Pear, walnut and blue cheese bread salad

Try this classic flavour combination of pear, blue cheese, and walnut with this salad for two. Our recipe even has vegan and gluten-free alternatives.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 25 mins

Ingredients

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2 ripe pears, unpeeled, cut in wedges
½ red onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons roughly chopped walnuts
½ cup edamame beans, thawed
2 cups broccoli florets
2 slices grainy bread
3 cups rocketarugulaX
50g blue cheese
Miso vinaigrette
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup orange juice
1 teaspoon sesame oil
½ teaspoon miso paste
2 tablespoons hot water

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking dish with baking paper. Arrange pear wedges and onion on dish and bake for 10 minutes. Add walnuts and bake a further 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

2 Steam or microwave edamame and broccoli for 2 minutes. Run under cold water to cool. Drain and set aside.

3 In a bowl, combine miso vinaigrette ingredients with a fork. Toast bread and cut or tear into chunks.

4 In a large bowl, place rocket, toasted bread, vegetables, pears and onion. Add vinaigrette and toss gently to coat. Divide between plates and crumble blue cheese over.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check miso is gluten free.

Make it vegan: Replace blue cheese with a vegan blue cheese alternative. Check the grainy bread and miso paste are vegan.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 515 cal

Kilojoules 2160 kJ

Protein 21 g

Total fat 22 g

Saturated fat 6 g

Carbohydrates 50 g

Sugar 30 g

Dietary fibre 16 g

Sodium 490 mg

Calcium 270 mg

Iron 3.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Apr 2019

2 comments on Pear, walnut and blue cheese bread salad

lesley norris April 10, 2021 at 8:18 pm #

Where are the walnuts???

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- Jen deMontalk April 12, 2021 at 12:22 pm #
  
  Hi Lesley. Thanks for your comment. They’re used in step 1.
  
  Warm regards
  Jenny, Healthy Food Guide editor
  
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