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Pear and chicory salad with walnuts and blue cheese

Name: Pear and chicory salad with walnuts and blue cheese
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 heads each red and white chicory; 1½ tbsp raspberry vinegar or red wine vinegar; 1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard; 1 free-range egg yolk, at room temperature; 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 ripe pears, such as forelle, comice or concorde, halved, cored and sliced; 200g Roquefort; 100g walnuts, toasted and chopped

Published: 30 Sep 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Blue cheese contrasts well with sweet peers and the bitter crunch of chicory.

Easy
October 2008

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Ready in 15-20 min

Blue cheese contrasts well with sweet peers and the bitter crunch of chicory.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 559 kcals
Fat: 52g (14.7g saturated)
Protein: 15g
Carbohydrates: 9.5g (7.3g sugar)
Salt: 2.2g

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Ingredients

2 heads each red and white chicory
1½ tbsp raspberry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
1 free-range egg yolk, at room temperature
6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 ripe pears, such as forelle, comice or concorde, halved, cored and sliced
200g Roquefort
100g walnuts, toasted and chopped

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Method

Trim the bottom of each head of chicory, and slice in half lengthways. Cut out the cores, separate the leaves, and divide between 4 serving plates.
In a clean bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard and egg yolk. Season well. Slowly whisk in the olive oil to make an emulsion.
Toss the pears with some of the vinaigrette and place on the chicory, leaves. Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette. Crumble the Roquefort onto the salad and scatter over the walnuts to serve.

Recipe from October 2008 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 559 kcals
Fat: 52g (14.7g saturated)
Protein: 15g
Carbohydrates: 9.5g (7.3g sugar)
Salt: 2.2g

delicious. tips

Note: this recipe contains raw egg. For a vegetarian version, substitute the Roquefort for a vegetarian blue cheese such as Beenleigh Blue or vegetarian stilton.