WARM ROASTED PEAR, FENNEL & BLUE CHEESE SALAD
Impress your friends (or yourself!) with this gourmet-looking salad. It's surprisingly easy to whip up, but the roasted pears, fennel, and blue cheese make it feel like a restaurant-quality dish.
Ingredients
For the salad
- ¼ cup runny honey
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 small ripe but firm pears, cored and quartered
- 1 medium fennel bulb, sliced
- Salad greens of your choice
- 80 g creamy blue cheese
- Optional: Chopped walnuts
For the salad dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp runny honey
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F) and line a roasting tray with baking paper.
- Mix the honey, olive oil and seasoning in a bowl and toss with the pears and fennel to coat them evenly.
- Arrange the pears and fennel on the prepared tray in a single layer and roast them in the oven for 12-15 minutes, tossing them once, until the pears are softened and glazed. Set the pears aside to cool for 5 minutes.
- Arrange the salad greens on a serving platter and top with the roasted pears and fennel. Dot the salad with slices of blue cheese.
- Whisk the oil, lemon juice and extra honey together and season to taste. Spoon the dressing over the salad just before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 0.1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 0.3IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.2mg
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