Pickled Pear Slaw

Pickled Pear Slaw

Recipe by Courtney Roulston 

Dietaries: Meat free/ Vegetarian/gluten free

Serves: 4 as a side 

Prep Time: 20 minutes 

Cooking Time: 5 minutes 

Ingredients

2 pears, thinly sliced 

Sea salt and pepper to taste 

1 lemon 

1 tablespoon honey 

Slaw:

4 cups white cabbage, shaved
4 red radish, thinly sliced
1/3 cup roast almonds, roughly chopped
2 green spring onions, thinly sliced
¾ cup flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped plus extra leaves to garnish
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, shaved with a peeler-plus extra to serve
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

METHOD

Toss the pears with the juice of 1/2 lemon, salt, pepper and honey in a bowl.
Set aside for 15 minutes to pickle.

In a large mixing bowl combine the cabbage, radish, almonds, spring onion, parsley and Parmesan cheese. Drain the pears and add to the salad -  reserving the liquid in the bowl.


Mix the zest and juice of remaining lemon into the pear juices with a pinch of salt, mustard and oil. Whisk until combined. 


Toss the dressing through the slaw then place onto a serving plate.
Scatter with extra parsley, almonds & Parmesan before serving. 

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