Rocket, Pear and Parmesan Salad
Instructions:
- For a sophisticated start to an elaborate meal, try this simple salad of honey-rich pears, fresh Parmesan and aromatic leaves of rocket.
- 3 ripe pears, Williams or Packhams
- 10ml/ 2tsp lemon juice
- 45 mi/3 tbsp hazelnut or walnut oil
- 115 g/4 oz rocket
- 75 g/3 oz Parmesan cheese
- freshly ground black pepper
- open-textured bread, to serve
- Peel and core the pears and slice thickly. Moisten with lemon juice to keep the flesh white.
- Combine the nut oil with the pears. Add the rocket leaves and toss.
- Turn the salad out on to 4 small plates and top with shavings of Parmesan cheese. Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve with open- textured bread.
- Serves 4