After a fresh-tasting salad for Easter lunch? This delicious pear salad is topped with homemade sunflower seed dukkah for added crunch.
Serves44
Cook time10 mins10 minutes
Prep time15 mins15 minutes, + Cooling time
+ Cooling time
Ingredients
1/4 cup (60ml) white wine vinegar
1 tbs maple syrup
1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
120g pkt Coles Australian Baby Rocket
2 small William Bartlett pears, finely shaved
1 small fennel bulb, finely shaved
1 small shallot, finely shaved
50g manchego or parmesan (optional)
Sunflower seed dukkah
1 tbs coriander seeds
1 tbs white sesame seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 cup (35g) sunflower seeds
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Method
Step 1
To make the sunflower seed dukkah, heat a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add the coriander seeds, sesame seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds and cook, stirring, for 3 mins or until toasted. Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool. Add the sunflower seeds to the pan. Cook for 3 mins or until toasted. Transfer to a separate plate. Set aside to cool.
Step 2
In a clean spice or coffee grinder, pulse coriander seed mixture about 4 times to break up the seeds (don’t blend to a paste). Transfer to a bowl. Stir in the sunflower seeds and 1/4 tsp sea salt flakes
Step 3
In a separate bowl, whisk the vinegar and maple syrup. Gradually whisk in the oil and season with salt and pepper. In a large bowl, toss rocket, pear, fennel, shallot and 1 tbs of the sunflower seed dukkah with enough vinaigrette to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 4
Arrange salad on a serving platter. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the manchego or parmesan, if using, over the salad. Sprinkle with 1 tbs remaining dukkah and serve immediately.
Store it
Keep the remaining dukkah in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
