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Warm spinach, pear and walnut salad

Name: Warm spinach, pear and walnut salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: ⅓ cup walnuts, roughly chopped; 1 tbs olive oil; 2 corella pears, halved, cored and cut into 1cm-thick slices; 1 tbs maple syrup; 1 tbs balsamic vinegar; 1 tbs macadamia oil; 100g baby spinach leaves; 50g parmesan cheese, shaved

Serves: 4

Prep: 10

Cook: 10

A subtle combination of sweet, sour and salty flavours, with interesting textures from the combination of the walnuts and pears.

Ingredients

⅓ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1 tbs olive oil
2 corella pears, halved, cored and cut into 1cm-thick slices
1 tbs maple syrup
1 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 tbs macadamia oil
100g baby spinach leaves
50g parmesan cheese, shaved

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Method

Heat a medium non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add walnuts and toast, tossing often, for 2-3 minutes until golden. Transfer to a plate. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add pears. Cook, tossing often, for 3-4 minutes until golden. Stir in maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and macadamia oil. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, tossing occasionally, for 1-2 minutes until bubbling. Toss through walnuts. Remove from heat, stand for 2 minutes.
Arrange spinach on serving plates. Top with warm pears and walnuts. Sprinkle with shaved parmesan and serve.