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Ham, Pickled Pear & Blue Cheese Salad |
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| Serves 2 |
Prep 15 mins |
Cooking 15 mins |
Easy |
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| Ingredients |
2 pears small, medium ripe
150ml cider vinegar
3 tbsp runny honey
8 black peppercorns
8 whole cloves
2 thick bread slices or ciabatta
olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp poppy seeds
2 finely sliced shallots
celery stick 1/2, shaved into ribbons with a peeler
200g ham, cut into bite size chunks
120g blue cheese (stilton?) crumbled
2 good handfuls of mixed leaves
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Peel, halve and core the
pears, then slice into 1 cm thick moons. Immediately put
into a small saucepan with the vinegar, honey and spices
and heat until the liquid is just simmering. As soon as it
is, take off the heat, cover and leave to pickle, stirring
occasionally.
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Heat the oven to 220C/ Fan
200C/Gas 7. Cut or tear the bread into chunky croutons.
Mix with 1 tbsp oil and some seasoning, spread out on a
baking tray and bake for 8 - 12 mins until golden.
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Whisk 2 tbsp oil with 1 tbsp
of the pickling liquid, lemon juice and poppy seeds, and
drain the pears.
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Tip the croutons, pickled
pears, shallots, celery, ham, cheese, leaves and dressing
into a bowl, toss together, then divide between the plates
and serve.
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