Pear & Walnut Salad

Quick and Easy Summer Salad

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Serves

4

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

0 mins

This crunchy pear and walnut salad makes a great addition to any entertaining spread, or can be enjoyed alone for a light meal.

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Ingredients

Salad
  • 1 pear

    core and stem removed, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups rocket

  • 2 cups baby spinach

  • 1 avocado

    thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup walnuts

    halved
  • 1/3 cup cheese, feta, from cows' milk, traditional

    crumbled
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds

Dressing
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice

  • 1 tsp lemon zest

  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Method

To Make Salad
1

Heat a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat and add the walnuts.

2

Stir frequently for 5 minutes or until the walnuts have become crispy.

3

Put aside to cool.

4

In a large bowl, combine the pear, rocket, spinach, avocado, feta, pumpkin seeds and walnuts.

5

Drizzle the dressing over and the salad.

6

If desired, add some grilled chicken to this salad.

To Make Dressing
1

To make the dressing, combine dressing ingredients until smooth.

Nutrition Information per Serving (235g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves.

Energy
2731kJ (653 kcal)
Protein
17.1g
Total Fat
60.9g
Saturated Fat
9.9g
Carbohydrate
7.4g
Dietary Fibre
7.8g
Sodium
364mg
Iron
4.9mg
Zinc
3.5mg
Vitamin B12
0.2µg