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Roasted pear and beetroot salad with blue cheese

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  • High in protein
  • High in dietary fibre
  • Seafood free
  • Shellfish free
  • Wheat free
  • Soy free
  • Sesame free
  • Peanut free
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free

Topped with creamy blue cheese and crunchy walnuts, this roasted pear and beetroot salad makes for a tasty side, starter or light meal.

  • Serves4, as a starter or light meal
  • Cook time1 hour
  • Prep time15 minutes, + cooling time
Roasted pear and beetroot salad with blue cheese

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch baby beetroot, trimmed
  • 4 Beurre Bosc pears, halved, cored
  • 2 tbs honey
  • 1 tbs thyme sprigs
  • 120g baby rocket leaves
  • 100g blue cheese, crumbled
  • 8 slices Provedore Prosciutto
  • 1/2 cup (50g) walnuts, toasted

Mustard dressing

  • 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
  • 2 tbs sherry vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp finely chopped thyme

Nutritional information

Per serve: Energy: 2406kJ/576 Cals (28%), Protein: 20g (40%), Fat: 33g (47%), Sat fat: 9g (38%), Carb: 42g (14%), Sugar: 40g (44%), Fibre: 10g (33%), Sodium: 1360mg (68%).

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Wrap each beetroot in foil and place on lined tray. Add pears, cut-side up, and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle pears with thyme. Season. Bake for 1 hour or until the beetroot is tender. Set aside to cool.
  2. Step 2

    To make the mustard dressing, place oil, vinegar, mustard, honey and thyme in a screw-top jar and shake until well combined. Season.
  3. Step 3

    Wearing gloves to avoid staining your hands, peel the beetroot and cut into wedges. Arrange rocket, cheese, prosciutto, beetroot and pear on a platter. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve immediately.

Recipe tip

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Ingredient tip:
You can substitute olive oil for avocado oil.

Roasted pear and beetroot salad with blue cheese

Roasted pear and beetroot salad with blue cheese
  • Serves4, as a starter or light meal
  • Cook time1 hour
  • Prep time15 minutes, + cooling time
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch baby beetroot, trimmed
  • 4 Beurre Bosc pears, halved, cored
  • 2 tbs honey
  • 1 tbs thyme sprigs
  • 120g baby rocket leaves
  • 100g blue cheese, crumbled
  • 8 slices Provedore Prosciutto
  • 1/2 cup (50g) walnuts, toasted

Mustard dressing

  • 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
  • 2 tbs sherry vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp finely chopped thyme
    Description

    Topped with creamy blue cheese and crunchy walnuts, this roasted pear and beetroot salad makes for a tasty side, starter or light meal.

    Method
    1. Step 1

      Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Wrap each beetroot in foil and place on lined tray. Add pears, cut-side up, and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle pears with thyme. Season. Bake for 1 hour or until the beetroot is tender. Set aside to cool.
    2. Step 2

      To make the mustard dressing, place oil, vinegar, mustard, honey and thyme in a screw-top jar and shake until well combined. Season.
    3. Step 3

      Wearing gloves to avoid staining your hands, peel the beetroot and cut into wedges. Arrange rocket, cheese, prosciutto, beetroot and pear on a platter. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve immediately.