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Walnut, pear, blue cheese chicory boats

Walnut, pear, blue cheese chicory boats

By OcadoLife
Combine crunchy chicory with sweet pear and tangy blue cheese for a posh summer snack to share 
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Ingredients

9 total
  • 100 g of walnut halves
  • 2 sprinkle of blue cheese, sprinkle over each chicory head
  • 1 tsp of dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp of white wine vinegar
  • 6 tbsp of olive oil
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch of pepper
  • 2 leaves of chicory
  • 1 pear, halve, core and slice thinly lengthways

Method

6 steps
  1. Step 1

    Toast 100g walnut halves in a dry shallow pan.

  2. Step 2

    Lay out the leaves of two heads of chicory on a plate.

  3. Step 3

    Peel 1 ripe pear, then halve, core and slice thinly lengthways.

  4. Step 4

    Lay a slice of pear in the bottom of each chicory leaf and crumble a little blue cheese over each.

  5. Step 5

    Top with the walnuts.

  6. Step 6

    For the dressing, whisk together 1tsp Dijon mustard, 2tbsp white wine vinegar and 6tbsp olive oil. Add salt and pepper, then drizzle over the chicory.