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stylish

salaCs

A repertoire

of

exciting

salads

is

every

cook's

'

standby

for

colourful

first courses,

refreshing

side dishes

or

buffet

pizzazz.

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380 Stylish Salads

Pear

and

Parmesan

Salad

This

is

great

when

pears

are at

their

seasonal best. Try Packhams or

Comice

when

plentiful,

drizzled

with

a

poppy-seed

dressing

and

topped

with shavings of Parmesan.

Serves 4

4

justripe

dessert

pears

50gl2oz

piece

Parmesan cheese

watercress,

to

garnish

water biscuits

(crackers)

or rye bread,

to serve

(optional)

For

the

dressing

30ml/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

15ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil

30ml/2 tbsp cider vinegar or white

wine

vinegar

2.5m1/1/z

tsp soft

light

brown sugar

good pinch

of dried thyme

1

5mlll tbsp

poppy

seeds

i,.

1

Cut the

pears

in

quarters

and

remove the cores. Cut each

pear

quarter

in half lengthways and arrange

them on

four

small

serving

plates.

Peel

the

pears

if

you

wish, though they

look

more

attractive

unpee ed.

C(,OK'S

T P

Always

buy Parmesan cheese

in

a

piece.

lt

will keep for months in the refrigerator.

lf

you

have

bought

a large

piece,

freeze half

of it. You can, in fact,

make Parmesan

2

Make

the

dressing. Mix the olive oil,

sunflower

oil, vinegar, sugar,

thyme

and seasoning

in

a

jug

(pitcher).

Whis