Pear and walnut salad as a warming autumn recipe with seasonal ingredients and strong flavours
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Pear and walnut salad

Field lettuce is served with pear wedges, roasted walnuts, blue cheese and an apple vinegar and honey vinaigrette. Field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not collapse. Goat cheese replaces blue cheese, apple works instead of pear.

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Total time 15 min
Calories 350 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not collapse. Field lettuce is served with pear wedges, roasted walnuts, blue cheese and an apple vinegar and honey vinaigrette. Goat cheese replaces blue cheese, apple works instead of pear.

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Pear and walnut salad

Field lettuce is served with pear wedges, roasted walnuts, blue cheese and an apple vinegar and honey vinaigrette. Field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not crumble.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare ingredients

    Pears: cut into wedges. Blue cheese: crumble.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    Field salad is served with pear wedges, roasted walnuts, blue cheese and an apple vinegar and honey vinaigrette.

  3. 3

    Check for doneness

    Field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not crumble.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Wet the salad leaves with a little dressing and top with the pear wedges. Finally, add the walnuts and blue cheese so that their strong flavours remain separately perceptible.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Pear and walnut salad

Important for pear and walnut salad

Field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not crumble.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Goat cheese replaces blue cheese, apple works instead of pear.

Nutrition per serving

350kcal
26.0 gCarbohydrates
10.0 gProtein
24.0 gFat

Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Pear and walnut salad

Weigh the field salad, prepare the pears and keep the walnuts separately, and then start the main cooking process for the pear and walnut salad.

Field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not crumble.

Covered pear and walnut salad cool. Important for the texture: field lettuce must be dry; pear and dressing are added just before eating so that the leaves do not collapse. Eat leftovers the following day if possible.

Goat cheese replaces blue cheese, apple works instead of pear.

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