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Watercress, Walnut & Pear Salad

Name: Watercress, Walnut & Pear Salad
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 80g watercress; 2 ripe pears, sliced; 40g walnuts, toasted; 60g blue cheese (Stilton, Roquefort) or goat's cheese; 1 tsp honey; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 3 tbsp walnut or olive oil

Watercress is one of the most nutrient-dense salad leaves; paired with walnuts and pear this makes a genuinely elegant lunch with almost no effort.

8 min prep · 0 min cook · 8 min in total · serves 2

What you need

80g watercress
2 ripe pears, sliced
40g walnuts, toasted
60g blue cheese (Stilton, Roquefort) or goat's cheese
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp cider vinegar
3 tbsp walnut or olive oil

What to do

1Whisk honey, vinegar, and oil for the dressing.
2Arrange watercress on plates; fan pear slices over.
3Scatter walnuts and crumble cheese.
4Drizzle dressing.

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