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Easy Pear Salad
Fruit can add so much texture and flavour to a salad, without adding a lot of extra calories, which is why we love this Easy Pear Salad.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Diet:
Gluten Free
,
Vegetarian
Allergen:
Dairy, Mustard, Sulphites
Servings:
2
servings
Calories:
495
kcal
Author:
Dannii Martin
Ingredients
110
g
Sweet potato
peeled and cubed
3
tablespoon
Olive oil
2
tablespoon
Balsamic vinegar
1
pinch
Sea salt and black pepper
1
teaspoon
Dijon mustard
1
teaspoon
Honey
100
g
Mixed lettuce leaves
2
Pears
thinly sliced
50
g
Feta
crumbled
2
tablespoon
Pine nuts
10
Pecans
crumbled
UK Metric Measures
-
US Customary Measures
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
Put the cubes of
110 g Sweet potato
on a baking tray and add
3 tablespoon Olive oil
. Mix well and bake in the oven for 25 minutes, stirring once.
Mix together
2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
,
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
,
1 teaspoon Honey
and
1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper
to make the dressing.
Put
100 g Mixed lettuce leaves
in a large bowl and add the dressing. Mix well.
Top with cooked sweet potato and slices of
2 Pears
and then sprinkle over
50 g Feta
,
10 Pecans
and
2 tablespoon Pine nuts
.
Notes
You can swap the feta for blue cheese and the pecans for walnuts.
Feel free to mix up the greens used. Rocket, spinach, kale and butterhead all work well with this.
If you want to make this a more filling salad, then leftover shredded chicken works well with it.
Although the salad is best made fresh, you could make the dressing in advance and it can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
A sprinkling of dried cherries or cranberries would be a good addition to this salad.
Add some extra colour by using different coloured pears.
Take this salad to the next level by adding candied pecans rather than regular pecans.
Add some finely diced shallot to the dressing for extra flavour.
Cut the pears and dress the salad right before serving to avoid the pears browning and the salad leaves getting soggy.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
portion
|
Calories:
495
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
44
g
|
Protein:
8
g
|
Fat:
39
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Cholesterol:
22
mg
|
Sodium:
376
mg
|
Potassium:
584
mg
|
Fiber:
8
g
|
Sugar:
27
g
|
Vitamin A:
8521
IU
|
Vitamin C:
21
mg
|
Calcium:
162
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg