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Spiced Poached Pears and Goats Cheese Salad

This Spiced Poached Pears and Goats Cheese Salad is stunning in every way! Delicious and beautiful, it can be prepared ahead of time making it perfect for entertaining.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 572 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Australian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups red wine
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cinnamon quill
  • 2 star anise
  • 3 cardamon pods
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 firm pears
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 cups Watercress
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 2 goats cheese logs (9oz/240g total weight)

Instructions

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  1. Pour the red wine into a sauce pan, add the sugar, cinnamon, star anise,carsamon pods and a strip of the lemon peel.
  2. Stir it slowly over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Peel the pears, cut them in half and use a teaspoon to remove the core.
  4. Poach them in the wine for 10 minutes or until just tender.
  5. Remove the pan from the heat and leave the pears to cool in the poaching liquid.
  6. Mix the olive oil and the juice from the lemon together. Add a tablespoon of the pouching liquid and then seasoning the dressing with salt and pepper.
  7. Use about half of the dressing to coat the watercress and spinach and arrange it on 4 plates.
  8. Top each plate with two pear halves.
  9. Crumble over the goats cheese.
  10. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts and serve with the remaining dressing.

Notes

  • Nutritional information is based on not all of the wine being used in the final dish.
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Nutrition Information

Calories 572kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 47g (16%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 33g (51%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 572

% Daily Value*

Calories 572kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 33g 51%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.