Pear and Date Salad Starter
About this recipe
Healthiness : (49 votes)
Difficulty: 
Comments: Just take care cutting the pears in half.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Number of servings: 4
Serving suggestions: Serve with lovely warm bread
This is a vegetarian recipe
Also lovely as a light lunch – especially when the first pears are ready and the sun is still warm enough to eat in the garden!
You may use whichever nuts you choose – pine nuts are good for instance – although walnuts are more traditional.

Comments: Just take care cutting the pears in half.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Number of servings: 4
Serving suggestions: Serve with lovely warm bread
This is a vegetarian recipe
Also lovely as a light lunch – especially when the first pears are ready and the sun is still warm enough to eat in the garden!
You may use whichever nuts you choose – pine nuts are good for instance – although walnuts are more traditional.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe eating pears
- 1 small crisp lettuce, washed.
- 80g (3oz) chopped dates
- 45g (2oz) chopped walnuts
- a little parsley chopped
- a little lemon juice
- mayonnaise or French dressing
Equipment
- Peeler, Knife
- Chopping Board
- Weighing Scales
- Metal Spoon
- Mixing Bowl
- Wooden Spoon
Making and cooking it

- Peel and cut the pears in half
- Sprinkle with a little lemon juice to stop them going too brown
- Use a sharp spoon to take out the core, then scoop out a little of the flesh to make a hollow
- Chop the flesh and mix with dates, walnuts, chopped parsley and a little of the lettuce finely chopped
- Add in some mayonnaise or French dressing to your taste
- Arrange some small crisp lettuce leaves on 4 plates, place the pears on top, hollowed out side up
- Spoon into each pear the date and nut mixture to make a little heap in the hollow
- Garnish with a little sprig of parsley

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Name: Sunil | 22nd November 2015 |
Results of my GardeningWell, last night we had some of the Iron Leaf lettuce gonriwg in my Small vegatable Garden. I have to say, cleaning the amount of lettuce above took about 10 minutes and was well worth it. My wife cooked |
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