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Radicchio and pear salad with blue cheese and walnuts

Name: Radicchio and pear salad with blue cheese and walnuts recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 head of radicchio, leaves torn; 3 celery stalks, preferably the younger inner heart, finely sliced; 1/2 cup (50g) walnuts, toasted, roughly chopped; 80g blue cheese, such as Stilton, Roquefort or gorgonzola; 2 tbs walnut or extra virgin olive oil; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 very small garlic clove, finely grated; 1 tsp Dijon mustard

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Radicchio and pear salad with blue cheese and walnuts

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by Julia Busuttil

May 01, 2020

This side is perfect for autumn entertaining. This is an edited extract from A Year of Simple Family Food by Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Published by Plum, $39.99.

1/2 head of radicchio, leaves torn
3 celery stalks, preferably the younger inner heart, finely sliced
1/2 cup (50g) walnuts, toasted, roughly chopped
80g blue cheese, such as Stilton, Roquefort or gorgonzola

Dressing

2 tbs walnut or extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1 very small garlic clove, finely grated
1 tsp Dijon mustard

Method

1.

Simply arrange the radicchio, celery and pear on a serving plate. Scatter over the walnuts and crumble over the cheese.
2.

For the dressing, whisk the ingredients together in a small bowl, then pour over the salad to serve.

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