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Pear and Date Salad Starter

This recipe is in categories Healthy eating, Party food, Salads, Snacks, Starters
About this recipe
Healthiness : (30 votes)
Difficulty:  1 out of 5 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.
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
Always wash your hands before preparing food 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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