Blue cheese & grape salad with caramelised pecans

Blue cheese & grape salad with caramelised pecans

This salad has a great balance of sour, sweet, crunchy and smooth

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Egg-free

Method

  1. First, caramelise the nuts. Heat the butter and sugar in a small frying pan, then stir in the nuts. Cook over a low heat for about 5 mins until the nuts are crisp and coated in the sugary butter. Tip onto an oiled baking sheet, leave to cool slightly, then roughly chop. Whisk together the vinegar and olive oil until well blended, then stir through a little salt and pepper to taste.
  2. To serve, tear the leaves off the chicory and put into a bowl with the rocket. Slice the grapes in half, remove the seeds, then add to the bowl with most of the dressing. Gently toss everything together until the leaves are coated, then arrange on 4 serving plates. Crumble over the cheese and top with a scattering of nuts. Drizzle with the remaining dressing to serve.

PER SERVING

336 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 28 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 11g, salt 1.53 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Egg-free

Ingredients

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PER SERVING

336 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 28 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 11g, salt 1.53 g

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