Arugula (rocket), Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup walnuts
• 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• 1 nashi pear, cored, quartered and finely sliced
• 1/2 cup arugula (rocket)
• extra virgin olive oil
• cracked pepper
• 50 -75 g blue cheese, crumbled (such as castello)

Recipe

• 1 in a pan over medium heat, melt the butter and sugar. once the sugar has dissolved, add the walnuts and cook for 5 minutes or until they have caramelised. add the sherry vinegar and remove from the heat. pour onto a tray lined with baking paper and let the walnut sauce cool down.
• 2 place the pears in a bowl with the rocket and a good amount of olive oil to coat the leaves and pears. add cracked pepper and mix thoroughly with your hands to combine.
• 3 onto a serving plate, pile the rocket & pears, top with the crumbled blue cheese. add the walnuts and drizzle the salad with the sherry syrup. serve immediately.
• 4 geoff jansz.