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Watercress & Pear Salad with Walnut Dressing

Pear & Watercress Salad 550sq

 

Ideal served with cold chicken, turkey or ham.

 

Serves 4

 

Ingredients

 

Walnut Dressing

1 Tsp Dijon Mustard

1 Tsp Sweet Freedom Natural Sweetener (Mild) or Honey

Zest & Juice of 1 Lemon

6 Tbsp Walnut Oil

Sea Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper

 

4 Large Handfuls of Watercress

2 Large Ripe Pears

60g Walnuts or Pecans, lightly toasted & roughly chopped

60g Dried Cranberries (preferably apple sweetened)

 

Method

 

Whisk together the mustard, Sweet Freedom, lemon juice and zest and a pinch of salt then gradually whisk in the walnut oil until the dressing emulsifies and thickens.  Season with black pepper.

 

To serve, place the watercress in a serving bowl, core and slice the pears then nestle them amongst the watercress leaves.  Scatter with the toasted nuts and cranberries and finally drizzle with some of the walnut dressing.  Serve the remainder of the dressing separately.

 



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