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Gourmet White Salad

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This salad would be the perfect elegant starter for a fancy dinner. The Cognac-soaked pear slices are just the tip of it, but they give a luxurious twist to this blue-cheese topped salad. And don't even get us started on the fennel!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Serves: 4

Difficulty Level: Low

Gourmet White Salad

Ingredients for salad:

Pears - 2 (peeled and thinly sliced)

Cognac - 1/4 cup (or brandy)

Olive oil - 3 tbsp.

Fennel - 1 (sliced)

Cabbage - 4 cups (chopped)

Water - 1/4 cup

Lemon juice - 3 tbsp.

Honey - 2 tsp.

Salt and Pepper - as needed

Blue cheese - 3/4 cup (crumbled or sliced)

Walnuts - 1/2 cup (toasted and chopped)

Method of preparing the salad:

Soak the pears in Cognac. Lightly roast the fennel slices 2-3 minutes on each side.
Add the cabbage slices and stir fry for another 3-4 minutes.
Then add the pears and rest of the ingredients (apart from the cheese and nuts), and stir 5-6 minutes until everything starts steaming.
Serve with the cheese and nuts toppings.

Chef's Tip:

If you choose not to use brandy or cognac, toss the pears in 1 tablespoon lemon juice to preserve their color and freshness.

Source: Taste of Home

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