Cheese With Pickled Pear Salad

A contemporary alternative to the traditional cheeseboard, the hardest part will be selecting your favourite cheeses

• Cooking Time Prep 10 mins
  
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 8

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  429

• Protein

  21g

• Carbs

  10g

• Fat

  34g

• Saturates

  20g

• Fibre

  2g

• Sugar

  9g

• Salt

  1.69g

Ingredients

• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2½ 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 Stilton or another British cheese
• biscuits, crackers and whole walnuts, to serve

Directions

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.

Categories: All Christmas, Courses, Dinner Party, Fruit