Rocket, pear & walnut salad- Recipe

A perfect little salad which is packed with delightful flavour combinations.

Ingredients: 

ROCKET, PEAR AND CANDIED WALNUT SALAD with balsamic vinaigrette

2 cups fresh rocket leaves
1 packham pear, de-cored and finely sliced
1 avocado, sliced
1/4 walnuts
1 Tbsp maple syrup

Preheat your oven to 200C and line a small baking tray with parchment paper. Place the walnuts on the tray and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle over the maple syrup. Bake for another 5 minutes until golden. Remove and set aside to cool before breaking into bite size pieces.
Place the rocket in a large bowl. Top with the avo and pear slices and the candied walnuts.

DRESSING
Juice of half an orange
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp mustard
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

 Recipe by Bronwyn Darne 

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