Pear, walnut and blue cheese bread salad

Serves: 2

Time to make: 25 mins

Total cost: $9.40 / $4.70 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

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

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.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 2160kJ

Calories 515cal

Protein 21g

Total fat 22g

–Saturated fat 6g

Carbohydrates 50g

–Sugars 30g

Dietary fibre 16g

Sodium 490mg

Calcium 270mg

Iron 3.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.