Poached Pear Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
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Poached Pear Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Recipe by Michael Weldon
Ingredients
4 pears, cored, peeled and halved
1 bottle rośe
4 thyme sprigs
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 star anise
Blue cheese dressing
150g blue cheese
½ cup buttermilk
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 lemon, zest
1 tablespoons black pepper
Black pepper
Salt
Salad
1 pack baby butter lettuce leaves
1 head fennel, sliced thinly
Pack baby rocket
1 red onion sliced thinly
¼ cup candied walnuts
METHOD
In a saucepan combine the wine, thyme, sugar and star anise, bring to a simmer. Add in the pears and cook covered until the pears are soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, slice into thin strips.
In a bowl combine the dressing ingredients and blend to smooth.
Mix the salad ingredients with pears to combine. Dress with the blue cheese dressing.
Serve topped with extra dressing and walnuts
