Port-poached Pear, Gorgonzola, Spinach and Hazelnut Salad

Boozy poached pears, salty robust blue cheese and sweet hazelnuts with a sharp red wine vinegar dressing: altogether a stylish and extremely flavoursome salad.

• Poach the pears the night before you make the salad so the port can deeply colour and flavour the pears. You can also keep the poaching liquor and reuse it – it keeps for at least a month in the fridge.
• The dressing will keep for up to ten days in the fridge.
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