and roast them for 10 minutes until toasted but not blackened.
Halve and core the pears and slice each half into 6-8 wedges. Place in a mixing bowl and toss gently with the lemon juice.
Put the salad greens in a large serving bowl and sprinkle with the toasted walnuts and the blue cheese. Just before serving, add pear drizzle with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette and toss to combine.
Makes:1 cup
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup lemon juice
3 tsp wine vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt & grinds of pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
Shake all ingredients together in a jar. Dressing will keep in the fridge for a week |
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