Poached Pear Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • ½ cup feta
  • ¼ cup seed mix
  • 2 cups Früzo blueberries
  • 2 pears peeled and cored
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Directions

  1. Combine blueberries, water, sugar, vanilla, zest and pepper In a pot
  2. Add pears and bring liquid to a boil, once boiling, turn heat down to a light simmer
  3. Using a piece of baking paper, cut the same diameter of the pot size with a coin sized hole in the middle and place over pears once it’s simmering
  4. Simmer pears for 20 mins or until an inserted knife goes in easily (tender)
  5. Take pear out liquid and set aside
  6. Remove half of the blueberries from liquid and set aside
  7. Bring liquid to the boil and allow to reduce by ¼
  8. To assemble salad, place all ingredients on the plate, and add poached pear on top
  9. Add reserved blueberries
  10. Dress salad with reduced poaching liquid

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