Name: Blue cheese, pear and macadamia salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dressing; 1 1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 1/2 tablespoon macadamia oil; 3 teaspoon honey; 1/4 cup macadamia nuts; 2 pears, unpeeled, cored, thinly sliced; 100 gram mixed lettuce leaves; 80 gram creamy blue cheese, crumbled

Blue cheese, pear and macadamia salad

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

13M

Ingredients

Dressing

1 1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoon macadamia oil

3 teaspoon honey

1/4 cup macadamia nuts

2 pears, unpeeled, cored, thinly sliced

100 gram mixed lettuce leaves

80 gram creamy blue cheese, crumbled

Method

Blue cheese, pear and macadamia salad

1.Toast macadamias by tossing in a dry pan over a medium heat 2-3 minutes until golden. Nuts also may be toasted in the oven at 180°C for 5 minutes. Cool, then chop roughly

2.In a large serving bowl, combine pears, lettuce leaves, cheese and macadamias.

3.Just before serving, drizzle dressing over salad and toss to combine.

Dressing

4.Whisk vinegar, oil and honey in a small jug.

If you don’t like blue cheese, try using sliced brie or camembert. Olive oil can be used in place of macadamia oil.
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Ingredients

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Blue cheese, pear and macadamia salad

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