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Pear, chicory and blue cheese salad

Name: Pear, chicory and blue cheese salad
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: red onion ½, thinly sliced; red wine vinegar 4 tbsp; Dijon mustard 1 tbsp; extra-virgin olive oil 3 tbsp; pears 2, quartered, cored and thinly sliced; red chicory 3, leaves separated and any large ones halved; flat-leaf parsley a small bunch, leaves picked and torn; walnuts 50g, toasted and roughly chopped; dolcelatte or any other blue cheese 100g, torn into pieces

20 minutes
serves 4
Easy

A supremely colourful winter salad that combines creamy blue cheese (ideally dolcelatte) with red onion, pears, red chicory, parsley and walnuts, plus a quick red wine vinegar dressing

By Adam Bush

Published: December 11, 2020 at 9:14 am

Put together this colourful pear, chicory and blue cheese salad, then check out our winter Waldorf salad, winter vegetable salad with blue cheese, wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and winter greens salad. We’ve also got plenty more pear recipes, chicory recipes and blue cheese recipes to try.

Ingredients

red onion ½, thinly sliced
red wine vinegar 4 tbsp
Dijon mustard 1 tbsp
extra-virgin olive oil 3 tbsp
pears 2, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
red chicory 3, leaves separated and any large ones halved
flat-leaf parsley a small bunch, leaves picked and torn
walnuts 50g, toasted and roughly chopped
dolcelatte or any other blue cheese 100g, torn into pieces

Method

Step 1

Put the red onion in a heatproof bowl and pour over enough just-boiled water to cover. Leave for 5 minutes, then drain well. Return to the bowl with a good pinch of salt and 1 tbsp of vinegar.
Step 2

In another bowl, whisk the mustard, oil, remaining vinegar and a little seasoning together.
Step 3

Add the pears, chicory and three-quarters of the parsley leaves, and toss gently until everything is coated in the dressing. Divide between four plates and top with some of the walnuts, the pickled onions, cheese and the remaining parsley leaves.