Friday, 7 March 2014

Pear, Feta Cheese and Cashew Salad with a Tarragon Dressing

Name: Pear, Feta Cheese and Cashew Salad with a Tarragon Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: A generous handful of salad greens per person, including some Arugula if you have it.; Sliced pear. We used Bartlett but any ripe pear would be good. One medium will serve 4.; Some crumbled Feta Cheese per person; About 8 cashew nuts per person; 1/3 cup olive oil; 5 tablespoons sour cream (about 1/3 cup). Low fat is fine if you prefer.; 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar. Can be substituted with red wine.; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 small clove garlic, minced (use half a clove if they are large); 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp dried tarragon; 1/8 tsp sugar; 1 tablespoon or so of water or milk to thin it out a bit

Salad with Pear Feta and Cashews with Sour Cream Tarragon Dressing

Back in January our friend Andrea came over for dinner (posted about here), and I made a salad as an appetizer that turned out really tasty. It was dark out by the time we sat down to eat though, so I was unable to get a decent (aka: appetizing looking) photo of the salad with the electric lights that we needed turned on.

But the memory of that salad was stuck in my head and I wanted to eat it again, so I made it again for lunch the other day. And it wasn’t my imagination … the combination of ripe pear, Feta Cheese and Cashews, on a bed of greens and topped with a Sour Cream and Tarragon Dressing is indeed quite delicious! I thought I’d post the recipe here today, accompanied by some better pictures.

Making the dressing …

↑ Before mixing the ingredients together ↑

And the toppings …

Viola, a nutritious plate of tastiness …

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