Warm salad with goat cheese, walnuts and pear
2 servings
20 minutes
Warm salad with goat cheese, walnuts, and pear is a refined dish of Italian cuisine that embodies the harmony of flavors and textures. The tender, slightly tangy goat cheese baked to softness is complemented by crunchy nuts and sweet pieces of juicy pear. Toasted nut bread adds depth to the salad's flavor, while a light citrus-honey dressing highlights the dish's sophistication. Endive leaves and corn salad add freshness and a slight bitterness, creating a balance between sweetness and spiciness. This salad is perfect as an elegant appetizer for a festive table or as a sophisticated dish for a romantic dinner.
1
Preheat the grill.
2
Cut the goat cheese into 4 circles. Crush half of the nuts in a mortar and place them on a plate. Roll the sides of the cheese circles in the crushed nuts. Place half a walnut in the center of each cheese circle.
- Goat cheese: 150 g
- Walnuts: 60 g
3
Cut circles from the bread the size of cheese and drizzle with olive oil. Place on the grill and brown on both sides. Put a piece of cheese on each slice of bread and drizzle again with olive oil. Place the bread with cheese under the grill for 4-5 minutes, placing the remaining nuts nearby until the nuts are toasted and the cheese is slightly melted.
- Bread with walnuts: 6 pieces
- Walnut oil: 3 tablespoons
- Walnuts: 60 g
4
Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix lemon juice, honey, walnut oil, salt, and pepper. Add chicory leaves and corn salad. Toss with the dressing. Divide onto 2 plates, top with sliced pear, 2 toasts with cheese, and sprinkle with remaining nuts.
- Lemon juice: 1 tablespoon
- Honey: 1 teaspoon
- Walnut oil: 3 tablespoons
- White chicory: 1 piece
- Red chicory: 1 piece
- Pears: 1 piece
- Corn salad: 30 g
- Walnuts: 60 g