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Gill Meller's pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
Gill Meller's pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
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River Cottage Head Chef Gill Meller's pear, walnut and blue cheese salad, taken from Hugh's Three Good Things on More4. Hugh's recognised a simple pattern that underpins so many well-loved dishes – that they are little more or less than three good things on a plate and in this series, he pursues that idea, experimenting with different flavours and textures.

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Prep time
  • 5 mins
Cook Time
  • 2 mins
Servings
  • 2
Ingredients
  • 1 handful Walnuts, shelled
  • 150g Blue cheese
  • 2 Pears
  • 1 Lemon
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Directions

Toast the walnuts in a medium hot pan until golden and toasted. Remove and crumble roughly.

Peel and core the pears and slice thinly.

Mix together in a bowl with the walnuts and crumble in blue cheese. Toss gently and dress with a squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Serve.

This recipe is one of hundreds of new recipes which can be found in the book which inspired the series, Hugh's Three Good Things.

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When I watched this on tv I'm sure Gill used honey in this recipe as part of the dressing. A sieve was used to ensure the dressing was smooth. Can you confirm this?

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