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Pear, fig and goat's cheese salad

This pear, fig and goat's cheese salad is perfect for a light lunch or you can serve it as a starter at a dinner party. It's very easy to make and is ready in just 15 minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ripe figs
  • 50 g walnut
  • 2 pears
  • 150 g goats' cheese
  • 1 pack of mixed salad leaves 100g
  • Dressing: juice of half a lemon 2 Tbsp olive oil, 0.5 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp honey,

Method
 

  1. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Quarter the figs, break the walnut kernels into small pieces and break the goat's cheese into rough pieces by hand.
  3. Arrange the figs on the baking sheet, then scatter around them the goat cheese and walnut pieces. Drizzle with a little honey.
  4. Place the tray under a medium grill for about 5 minutes.
  5. When the walnuts are golden, the figs are soft, and the cheese is melted, remove the tray from oven and allow it to cool slightly.
  6. Core and slice the pears. Mix the dressing, season to taste.
  7. Sprinkle the lettuce leaves on 4-6 plates and arrange the cheese, figs, toasted walnuts and pear slices on top.
  8. Drizzle with the dressing before serving.