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Pear, Gorgonzola & red chicory salad

Pear, Gorgonzola & red chicory salad

Angela Hartnett says, "We always have salad with our Christmas lunch. This one brings a nice refreshing crunch plus a pleasing splash of colour to the celebratory plate."

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Gluten free
  • Serves8
  • CourseSide
  • Prepare20 mins
  • Cook-
  • Total time20 mins

Ingredients

  • 100ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 25ml white wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 ripe pears
  • ½ x 1 lemon, juice
  • 4 small red chicory
  • ½ x 25g pack flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • 125g Gorgonzola, sliced

Method

  1. For the dressing, in a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar and mustard; season and set aside.

  2. Core each pear and cut lengthways into 8 wedges, then mix in a bowl with the lemon juice to prevent browning. Trim the root from the base of each chicory, then cut lengthways into 8 wedges. In a large bowl, gently toss together the chicory, pears and parsley with the vinaigrette; season, arrange on a platter and tumble over the Gorgonzola.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

831kJ/ 201kcals

Fat

17g

Saturated Fat

4.8g

Carbohydrates

6.3g

Sugars

5g

Fibre

2.3g

Protein

3.9g

Salt

0.5g

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