Last-minute Christmas recipe for 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has dijon mustard, white wine vinegar, olive oil, walnut oil, mustard seed, tarragon, spring onion, pear, cheddar, stilton and biscuit.
Cheese with pickled pear salad
Course: Last-minute Christmas
Servings
8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Spring Onion: 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- Cheddar: 8 thin wedges British cheddar or similar
- White Wine Vinegar: 2 1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- Dijon Mustard: 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Tarragon: 1 tbsp tarragon, finely chopped
- Mustard Seed: 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
- Pear: 4 Conference pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- Walnut Oil: 1 tbsp walnut oil
- Stilton: 8 thin wedges stiltons or another British cheese
- Biscuit: biscuits, crackers and whole walnuts, to serve
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix the mustard and vinegar. Add the oils, mustard seeds, tarragon, spring onion and salt and pepper. Add the pears to the dressing, toss well, then cover and chill for up to 4 hrs until ready to serve. Place a wedge of each cheese on small serving plates, then divide the pear salad between the plates. Serve with biscuits, crackers and walnuts.
