Pear and Pistachio Salad

Name: Pear and Pistachio Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 raddichio lettuce; 4 pears, preferably Comice or similar shape; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup pistachio nuts, shelled and chopped; 175 g/6 oz grapes, seeded and coarsely chopped

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

This recipe combines the various shades of pistachio, grape and pear, and sets them off with the crimson of the radicchio. It makes a first course which seduces both the eye and the palate. Serve with a honey and walnut oil vinaigrette.

Ingredients

4 pears, preferably Comice or similar shape
175 g/6 oz grapes, seeded and coarsely chopped

Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

With each pear in turn, cut off the top, leaving the stalk intact and reserve. Core each pear and then cut into horizontal slices about 5 mm/¼ inch thick. Reassemble the slices into the original pear shape