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Pear, date & walnut salad with creamy Stilton dressing
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Pear, date & walnut salad with creamy Stilton dressing

10 ingredients 30 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Pear, date & walnut salad with creamy Stilton dressing

Gary Rhodes' perfect starter for a Boxing day lunch, made with lots of leftovers from the day before

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

329
Calories
3g
Protein
16g
Fat
50g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Syrup not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe pears , quartered and cored, peel left on
  • juice 1 lime
  • 100g crème fraîche
  • 300g Stilton , crumbled, room temperature
  • 1-2 tbsp ginger syrup (from a jar of ginger in syrup)
  • 100g pack broken walnuts
  • 12 dates (Medjool are good), stoned and chopped
  • walnut oil , for drizzling
  • 225g bag mixed salad leaves
  • 1 large watercress , divided into sprigs

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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