Griddled pears with goat’s cheese & hazelnut dressing
Impress guests with this deceptively simple starter, made with pears, goat’s cheese, watercress and hazelnuts. It’s ready in just 15 minutes, and perfect at Christmas
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:5 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 261
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fat 21g
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saturates 6g
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carbs 9g
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sugars 0g
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fibre 3g
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protein 7g
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salt 0.6g
Ingredients
- 40g toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped or crushed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
- 2 pears, cored
- handful of watercress, to serve
- 100g goat's cheese, crumbled
Method
Combine the hazelnuts with the oil, vinegar and a pinch of sea salt flakes. Slice each pear into six wedges.
Heat a griddle pan over a high heat and griddle the pear wedges until slightly charred. Arrange three in a line on each plate. Tuck some watercress around the pears, then crumble over the goat’s cheese. Dot over the hazelnut dressing.
