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Rocket pear salad with walnuts and balsamic dressing served on a plate with a fork to the side. Rest of salad in a serving bowl, some walnuts and block of parmesan cheese in the background.
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Rocket Pear Salad With Walnuts And Balsamic Dressing

This delicious and easy rocket pear salad with walnuts and balsamic dressing takes just 10 minutes to make and is a great light lunch.
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine International
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 506kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

Balsamic Dressing

  • ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 4 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper

Rocket Pear And Walnut salad

  • 60 g rocket
  • 1 large pear cored and cut into bit size chunks
  • 75 g walnuts lightly toasted*
  • 10 g shaved parmesan cheese shaved finely using a vegetable peeler

Instructions

Balsamic Dressing

  • Place all dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well seasoning to taste with the salt and pepper.

Rocket Pear And Walnut Salad

  • Place the rocket, pear, walnuts, and shaved parmesan cheese into a large bowl.
  • Drizzle over a small amount of the balsamic dressing (about 1 tsp), then toss the salad together. Add more balsamic and toss again if required.
  • Serve straight away.

Notes

*Toast the walnut for 5 minutes over a low heat in a wok or frying pan.
**The recipe makes plenty of balsamic dressing that can be used in other salads.

Nutrition

Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 420mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 781IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 2mg