Pear, Walnut and Sautéed Date Salad

Name: Pear, Walnut and Sautéed Date Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp maple syrup or honey; juice of 1 lemon; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 12 Medjool dates, pitted; 50 g walnuts sea salt; 2–3 ripe Bartlett or Bosc pears, cored and sliced lengthways; 200 g rocket

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Salads

By Fi Buchanan

Published 2023

About

Dates seared in hot oil and finished with a pinch of sea salt are one of the best Christmas treats you could give yourself. This is a simple, happy dish – perfect for parties.

Ingredients

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
12 Medjool dates, pitted
juice of 1 lemon<

Vegetarian
Gluten-free
December
Christmas
Winter

Method

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and sauté the dates, allowing 1 or 2 minutes on each side. Transfer the dates to a plate and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.

Pour the warm oil from the dates into a bowl and whisk in the lemon juice and the maple syrup or honey.

Scatter the rocket on a serving plate and arrange the pear slices and walnuts on top, then drizzle ov