5.0 from 63 votes
Easy Pear Salad
Fruit can add so much texture and flavour to a salad, without adding a lot of extra calories, which is why we love this Easy Pear Salad.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 495 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Lunch
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 110 g sweet potato peeled and cubed
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 100 g mixed lettuce leaves
- 2 pears thinly sliced
- 50 g feta crumbled
- 2 tablespoon pine nuts
- 10 pecans crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
- Put the cubes of 110 g Sweet potato on a baking tray and add 3 tablespoon Olive oil. Mix well and bake in the oven for 25 minutes, stirring once.
- Mix together 2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon Honey and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper to make the dressing.
- Put 100 g Mixed lettuce leaves in a large bowl and add the dressing. Mix well.
- Top with cooked sweet potato and slices of 2 Pears and then sprinkle over 50 g Feta, 10 Pecans and 2 tablespoon Pine nuts.
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Notes
- You can swap the feta for blue cheese and the pecans for walnuts.
- Feel free to mix up the greens used. Rocket, spinach, kale and butterhead all work well with this.
- If you want to make this a more filling salad, then leftover shredded chicken works well with it.
- Although the salad is best made fresh, you could make the dressing in advance and it can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- A sprinkling of dried cherries or cranberries would be a good addition to this salad.
- Add some extra colour by using different coloured pears.
- Take this salad to the next level by adding candied pecans rather than regular pecans.
- Add some finely diced shallot to the dressing for extra flavour.
- Cut the pears and dress the salad right before serving to avoid the pears browning and the salad leaves getting soggy.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
495kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
376mg
(16%)
Potassium
584mg
(17%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
8521IU
(170%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
162mg
(16%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 495
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 495kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 376mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 584mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 8521IU | 170% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 162mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.