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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.

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

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 rocket
  • 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
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    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.

    2 comments on Pear, walnut and blue cheese bread salad

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

      Where are the walnuts???

      • 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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