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Griddled pears with goat's cheese & hazelnut dressing
Serves 4
Easy
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Impress guests with this deceptively simple starter, made with pears, goat's cheese, watercress and hazelnuts. It's ready in just 15 minutes, and perfect at Christmas
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- 40g toasted hazelnutsfinely chopped or crushed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
- 2 pearscored
- handful of watercressto serve
- 100g goat's cheesecrumbled
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal261
- fat21g
- saturates6g
- carbs9g
- sugars9g
- fibre3g
- protein7g
- salt0.6g
Method
step 1
Combine the hazelnuts with the oil, vinegar and a pinch of sea salt flakes. Slice each pear into six wedges.
step 2
Heat a griddle pan over a high heat and griddle the pear wedges until slightly charred. Arrange three in a line on each plate. Tuck some watercress around the pears, then crumble over the goat’s cheese. Dot over the hazelnut dressing.
