Pear and Date Salad Starter

Healthiness : (11 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.

• 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

• Peeler, Knife
• Chopping Board
• Weighing Scales
• Metal Spoon
• Mixing Bowl
• Wooden Spoon

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

1. Peel and cut the pears in half
2. Sprinkle with a little lemon juice to stop them going too brown
3. Use a sharp spoon to take out the core, then scoop out a little of the flesh to make a hollow
4. Chop the flesh and mix with dates, walnuts, chopped parsley and a little of the lettuce finely chopped
5. Add in some mayonnaise or French dressing to your taste
6. Arrange some small crisp lettuce leaves on 4 plates, place the pears on top, hollowed out side up
7. Spoon into each pear the date and nut mixture to make a little heap in the hollow
8. 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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