Pear and haloumi salad with spicy caramelised walnuts and poached pear vinaigrette – Food & Home Mag

Pear and haloumi salad with spicy caramelised walnuts and poached pear vinaigrette – Food & Home Mag

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Pear and haloumi salad with spicy caramelized walnuts and poached pear vinaigrette—delicious and unexpected flavors in a 30-minute dish!

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Ingredients

  • <h3>POACHED PEARS</h3>
  • 500ml (2 cups) water
  • 220g (1 cup) white sugar
  • 150ml sweet wine
  • 2 cinnamon quills
  • rind and juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 2 star anise
  • 9 firm pears, peeled and halved
  • <h3>SPICY CARAMELISED WALNUTS</h3>
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp castor sugar
  • 100g walnuts
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • <h3>POACHED PEAR VINAIGRETTE</h3>
  • 2 poached pear halves, cooled and cored
  • 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp cooking liquid from the pears
  • <h3>SALAD</h3>
  • 400g haloumi, cut into slices
  • 100g baby spinach, washed and dried

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