Pear, walnut and blue cheese bread salad
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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.
Serves: 2
Time to make: 25 mins
Total cost: $9.40 / $4.70 per serve

(at time of publication)

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 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

    • 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.

    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 515cal

    • Kilojoules 2160kJ

    • Protein 21g

    • Total fat 22g

    • –Saturated fat 6g

    • Carbohydrates 50g

    • –Sugars 30g

    • Dietary fibre 16g

    • Sodium 490mg

    • Calcium 270mg

    • Iron 3.5mg

    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.
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    Author: Niki Bezzant - Editor-at-large
    Photographer: Bryce Carleton
    First published: Apr 2019

    Last updated date: 27 July 2021

    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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