[recipe originally by Susan from Food Blogga]
INGREDIENTS
for salad
- 85g packet of watercress (washed, drained, stems removed)
- 250g brie or camembert cheese (sliced)
- ½ cup pecans, you can also use walnuts (toasted)
- ⅔ cup of chopped fresh dates, you can replace them with ½ cup raisins
- 3 medium pears – 500g (sliced)
for dressing
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1½-2 tbs lemon juice (½ lemon)
- 2 pinches salt
- freshly ground rainbow pepper
- 1 tsp onion granules
EQUIPMENT
- small whisk
METHOD
- Share watercress between 4 plates, then place sliced pears on the top of the leaves.
- In meantime slice cheese and place also in the plates.
- Deseed and chop dates roughly or pour hot water over raisins, drain them and sprinkle over the salad.
- Prepare dressing whisking all ingredients together and season the salad.
- In last moment place pecans (walnuts) on frying pan and heat for couple of minutes stirring constantly till they become darker and fragrant.
- Chop them coarsely and sprinkle over the salad.
- Serve salad with some homemade bread on a side.
Serve 4 people.
I like so this salad, and I love nuts in salads!! Gloria
You got all of the ingredients. :) Thank you for the mention.
lovely salad, margot. i love the variety of flavours.
Thanks Margot,
Great 2 see u coming up with yummy recipes! Could u plz post some simple, salad, low carb ones- v want 2 lose some weight before the holiday season.
Thanks,
D & C.
I have had an eye on this recipe ever since Susan posted it!
This looks like the perfect autumn salad. And I love dates so much I would never replace them by raisins. By the way, for this month inspirirng food photography, I vote for Kate.
Hmmmmm, this is good.
Sounds beautiful and fresh, and perfect for Autumn as Rose said.