Cheese with pickled pear salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Easy
- Serves 8
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Ingredients
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 ½ tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp walnut oil
- 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp tarragon, finely chopped
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- 4 Conference pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- 8 thin wedges British cheddar or similar
- 8 thin wedges stiltons or another British cheese
- biscuits, crackers and whole walnuts, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
In a large bowl, mix the mustard and vinegar. Add the oils, mustard seeds, tarragon, spring onion and salt and pepper. Add the pears to the dressing, toss well, then cover and chill for up to 4 hrs until ready to serve. Place a wedge of each cheese on small serving plates, then divide the pear salad between the plates. Serve with biscuits, crackers and walnuts.
