This salad recipe has a mouth watering contrast between the sweetness of the pears and the creamy bite of the blue cheese. Note: this recipe contains raw egg.
Ingredients
- 2 heads each red and white chicory
- 1½ tbsp raspberry vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 free-range egg yolk, at room temperature
- 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 ripe pears, such as forelle, comice or concorde, halved, cored and sliced
- 200g Roquefort
- 100g walnuts, toasted and chopped
Method
- 1. Trim the bottom of each head of chicory, and slice in half lengthways. Cut out the cores, separate the leaves, and divide between 4 serving plates.
- 2. In a clean bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard and egg yolk. Season well. Slowly whisk in the olive oil to make an emulsion.
- 3. Toss the pears with some of the vinaigrette and place on the chicory, leaves. Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette. Crumble the Roquefort onto the salad and scatter over the walnuts to serve.
Nutritional info
Per serving: 559kcals, 52g fat (14.7g saturated), 15g protein, 9.5g carbs, 7.3g sugar, 2.2g salt
Chef's tip
Note: this recipe contains raw egg. For a vegetarian version, substitute the Roquefort for a vegetarian blue cheese such as Beenleigh Blue or vegetarian stilton.
Wine Recommendation
A Chenin Blanc is the right match for pear and walnuts.